Abstract
![CDATA[Nurses work across a variety of settings, including the community. With an increasing ageing population, the associated growth in chronic health conditions and the current focus of government health policies targeting primary healthcare, nurses will be at the forefront of providing support and care to a growing number of clients in the community. The organisational culture of community health settings is ever changing in response to the health needs of people in the community. Nurses require an understanding of ways in which the provision of community health services (CHS) are structured in order to practise effectively and in collaboration with other health professionals and service providers. It is from this understanding that the healthcare needs of people in the community can most effectively be assessed, planned for and responded to by community health nurses. The organisational structure of CHS in Australia and New Zealand is complex. With this in mind, the intent of this chapter is to provide an overview of organisational culture and to explore the organisational culture of community nursing, its history, governance and funding. Within this chapter, particular emphasis is placed on exploring the role of primary healthcare and health promotion and their importance to the culture and organisation of community health nursing. The chapter concludes with a discussion of the roles of community health nurses.]]
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Transitions in Nursing: Preparing for Professional Practice (4th ed.) |
Editors | Esther Chang, John Daly |
Place of Publication | Chatswood, N.S.W. |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Pages | 45-56 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Edition | 4th |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9780729583558 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780729542111 |
Publication status | Published - 2016 |
Keywords
- community health nursing
- health promotion
- culture