Austria's community Health Nurses: pioneer for better health care!

Austria's community Health Nurses: pioneer for better health care!

Österreich, Österreich - In 2023, 181 Community Health went into a comprehensive study in Austria that examines the role of these mobile nursing staff. According to the results of the Department of Economic Affairs and Health at the University of Krems, which was published in the summer of this year, Community Health Nurses offer a necessary addition - but they do not replace the existing mobile care services. Their main task is to convey the right contacts to the client in the healthcare system and to support them in the event of necessary lifestyle changes in order to promote physical and mental well -being, reported orf .

focus on prevention and networking

The experiences of the Community Health Nurses are also important in an international context. A study with 190 Community Health Nurses shows that the trust of the nursing staff varied in their skills to look after ethnically various groups. While they showed more self -confidence in the care of black patients, they felt uncertain when dealing with Asians and Latinos, which could be due to inadequate knowledge of cultural health beliefs, such as