II I I l I 40 Public health nursing PHN5, togetl1cr witl1 the other members of 1 he healtl1 te. 1111, arc the implementers of the luc:11 ~ovcrnmcnt units' mandate in pn1nmting and proter. :ting the health of their <·011slit111m1s. They parlicipnl C' in the planning, i111plement;llion, monitorin g aml cn1lu:1li11n or tht LOU'~ 111:tllh progrnms. They HC1' n;; proi;. rnm 1·<wrdinr. itors of hcaltl, progra1m,sud1 ~s EPI, TB C:1nllrol Pl'Ogn1n1. Lcprns,-Cmitrnl progrnm, etc. Thev also deliver nursing services 10 indivithials in the health ccntcri. ;, :,;chnol5 and home~, incluclini; he. illh t:dut:11ion. The fum·lions "'. 1~1,tc~ivilics of PHNs contained in the resource manual Trc1i1d11g C11ul'sc on S1111eru1s1011Jor Lhe Public lfrullh Nt1l'se (l 99,i) are listed on the foll01\ing page,;. PH~ FUNCTIONS AND ACTIVl TIES Monagemerit 1. Plans ~nd organizes the Jl. l. lr&lng. senllc;e of the health UFllt. 1. 1 tdemil!es problems ralatell to clients, re:;ourcei;, program Implementation and. service delivery. 1. 2 Prepates the nursing servtce plan. 2. Participate s. in the preparation of the munlclpal he,alth plan. 3. Participares In the l111p/ementation of the municipal health plara., 4. Implements the nursing service plan.,.,, : 4. l COordlnates with the different health units and related a-ge'ncles ~nd facilities. 4,2Delegatesthe task to the mldwive,, ff,nece55_ary.,. \',.,. s. Monitors and eval11ates tile lmplep,e Dta~o J1,o. f th~' J'lursing·se~vlce plan. 6. Initiates chal)ges for the Improvement\ o~ services. ' 7. Manages-th e RHU In the a. bsjnce of tile rut'al health physician (R\-IP).,., rralnfr1g · · ·· Participates in meeting. the train Ins needs of midwives, stuoent ¢Hllate;,; and ot. her " t Talnees. ·, l. Ptioriti;es Ifie identified needs of rural he. 11th mld Wlves (RHMs J that can b. e ad dres "".,.... In., ·, Sed r M" ~ '. 2. Or1111nlzes ii 5tilff develcpmen Jprogram for ~HMs. l Condu$a staff education program 0< GOA¢hln B sei:,,on. 4. Evaloates effects of tral11"11 on wort perfarmance, Supervision. ' ' ' '· ' I Supervises the l!HMs: l. form1111tes uuper\liso r¥ plan. 1. 1 ldentift§ f Ktor~affetlln,. tf!e ~J~oand-,Jol). satf~adtlon ot;the mldwlw!s :l J'' 1. 2 Identifies the needs.-of. tlle ~~fa;. :liu~lon In mlatlo~ to: congruence betweefi~ ~a~)~~J1~ n1;1I t'oa Js, work situation, 1 motivatio1' JDD,al~~-a tlo1'1,. knp. wledge, skllls ahd;'. atti;u... andperforma11Genr.,1t~i~. _:?. "'~·. i. ~,,. '. "es; l,31dentfffespto,j~ l Alijeotilie,gb 5tlpe1Vfslon. 1. 5 Determines 1ndl'cat " ervlsorv Visits. '. 