Chlamydia Nursing Role

• Role of the Public Health Nurse
• In order to promote healthy living in young women, nurses play a crucial role in patient education, in regards to the sexually transmitted disease such as Chlamydia.
• The main goal of community health nursing is to promote, protect, or maintain the health of the community, however, if Chlamydia continues to go on undetected and untreated, this goal cannot be achieved, therefore:
• Create a trusting environment
• Show respect, compassion, and concern
• Do not make assumptions
• Coordinate services and providers
• Advocate for accessible health care services
• Focus on prevention
• Know what resources are available
• Develop your own support network (Stanhope & Lancaster, 2016).

• Three local agencies/facilities

delivering services to the Chlamydia population
1. Collin County STD/HIV Clinic
825 N. Mc Donald St. # 130, McKinney, Texas 75069
Clinic Hours: Monday - Thursday, 8 am - 11 am and 1 pm - 2:30 pm
Services: Gonorrhea, Chlamydia, Syphilis, Bacterial Vaginosis, Trichomoniasis, and HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus)
The base price for an STD (Sexually Transmitted Disease) office visit is $30*.
This fee covers screening and treatment of certain conditions only (“Health Care Services,” n.d.).
2. JPS Healing Wings Clinic
1350 South Main Street, Suite 1600, Fort Worth, Texas 76104
Phone: [phone]
They provide FREE STD TESTING:
Monday – Thursday, 8:00am - 4:30pm
To schedule an appointment: Call 817-702-3701.
To contact Healing Wings eligibility representative: Call 817-702-1399 (“Healing Wings,” n.d.).
3. Tarrant County Public Health Center
2596 E. Arkansas Lane, Arlington, Texas 76014
Full STD Services: Tuesday - Saturday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Call 817-321-4724 for more information.
• Making Appointments
– Call the clinic at 8 a.m. for same-day STD/HIV services
• Clinic fees are assigned according to a sliding scale, based on client income (“Texas DSHS HIV/STD Program,” n.d.).
4. Dallas County Health and Human Services
DCHHS building, 2377 N. Stemmons Freeway in Dallas, in Room 100
Clinic offers confidentially testing for: Gonorrhea, Chlamydia, Syphilis, HIV, Herpetic lesions, Trichomonas, Chancroid with symptoms and Yeast Infections.

The service fee is $20 (Andrews, n.d.).

• Core Functions of Public Health:
• Assessment
o Assess community’s vulnerable population of Chlamydia
o Collect data systematically on those population
o In order to identify Chlamydia related health problems in community, monitor health status
o Diagnose and investigate health problems and health hazards of Chlamydia
o Remain supportive and open to facilitate honest and use terms that clients will understand
o Ask open-ended questions in a non-threatening and non-judgmental manner
o Acknowledge that many people are not easily expressive on disclosing personal information
o Use five P’s approach when obtaining Clint’s’ sexual history: Partners, prevention of pregnancy, protection from STDs, sex practices, and past history of STDs (Stanhope & Lancaster, 2016).
• Policy Development
o Inform, educate, and empower vulnerable population about chlamydia
o Mobilize community partnerships to identify and solve health problems related to Chlamydia
o Develop policies and plans in order to support individual and community affected by Chlamydia
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Assurance
o Enforce laws and regulations that protect form STDs, such as Chlamydia and ensure safety
o Link people to needed personal health services and assure the provision of Chlamydia care when otherwise unavailable
o Assure a competent public health and personal health care workforce to work with vulnerable population of Chlamydia
o Evaluate effectiveness, accessibility, and quality of personal and population-based Chlamydia services.
• Additional resources needed in the community
o Within the communities, more and frequent counseling programs on the prevention of STDs
o Easy access for STDs testing and availability of vaccines for all vulnerable populations
o Frequent educational sessions at schools, businesses, and churches for STDs
o Chlamydia testing and treatment programs should be expanded to include other primary care providers who deliver medical services to sexually active adolescents and young adults, such as community health centers, migrant health centers, school-based clinics, and providers in the private sector, etc. Brian, M. (2013, July 1).