作者
Patricia Leahy‐Warren, Mary Rose Day, Lloyd Philpott, Kari Glavin, Edith Roth Gjevjon, Anne Kjersti Myhrene Steffenak, Live S Nordhagen, Hilde Egge, Elizabeth Healy, Helen Mulcahy
发表日期
2018/7
期刊
Public health nursing
卷号
35
期号
4
页码范围
307-316
简介
Background
The Public Health Intervention Wheel (PHIW) is a population‐based practice model that encompasses three levels of practice (community, systems, and individual/family) and 17 public health interventions. Each intervention and practice level contributes to improving population health. Public health nurses (PHNs) provide care at the three levels of practice. Prevention of falls is a public health issue and the majority of falls happen at home. Therefore, prevention and management of falls in the community could benefit from a public health systems approach by PHNs underpinned by the PHIW.
Case Presentation
A hypothetical case is presented of a 78‐year‐old gentleman who had a fall which resulted in a fractured right acetabulum and surgery before being discharged home.
Methods
The aim of this paper was to use a case summary to illustrate PHN practice in the context of the PHIW as applied to …
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