"Conclusion of Chitre Expedition"

Although this week was more work than play, I was happy I learned a very important lesson. Health promotion is an important goal of community health nursing. While touring Chitre, I was able to witness first-hand how community health nurses facilitate health in the population through direct nursing interventions for health promotion in individuals, families, groups and diverse populations. The concept of health was defined in my successful administration of medication and my effective patient teaching. With the help of the kind nurses at the clinic, I was able to improve the health of Panamanians by identifying/observing major health problems and setting goals to reduce death and disability.