The extensive utilization of paraprofessionals as therapeutic agents in National Institute of Mental Health (N.I.M.H.) funded community mental health centers (Gottesfeld, Rhee and Parker, 1970; Levenson and Reff, 1970; Sobey, 1970), has brought much attention to the need for inservice staff development (Joint Commission on Mental Illness and Health, 1961; Riessman, 1967; Sobey, 1970). The impor...

Die veld van die gemeenskapsverpleegkundige in gesinsorg sluit moederen kindergesondheid, beheer van aansteeklike siektes, skoolgesondheidsdienste, bedryfsgesondheid, gemeenskapspsigiatrie, bejaardesorg en gesondheidsvoorligting in. In haar werk is die volgende deurlopende doelwitte belangrik: — om gesondheidsbehoeftes te bepaal; — om ’n besef van gesondheidsbehoeftes te kweek; — om beleid wat ...

The role of Community Health Nurses (CHNs) outside the traditional hospital setting is meant to provide and promote the health care needs of the community. Such nurses can play a substantial role in the community setting including emergencies like disasters. This became evident after the earthquake of October 8, 2005 in Pakistan. The objective was to address the issues, faced by primary healthc...

BACKGROUND Most terminally ill cancer patients and their relatives wish that the patient dies at home. Community nurses (CNs) are often frontline workers in the patients' homes and CN involvement may be important in attaining successful palliative pathways at home.The aim of the present study was to examine associations between bereaved relatives' evaluation of palliative treatment at home and ...