Where does acute care end and community health begin? The answer is a little murkier than you might think. Nurse practitioners and faculty Catherine Ling and Danielle McCamey talk about continuity of care from community health to acute care and back in a new video.
I used to say ‘if it beeps, it belongs somewhere else.’ But we have learned that acute care techniques and skills have a place in the home.
Catherine Ling,
PhD, FNP-BC, CNE, FAANP, FAAN
Community health intersects with acute care, because all of the preventative measures have failed and this person requires short term life saving measures.
Danielle McCamey,
DNP, ACNP-BC, FCCP, FAAN
Catherine Ling
Catherine Ling, PhD, FNP-BC, CNE, FAANP, FAAN is an associate professor at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing and Chief Nursing Officer of the Center for Community Programs, Innovation & Scholarship (COMPASS). Dr. Ling’s scholarship is focused on improving primary care for vulnerable populations and she had spent more than 25 years as a family nurse practitioner providing functional access to ambulatory care in community settings.
Danielle McCamey
Danielle McCamey, DNP, ACNP-BC, FCCP, FAAN is Assistant Dean for Strategic Partnerships at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing. She has nearly 20 years of nursing experience, over a decade as a board-certified acute care nurse practitioner, and her specialties range from perianesthesia care to palliative and critical care. Dr. McCamey founded DNPs of Color, a 501c3 nonprofit that builds community and creates opportunities for nurses of color.