Chlamydia Nursing Role

• Role of the Public Health Nurse
• In order to promote healthy living in young women, nurses play a crucial role in patient education, in regards to the sexually transmitted disease such as Chlamydia.
• The main goal of community health nursing is to promote, protect, or maintain the health of the community, however, if Chlamydia continues to go on undetected and untreated, this goal cannot be achieved, therefore:
• Create a trusting environment
• Show respect, compassion, and concern
• Do not make assumptions
• Coordinate services and providers
• Advocate for accessible health care services
• Focus on prevention
• Know what resources are available
• Develop your own support network (Stanhope & Lancaster, 2016).

• Three local agencies/facilities

The service fee is $20 (Andrews, n.d.).

• Core Functions of Public Health:
• Assessment o Assess community’s vulnerable population of Chlamydia o Collect data systematically on those population o In order to identify Chlamydia related health problems in community, monitor health status o Diagnose and investigate health problems and health hazards of Chlamydia o Remain supportive and open to facilitate honest and use terms that clients will understand o Ask open-ended questions in a non-threatening and non-judgmental manner o Acknowledge that many people are not easily expressive on disclosing personal information o Use five P’s approach when obtaining Clint’s’ sexual history: Partners, prevention of pregnancy, protection from STDs, sex practices, and past history of STDs (Stanhope & Lancaster, 2016).
• Policy Development o Inform, educate, and empower vulnerable population about chlamydia o Mobilize community partnerships to identify and solve health problems related to Chlamydia o Develop policies and plans in order to support individual and community affected by Chlamydia
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