NP Talk: Where Does Acute Care End and Community Health Begin?

NP Talk: Where Does Acute Care End and Community Health Begin?

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.

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