Nursing has a vast amount of opportunities related to career options. Many nurses choose to work in a hospital setting while others may work with their community. While the focus is still the same, caring for patients, there are many differences between a hospital based nurse and a community health nurse.
A community health nurse is one who works with the community and focuses on disease prevention through home care, state and local health departments, ambulatory centers, and schools (Nies & McEwen, 2015). A hospital based nurse focuses on reinstating health while patient during admission, while a community health nurses often work with populations that are high-risk or at risk for a particular disease (Kulbok, Thatcher, Park, & Meszaros,
A community health nurse is one who works with the community and focuses on disease prevention through home care, state and local health departments, ambulatory centers, and schools (Nies & McEwen, 2015). A hospital based nurse focuses on reinstating health while patient during admission, while a community health nurses often work with populations that are high-risk or at risk for a particular disease (Kulbok, Thatcher, Park, & Meszaros,