Community Health Nursing

The scope of epidemiology has "changed in recent years," Karen Lundy explains; not only are investigations carried out vis-a-vis determinants of illness and disease, but the "variables that contribute to the maintenance of health" are considered part of the epidemiological process. Hence, an RN named Valerie Swain in San Diego was practicing epidemiology when she established a program (through an interfaith organization) that assured homeless people who are just out of surgery don't have to go back to the street to heal. "After surgery, you want a place to go lay down and recuperate," she said (San Diego U-T). "…Helping the homeless has provided a new lens through which to view her role in the community" (San Diego-U-T).

TWO: The nursing process when the community is the client means assessing "…the health of the community itself" by identifying "the characteristics, resources, and needs" and the "applicable environmental...
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