Question: Public health nursing involves working with communities and populations as equal partners, and focusing on primary prevention and health promotion (Kulbok, Thatcher, Park, Meszaros, 2012). There are many types of public health nurses in the area I live in including home health nurses, health department nurses, free clinic nurses, and home hospice nurses. Community based nursing involves collaboration and partnerships with communities and populations to address health and social conditions and problems. The nurse I interviewed for this discussion, Jennifer, is a registered nurse who takes home call for Community Hospice, a locally owned hospice service in the Vidalia area. I have dealt with this facility on a personal and professional level and there is no greater community centered facility in our area more so than Community Hospice.
1. What are your job responsibilities?
2. Does a correlation exist between your job description and your practice?
3. Are you involved in policy formulation that affects client services?
4. Do you belong to a professional organization related to your current job position?