Discussion 1: Advocating for Social Justice

This course has presented the various roles of the public and community health nurse. The media presenters and the course textbook have covered this in depth. As you prepare for this final Discussion, consider what you have read and heard about the future of public health. Reflect on the readings, Web resources, and media presentations presented throughout this course about the role of the nurse in a community/public health setting and vulnerable populations. Then, respond to the following: (WRITE 1 PAGE DISCUSSION PAPER)

What is the community health nurse’s role in advocating for social justice for vulnerable populations and in eliminating health disparities?

How do you see community health care and the role of the community health nurse changing in the future?

Support your response with references from the professional nursing literature.

RESOURCES

Video: Laureate Education, Inc. (Executive Producer). (2009). Family, community and population-based care: Vulnerable populations. Baltimore: Author

Course Text: Stanhope, M., & Lancaster, J. (2014). Public health nursing: Population-centered health care in the community. (REv. 8th ed.)Philadelphia: Mosby Elsevier.

• Course Text: Public Health Nursing: Population–Centered Health Care in the Community
  
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  • Chapter 32, “Compromised Populations”
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  • Chapter 34, “Migrant Health Issues”
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  • Chapter 35, “Teen Pregnancy”
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  • Chapter 38, “Violence and Human Abuse”
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