Compare similarities and differences of ANA Public Health Nursing (PHN) Standards
DQ1
Compare similarities and differences of ANA Public Health Nursing (PHN) Standards, CAL Public Health Nursing (PHN) Standards, and the ANA Standards of Professional Performance. Discuss the importance of standards of practice and how they guide your practice and inform nursing care. Explain the role of the advanced public health nurse as a trusted source of information.
DQ2
Discuss and cite three components within the PHN standards. Apply the components to initiatives or processes within your practicum setting. How are they important to your practicum setting? Provide a specific example of how they are used in your practicum setting.
Study Materials
Read pages 1-26 in Public Health Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice.
Read “Community/Public Health Nursing (C/PHN) Competencies,” by the Quad City Coalition (2018), located on the coalition’s website. URL: http://www.quadcouncilphn.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/QCC-C-PHN-COMPETENCIES-Approved_2018.05.04_Final-002.pdf
Read “Writing S.M.A.R.T. Goals,” by UHR Employee Development, located on the University of Idaho Human Resources website. URL: https://www.uidaho.edu/-/media/UIdaho-Responsive/Files/human-resources/forms/manager-resources/performance-development/writing-smart-goals.pdf
MODULE 2
DQ1
Describe the practicum setting where you will complete your hours. Describe the role of advanced public health nurse within the practicum setting. Discuss the overall practicum goals you have selected. Provide specific examples of how they align to ANA Public Health Nursing Standards.
DQ2
Review the assigned article “Character and Servant Leadership: Ten Characteristics of Effective, Caring Leaders.” Discuss the principles of leadership management and how they apply to your practicum setting. Select three characteristics of caring leaders from the readings. Explain how these three characteristics might relate to a Christian worldview. Does a Christian worldview complement these characteristics? Why or why not?
STUDY MATERIALS
Read Standard 12. Leadership in Public Health Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice.
Read “Character and Servant Leadership: Ten Characteristics of Effective, Caring Leaders,” by Spears, from Journal of Virtues and Leadership (2010). URL: https://www.regent.edu/acad/global/publications/jvl/vol1_iss1/Spears_Final.pdf
Read “Using Bloom’s Taxonomy for Effective Learning,” located on the ThoughtCo website. URL: https://www.thoughtco.com/blooms-taxonomy-the-incredible-teaching-tool-2081869
Explore “Chapter 13. Orienting Ideas in Leadership” in Management and Leadership, located on the Community Tool Box website. URL: https://ctb.ku.edu/en/table-of-contents/leadership/leadership-ideas
Explore “Chapter 14. Core Functions in Leadership,” located on the Community Tool Box website (2018). URL: https://ctb.ku.edu/en/table-of-contents/leadership/leadership-functions
Read the “Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretative Statements ANA Code of Ethics,” from the American Nurses Association (2015). URL: https://www.nursingworld.org/coe-view-only