What is the role and

responsibility of this
field in a Community
Nursing School, Occupational Health Nurse,
Community Mental Health Nurse
Nursing
School
 NURSING
01 SCHOOL
The primary role of community health nurses is to
provide treatment to patients.
 The school nurse
promotes a healthy
school environment.
They are positioned to
collaboratively assess needs in the
community, collect data to formulate
a plan, advocate for better health, and
evaluate outcomes..
 OCCUPATIONAL
02 HEALTH NURSE
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH NURSE

The primary focus of this specialty is risk prevention and

health promotion, rather than diagnosis and treatment.
The aim of the OHN is to prevent work-related illness
and protect and promote workers health and work ability.
Occupational Health
Nursing
 COMMUNITY
03 MENTAL HEALTH
NURSE
In order to deliver effective quality care
to people in their own homes and their
care, community nurses need an
awareness of mental health challenges
in order to sign-post services and on
occasion facilitate referral and access to
mental health services.
THANK YOU!