Introduction
Working in a specific community may be quite challenging for a nursing specialist. This is especially true for the nursing g teams, where the improper distribution of responsibilities may hinder the acquisition of the necessary information. For a nurse to become efficient in a certain community, the skills of resources location and the identification of healthcare issues must be trained.
Resources Identification
The ability to identify and allocate the resources that are available for the community members is an essential characteristic of a good nursing specialist working in a team in a specific community. Though the area of a community may vary, traditionally, the resources required for a nursing specialist to satisfy the needs of the patients are not located in a close proximity to the nursing facility that the above-mentioned nurse works in. Therefore, the need for a nurse to use the resources that are at their disposal to meet the needs of the patients arises.
It should be noted that medicine is not the only concern for the nurse working in a specific community in terms of supplies and resources. In addition to drugs and the possible lack thereof, a nurse must be capable of managing human resources, e.g., when detailing a schedule, the financial resources, e.g., when developing an awareness campaign, and other resources that a nursing facility must have at the disposal so that the patients could receive adequate treatment and sufficient help.
Establishing the Primary Needs
In addition to being able to navigate among the resources available in the community in question, a nurse is capable of defining the primary needs that the people living in the specified community face. Naturally, it would be wrong to assume that the above-mentioned knowledge emerges without any effort from the nurses – quite on the contrary, a range of tests, interviews and surveys must be carried out in order to establish the primary concerns of the people living in this area. However, once the scope of the nursing endeavors is limited to a specific area and demographics, the detection of the primary needs becomes much easier, as these needs are traditionally restricted to a rather small amount of health concerns (Holzemer & Klainberg, 2014).
Experience and Progress
Apart from the aforementioned characteristics that a good nurse must possess in order to succeed while working in a team within a specific community with its own set of health issues and certain requirements, the need for experience and further evolution must be mentioned. As it was stated previously, the health concerns and, therefore, the range of facilities that a nurse or a team of nurses will be required to provide within a certain community is most likely to be rather scarce. Though the community in question might be facing serious health issues, it is most likely to be the scope of the problem rather than the variety of issues that a nursing specialist has to deal with. Consequently, few to none premises for professional development are created unless a nurse attempts at enriching their knowledge and training new skills on their own. Herein the significance of self-directed learning lies (Harris & Nimmo, 2013).
Conclusion
Providing nursing services in a community means being able to locate the required resources and the key health issues fast. Even though lack of essential information may occur due to the improper data management system, with the help of the aforementioned qualities, a nurse is likely to attain the information needed within a relatively short amount of time. Consequently, timely and proper healthcare services may be provided.
Reference List
Harris, J. & Nimmo, S. (2013). Placement learning in community nursing: A guide for students in practice. New York, NY: Elsevier.
Holzemer, S. P. & Klainberg, M. B. (2014). Community health nursing: an alliance for health. Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.