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MOJECA CHRISTY C.

GALLA BSN 22

Differentiate the 3 Fields of CHN


CRITERIA SCHOOL HEALTH OCCUPATIONAL NURSING HEALTH COMMUNITY MENTAL
NURSING HEALTH NURSING
1. PLACE OF WORK The nurse's school has Occupational health They provide behavioral
been allocated nurses work in health treatment in a
manufacturing and number of settings,
production including residential and
infrastructures, hospitals nursing homes, as well as
and medical facilities, and community mental health
other industries such as centers.
government.

2. TYPE OF Students that attend the OHNs are usually the first They provide specialized
CLIENTELE Nurse's office, as well as point of contact for support to families and
selected schools, victims' employees seeking clients suffering with
families, students, school primary health care due to mental health difficulties
officials and their location in the such as anxiety.
Depression, personality
administration, health- workplace.
and eating disorders, drug
care providers, and others
or alcohol addiction, and a
aiding professionals in the
number of other mental
school and neighborhood
health difficulties are all
possible.

3. THE APPROACH School nurses must be OHNs may become They work in settings
USED ON HOW THE physically present in teachers in order to reach other than hospitals, such
CLIENTELE WILL BE schools to accomplish their clientele. They can as patients' homes, out-
REACHED these jobs correctly. They provide instructional of-hospital departments,
assist families and sessions to businesses and or general practitioners'
workers, as well as
children in enrolling in offices.
participate in health
state health insurance
promotion and support
programs by enabling activities in the workplace.
access to Medicaid and Participate in health and
the State Health safety activities with the
Insurance Program. objective of adopting good
Children's Health lifestyle choices. lifestyles
Insurance Program, and
they may be able to help
any kid who requires one
find a medical home.
4. THE NATURE OF Professional nursing Participate actively in Community mental health
HEALTH CARE contributes to the well- maintaining workplace nurses can help you speak
being, academic health and safety. about problems and offer
achievement, and long- practical advice and
term success of students. support. They can also
administer drugs and
check their efficacy.

5. THE LEVEL OF A school nurse ensures They apply a variety of Community Mental Health
CARE that every kid has all they preventative, protective, Nurses are professionals
need to succeed in school, and proactive health who work in the
which might include therapies with their community to assist
dealing with health communities. persons who are suffering
from mental illnesses.
difficulties.
Nurses that specialize in
delivering holistic nursing
care to community
patients with mental
health issues.

6. THE WORK The school nurse fosters a It is a multidisciplinary Other places they can
ENVIRONMENT healthy learning field that tackles all work include secure
environment in the aspects of occupational hospitals, the US Army,
classroom. health and safety, with a group homes for persons
focus on hazard with mental retardation or
prevention. significant mental
disorders, and residential
drug addiction treatment
programs.
7. ROLES & The school nurse attends These nurses' primary Treatment Strategy,
RESPONSIBILITIES OF to all kids' accidents and tasks are to coordinate Medication
THE NURSE acute illnesses, as well as the provision of equitable, Management,
the long-term care of comprehensive, and high- Assessment,
children with special quality occupational Family therapy, counseling
health care needs. health care to individuals Aid, education, and
Assessing and treating and groups in the guidance
patients within the scope workplace. The Community Mental
of professional nursing Health Nursing Program
practice, communicating provides services such as
with parents, referring Group Support and
patients to physicians, Facilitate services with
and administering or visiting Psychiatrists.
supervising prescribed
nursing care are all tasks.

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