Community health nursing is one of the area of nursing in which the focus is on the care given to the people in community. The community health nursing includes preventive, promotive, curative and rehabilitative care. Home visiting are also given in this nursing. The various sectors included are immunization, health teaching, family planning,etc. The nurses working in this field are community health nurses. They work in collaboration with FCHVs. The Primary health services are also included in this category. PHC, HP, SHP are some of the health services given in community. Mobile clinics are also launched in distant remote areas. By giving health teaching to the community people on various topics like epidemic diseases, immunization, family planning, first aid and home based treatement, the mortality rate of the country can be decreased to the great extent so the emphasis should be given by the government in the community health nursing. Various policies regarding the upliftment of this nursing should be made by the government in collaboration with various other NGO, INGOs. Community health nursing is one of the major area in nursing which should be emphasized.
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