A literature review was undertaken to inform a review and revision to the Canadian Community Health Nursing Standards of Practice to ensure that the standards remain comprehensive, current and relevant for contemporary community health nursing practice. This document reports the process and results of the literature review in the context of the standards.
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This publication describes the components of the Community Health Nurses of Canada (CHNC) professional practice model and the standards of practice for community health nurses in Canada. Canadian community health nurses and experts from all practice areas participated in a number of consultative processes to develop the model and the standards. (See Appendix A - Methodology: Development of the Practice Model and Standards of Practice). The Community Health Nurses of Canada will regularly review the components of the professional practice model and the standards of practice and expects to make revisions as community health and nursing knowledge develops further.
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Public Health - Community Health Nursing in Canada Roles and Activities 2010
The Canadian Public Health Association is a national, independent, not-for-profit,
voluntary association representing public health in Canada with links to the
international public health community. CPHA's members believe in universal and
equitable access to the basic conditions which are necessary to achieve health for all
Canadians. CPHA's mission is to constitute a special national resource in Canada that advocates
for the improvement and maintenance of personal and community health
according to the public health principles of disease prevention, health promotion
and protection and healthy public policy.
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Community Health Nursing Standards Toolkit - Binder Set
The Community Health Nurses Association of Canada (CHNAC), a federation of provincial/territorial community health nursing interest groups and members, released the Canadian Community Health Nursing (CCHN) Standards of Practice in May 2003. These Standards were accepted by the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA), leading to Community Health Nursing being recognized as a specialized field of nursing. The CCHN Standards Toolkit provides a process, tools and resources for raising awareness of the Standards and facilitating their use. It will be most effective if used as a whole. By building on and adapting existing organizational structures and practices the Toolkit aims to create an environment in which nurses are encouraged and supported to attain and maintain continuing competence. The Toolkit is also available in French.
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