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objectives – to improve , promote and protect the health of communities ”.
The World Health Organisation ; Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion notes the linkage of people and their environment and so the environment is a socioecological determinant of health ( Hill & Butterfield , p121 ).
Using te whare tapa wha ; there were social and mental effects from this situation , in addition for example ; real estate listings were withdrawn and no properties were listed in the affected area during this time . In addition to the health concerns while waiting for results , the second most frequently expressed concern was the effect this would have on the value of residents ’ largest asset and their financial provision for their future . Nursing Theorist : Florence Nightingale ( Stanhope & Lancaster , p224 ) is quoted “… the symptoms or the sufferings generally considered to be inevitable and incident to the disease are very often not symptoms of the disease at all , but of something quite different …” noting the need for fresh air , light , quiet ”; all environmental elements .
Using the Public Health Interventions Model ( Keller , et al ); nursing actions were
individual
and
community
focused ,
this
included
counselling ,
health
teaching ,
advocacy and consultation for
the population in the affected
area and wider community as
mining
had
occurred
throughout the area .
Applying the Code of Conduct for Nurses Nursing Council of New Zealand ( 2012a , p17 , 32 ); identifying that not only were their physiologically vulnerable individuals , but the science of the situation as well as the policy power imbalance between residents and government lead to residents expressing their vulnerability in multiple dimensions .
Whichever theorist , models , goal or vision was applied there was relevance to nursing ; it was conceded that as a Public Health Nurse there was a ‘ fit ’ for the role .
Summary of Nursing Actions
Nursing Council Registered Nurse Competencies
Domain one
Promotes an environment that enables client safety independence quality of life and health
Practices nursing in a manner that the client determines as being culturally safe
- reported to Medical Officer of Health and GP concerns about
specific residents
- sought by childcare staff for support and advice
- supported manager of childcare centre , interpretation of health advice guidelines into interventions specific for client group
Domain two
Provides planned nursing care to achieve identified outcomes
Undertakes a comprehensive and accurate nursing assessment of clients in a variety of settings
Ensure the client has adequate explanation of the effects consequences and alternatives of proposed treatment options
Ensures the client has adequate explanation of the effects , consequences and alternatives of proposed treatment options
Evaluates clients progress toward expected outcomes in partnership with clients
Provides health education appropriate to the needs of the client within a nursing framework
- worked with manager of childcare centre to meet
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