The role of the community nurse in promoting health and human dignity-narrative review article

Background: population health,as defined by who in its constitution,is out a physical,mental and social complete wellbeing. at the basis of human welfare is the human dignity. this dimension requires an integrated vision of health care. the ecosystemical vision of bronfenbrenner allows highlighting the unexpected connections between social mac-ro system based on values and the micro system consisting of individual and family. community nurse is aimed to transgression in practice of education and care,the respect for human dignity,the bonds among values and practices of the community and the physical health of individuals. in romania,the promotion of community nurse began in 2002,through the project promoting the social inclusion by developing human and institutional resources within community nursery of the national school of public health,management and education in healthcare bucharest. the community nurse became apparent in 10 counties included in the project. considering the respect for human dig-nity as an axiomatic value for the community nurse interventions,we stress the need for developing a primary care network in romania. the proof is based on the analysis of the concept of human dignity within health care,as well as the secondary analysis of health indicators,in the year of 2010,of the 10 counties included in the project. our conclu-sions will draw attention to the need of community nurse and,will open directions for new researches and develop-ments needed to promote primary health in romania.