Welcome to NP6_Public Health Nursing Practice for KPU BSN Students (SEM 6)

with BSN Faculty: Donna Cato, RN, MSN Joyce Mackenzie, RN, MA

Summer 2015 Health Units: North Surrey, Healthiest Babies,

School Health, Prenatal Care

NRSG 3242: NP6_Public Health

Learning about promoting health for ALL … With Each Experience UNIQUE:

• 7 Weeks Long – Wk 1 Orientation + 6 Weeks of Clinical Practice in HUnit + Community

• 6 x 8-Hr Shifts – May be done as ½ Days in selected Programs

• Each student has own individual Schedule

NRSG 3242 Course Description:• Students will explore public health nursing

practice with a focus on concepts related to health promotion, disease prevention, harm reduction, and health surveillance.

• They will work collaboratively with Public Health Nurses (PHNs) to explore community-based care for child-bearing families and vulnerable populations, such as youth, Aboriginals, immigrants, and homeless people.

• Students will learn to work in partnership with clients and the health care team. They will focus on client as family, group/aggregate, population, and/or community.

Course Description (cont’d) …

NP6 PRAXIS Seminar • Note: This is a practice

course with a weekly seminar (3-hr PRAXIS on Tues @ 9 AM-12 PM)

• PRAXIS covers clinical practice in Public Health, Community Empowerment

& Maternal-Child/FBU • Praxis is part of Clinical

Practice, and like Clinical, attendance/participation is mandatory

Sharing/helping each other learn

Course Presentation …

If ILL – Stay @ Home! (then be flexible to

make up hours when better)

Should you become ILL:

• If students are ill during Clinical, safety for clients & staff is paramount

• Completion of hours is also critical for student success

• All attempts will be made to make up extra hours

• Talk with Faculty should you fall behind in hours

NRSG 3242 Learning Outcomes:Students who successfully complete this course will have reliably demonstrated the ability to: • Apply nursing knowledge, public health science, & principles

of primary health care while engaging in relational caring practices

• Practice with a health promotion/empowerment & capacity building approach within the three levels of prevention – primary, secondary, tertiary

• Develop proficiency in therapeutic communication with & assessment of complex clients (families, groups/aggregates, communities & populations, e.g., Aboriginals)

NRSG 3242 Learning Outcomes:Students who successfully complete this course will have reliably demonstrated the ability to: • Explore a variety of ways of promoting optimal health for

clients through participation in established community health programs

• Provide evidence-informed & culturally sensitive health education to varying clients (such as Aboriginals, child-bearing families, school-age children, youth)

• Perform psychomotor skills safely

NRSG 3242 Learning Outcomes:Students who successfully complete this course will have reliably demonstrated the ability to: • Develop understanding of Public Health nursing’s role in

protection of the public, from health surveillance, injury/disease prevention, harm reduction to disaster planning

• Observe how Public Health Nurses (PHNs) engage in program planning processes within the community they serve

• Integrate a commitment to public health values of social justice, equity, sustainable development, empowerment and community participation into practice

NRSG 3242 Goal:Provide many & varied opportunities for students to apply theory to practice … to see Public Health Values & Standards in action …to observe PHN roles in variety of PH settings …to practice within scope & comfort levels

Content will include, but is not restricted to, the following:

• Aboriginal self-

governance related to health services • CHNAC Standards of

Nursing Practice and Values

Content will include, but is not restricted to, the following:

• Health assessment tools

for variety of clients, including families and communities • Health promotion &

harm reduction initiatives • Health education &

social marketing strategies

Content will include, but is not restricted to, the following:

• Prenatal & postpartum

support of lactation and breastfeeding • Prenatal & postpartum

support for child-bearing women, particularly those at-risk of violence, living with addictions, etc.

• Well-baby programs & parent-tot support groups (Baby-Time)

Content will include, but is not restricted to, the following:

• Child Health Clinics

(CHC) & School Health immunization programs • BCCDC immunization

standards, policies & procedures • BCCDC communicable

disease follow-up

Students’ Role:Being PROFESSIONAL @ ALL times …

• Be appropriately dressed• Be punctual, pleasant &

polite • Be open-minded &

positive • Be honest & transparent• Be curious & interested

in PH

Representing KPU …

Students’ Role:Being PROFESSIONAL @ ALL times …

• Be respectful of people, KPU & Agency’s policies/rules

• Be mindful of others, esp PHNs & their personal space

• Be grateful for time & energy it takes to create learning env’t

• Be aware of scope of practice & limitations on opportunities

• Be flexible & accept changes in plans/opportunities

Representing KPU …

Students’ Role:Being PROFESSIONAL @ ALL times …

• Observe PHN role, as well as Interdisciplinary Health Care team

• Contribute when/where you can to work of PH

• Look for opportunities to provide “deliverables” to leave for PHNs

• “Tread carefully & leave a soft/positive footprint”

Representing KPU …

Students’ Role:Being PROFESSIONAL @ ALL times …

Be all the positives in prior slide … PLUS …

• Be respectful of FOI & Confidentiality

• Be mindful of Privacy for all, but especially juveniles & most vulnerable populations sharing very sensitive information

You are also representing

Fraserhealth …

Students’ Role:Being PROFESSIONAL @ ALL times …

Be all the positives in prior slide … PLUS …

• Be aware practices must be both evidence-based & sanctioned by FH, esp Health Teaching

• Be aware of Agency policies & procedures, esp Safety, Security, Dress Code & Certified Practice

You are also representing

Fraserhealth …

Introducing PH Supervisor …Welcome to Public Health @

Fraserhealth:

• Abbotsford/Aggasiz• Chilliwack/Hope/

Mission• Burnaby/New West• Tri-Cities – PoCo/Port

Moody/Coquitlam &

• Langley/Maple Ridge • Surreys - Cloverdale/

Guildford/North• Newton/Deltas • White Rock/South

Surrey

SPECIFIC to Fraserhealth:

• Dress Code/Acceptable Behaviour • Safety in the Field• Security of Staff/Office/Clients/ Client Information & Files• FOI Privacy & Confidentiality• CORE Programs – Best Beginnings

& BCCDC Immunization• Panorama Assessment Tools &

Charting

Dress/Behaviour Codes …

• Fraser Health Dress Code• Variations in Office/Activities • Behavioural Issues • Implications/What might happen?

Safety & Security … • Safety in the Field• Security for People/Office/Information• FOI Privacy & Confidentiality

CORE Programs - CORE Functions

CORE Program – Best Beginnings for a Healthy Future

• Universal vs Enhanced Services• PreREG

• Prenatal Services• Breastfeeding Support• Postpartum Services

Support Programs for Building Healthy Families …

Many Support Programs – often differ between Health Units – such as:• PreNatal Classes

(Perfectly Pregnant for Teens)

• Breastfeeding Clinics(WED & FRI @ North)

• Parenting Programs, (Baby-Time or Parent-Tot)

• Speech & Language etc

CORE Program – BCCDC Immunization (CHC to Adult)

Providing Disease Prevention, Harm Reduction,

Communicable & Infectious Disease Control, as well as Disease Surveillance & Reporting …

• Child Health Clinics (CHCs))• School Health – K, Gr 6 & 9• Adult Clinics• Travel Clinics• FLU Clinics• Blood-Borne Pathogen Team• Outbreak Management (Measles)

Panorama Program …

• 7 Main Components, most importantly:• Immunizations • Family Health • Prenatal/Parent Education• Youth Sexual Health• Breastfeeding • Newborn• Early Childhood G&Devt• Postpartum• Speech & Language• Hearing/Dental• Vision & Audiology• Nutrition

SPECIFIC to Cloverdale, North Surrey &/or Langley Health Units:

• Office #: • North – 604-587-7900• Cloverdale – 604-575-5100• Langley – 604-539-2900

• Office Hours & Parking• Safety in the Field • Sign-In/Out – EVERY Time

Note: Please Sign In & Out Every Time You Come & Go:

DAY/DATE: Your NAME: TIME IN: TIME OUT: Who With? Destination? Return ETA?

Sign-In Sheet for Kwantlen Students_Public Health

SPECIFIC to Cloverdale, North Surrey &/or Langley Health Units:

• Security of Staff/Office/Clients/ Client Information & Files

• FOI Privacy & Confidentiality

SPECIFIC to Cloverdale, North Surrey &/or Langley Health Units:

• CORE Programs – Best Beginnings & BCCDC Immunization

& many Support Programs …

• Panorama Assessment Tools & Charting

NEXT STEPS…

Starting your Community Assessment • Many Community

Assessment Tools, including:• Seek & Find • Scavenger Hunt • Windshield Survey• Models …• Tools •

Developing Individual SCHEDULES …

• We will meet closer to the date to examine most appropriate schedules: • Best Babies Possible• Simulation – Immunizations • School Health• Sun Safety with • Prenatal Clinics • Healthy living – Outdoor Market • Pain Clinic • Other