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Community Health and Public Health Nurses: Case Study in Times of COVID-19

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  • Carmen Cunha

    (Nursing School, Lisbon University, 1649-004 Lisbon, Portugal
    Nursing Research, Innovation and Development Centre of Lisbon (CIDNUR), Nursing School of Lisbon, 1600-190 Lisboa, Portugal)

  • Adriana Henriques

    (Nursing Research, Innovation and Development Centre of Lisbon (CIDNUR), Nursing School of Lisbon, 1600-190 Lisboa, Portugal
    Instituto de Saúde Ambiental (ISAMB), Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-028 Lisboa, Portugal)

  • Andreia Costa

    (Nursing Research, Innovation and Development Centre of Lisbon (CIDNUR), Nursing School of Lisbon, 1600-190 Lisboa, Portugal
    Instituto de Saúde Ambiental (ISAMB), Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-028 Lisboa, Portugal)

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has given more relevance to identifying the common and specific competencies of specialized nurses in community health and public health, presenting and characterizing their interventions, relations with health indicators in the population, identifying factors that facilitate their performance, and their respective regulations. A qualitative case study was undertaken with 31 nurses from a group of health centers and data collection by interviews, direct observation, and documents analysis. The flow model and an interpretive matrix, with two strategies and two techniques, was used for the analysis and discussion. The majority of participants were female, who were aware of and familiar with the specific and defined competencies, which they put into practice. They recognize their activities as important and feel happy where they are and doing what they do. They have good a knowledge of the regulations that concern them. They consider themselves well prepared and available to intervene in many dimensions, such as epidemiological surveillance, management, and group empowerment, contributing to good health indexes and health sustainability. Expected changes are related to their potential contributions to advance the nursing profession, which this pandemic has highlighted.

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  • Carmen Cunha & Adriana Henriques & Andreia Costa, 2021. "Community Health and Public Health Nurses: Case Study in Times of COVID-19," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(20), pages 1-12, October.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:13:y:2021:i:20:p:11149-:d:652305
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    1. Nina Granel & Maria Dolors Bernabeu‐Tamayo, 2020. "Mapping nursing practices in rehabilitation units in Spain and the United Kingdom: A multiple case study," Nursing & Health Sciences, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 22(3), pages 521-528, September.
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    1. Becky Tsarfati & Daniela Cojocaru, 2022. "The Importance of Receiving Training in Computerized Technology for Nurses to Maintain Sustainability in the Health System," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(23), pages 1-19, November.

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