Foundations of Population Health Nursing Overview: Part I Dr. Barb Braband, RN, Ed D University of Portland, Portland, Oregon Barb Braband, 2013

Public Health Nursing “the practice of promoting and protecting the health of populations using knowledge from nursing, social, and public health sciences. The practice is population-focused with the goals of promoting health and preventing disease and disability for all people through the creation of conditions in which people can be healthy” (p. 4, Shaffer, Garcia, & Schoon, 2011) …Let’s consider some distinctions between Public Health & Community Health Definitions for Evidence-based Population-based Nursing Practice

Population: “a collection of individuals who have one or more personal or environmental characteristics in common” (Shaffer, Garcia, & Schoon, 2011, p. 11) Populations include:  Population of interest  Population at risk Definitions for Evidence-based Population-based Nursing Practice

Definition of Population –based Nursing Practice: Five criteria will be met for population-based, public health nursing practice: 1)Focus on entire populations with similar health concerns or characteristics 2)Guided by an assessment of population health status determined through a community health assessment process 3)Consider the broad determinants of health 4)Consider all 3 levels of prevention (primary, secondary, & tertiary) 5)Consider all levels of practice (individual/family, organization/communities, and systems) (Adapted from p. 11, Shaffer, Garcia, & Schoon, 2011) Definitions for Evidence-based Population-based Nursing Practice “

Population Health Competencies 11 Entry-level Population-Based PHN Competencies for the Novice PHN (Adapted from Shaffer, Garcia, & Schoon, 2011, p. 20) 1)Applies Public Health Nursing (PHN) process to communities, systems, individuals, and families 2)Utilizes basic epidemiological principles 3)Utilizes collaboration to achieve public health goals 4)Works within the governmental public health system 5)Practices PHN within the Nurse Practice Act 6)Effectively communicates with communities, systems, individuals, families, and colleagues 7) Establishes and maintains caring relationships with communities, systems, individuals, and families 8)Shows evidence of commitment to social justice, the greater good, and public health principles 9)Demonstrates non-judgmental and unconditional acceptance to people different from self 10)Incorporates mental, physical, emotional, social, spiritual, and environmental aspects of health into assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation 11)Demonstrates leadership in public health nursing with communities, systems, individuals, and families

 Health Determinants  Levels of practice  Social-Ecological Population Model  Levels of Prevention  Minnesota Intervention Wheel Population Health Framework Models