Introduction Hi, I’m Myrna Montoya, and I have been a nurse for more than 22 years. Nursing is my third profession. I was a schoolteacher and a consultant in training and development in my past life. When I got my diploma in nursing from Holy Name Hospital School of Nursing in Teaneck, NJ, I gave myself five years to link the three “me’s” into one “me”. On the fourth year of working as a staff nurse, I was offered a nurse educator position in the Education and Practice department in the Medical Center where I worked. I held the position for 19 years until I have to go on medical leave. When I was ready to go back to work, I started a new job as Quality Manager in a community hospital in East Orange New Jersey. In 2015, an opportunity opened up for me to work in New Jersey State hospital in Newark. In my current role as a patient safety analyst, I ensure that the culture of safety is in place and adhered to at all times.
Although the practice setting of my entire nursing career had been the acute care, I am happy to say that all the three hospitals I have worked, had a strong commitment to the community. Community outreach programs were organized several times during the year to hold health …show more content…
Community/population nursing implements the Core Functions of Public Health (assessment, assurance, and policy development) by integrating their clinical knowledge and their understanding of the entire population and its health and illnesses and communicates that knowledge to health planners and policy makers. Nurses promote public health through nursing interventions, programs, and advocacy and focus on the prevention of illness, injury or disability, the promotion of health, and maintenance of the health of populations (apha.org,
Although the practice setting of my entire nursing career had been the acute care, I am happy to say that all the three hospitals I have worked, had a strong commitment to the community. Community outreach programs were organized several times during the year to hold health …show more content…
Community/population nursing implements the Core Functions of Public Health (assessment, assurance, and policy development) by integrating their clinical knowledge and their understanding of the entire population and its health and illnesses and communicates that knowledge to health planners and policy makers. Nurses promote public health through nursing interventions, programs, and advocacy and focus on the prevention of illness, injury or disability, the promotion of health, and maintenance of the health of populations (apha.org,