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College of Allied Health

Department of Nursing

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WORKSHEET NO. 2

CONCEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING

ROLES AND FUNCTIONS OF THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSE

DIRECTIONS: In this exercise, you will pre presented with the various functions of the
community health nurse. Decide whether each activity is:

INDIVIDUAL FOCUSED
POPULATION-FOCUSED
BOTH INDIVIDUAL AND POPULATION FOCUSED

1. The community health nurse evaluates the impact of a program to remove lead based paint
from Nursery Schools. _________________________________________

2. The school health nurse conducts vision and hearing screening among Grade 6 students.
_________________________________________

3. The community health nurse measures the blood pressure of an employee who is
complaining of nape pain. _________________________________________

4. The community health nurse refers a woman she suspects to be suffering from domestic
violence to a shelter for abused women. ______________________________________

5. The occupational health nurse develops an health education program among call center
employees on the prevention of low back pain and the application of ergonomic in the
workplace. _________________________________________

6. The school health nurse conducts scoliosis screening among teen-age students and refers
them to Orthopedic Centers. _________________________________________

7. A school nurse conducts a home visit to the family of an 11-year old student to discuss
about appropriate hygiene after teachers have reported that his classmates have been
teasing him due to body odor. _________________________________________

8. The community health nurse refers 3 children to the health center pediatrician after noting
these children are manifesting fever and generalized body rashes during home visit.
_________________________________________

9. The community health nurse is being interviewed by a local reporter about signs and
systems of dengue hemorrhagic fever and how to prevent such occurrence given their
community. _________________________________________

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10. The community health nurse develops a policy that limits worker exposure to tobacco
smoke and second hand smoke. _________________________________________

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