Case Study
Chapter 1: The Journey Begins:
Introduction to Community Health Nursing
The nursing student is attending a 1-day orientation
at the agency to learn about community health
nursing. The nurse is reviewing that community
health nursing has opportunities and challenges to
keep the nurse interested and involved in a
community-focused career for a lifetime. The
presenter has provided the students with a list of
questions about what was learned during the day.
The student nurses each have to prepare a 3-minute
presentation for the question assigned to them
1. What is community health and public
health?
2. What is meant by the concept of
community?
3. What are the differences among the three
levels of prevention?
4. What are the eight characteristics of
community health nursing?
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