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Chapter 1 - Prelim Flashcards

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Is a way to describe health problems, identify trends and help decision-makers set priorities.

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Collecting and comparing health data from across the globe

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Reflects the overall mortality level of a population. It summarizes the mortality pattern that prevails across all age groups in a given year – children and adolescents, adults and the elderly

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Life expectancy at birth

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Health insurance covers what percent of the population?

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92%

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Positive changes in the country according to WHO.

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Health insurance covers 92% of the population. Maternal and child health services have improved.
Access and provision to preventive, diagnostic and treatment services for communicable diseases have been better.

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– It is defined by the World Health Organization as a “state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity”.

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Health

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the science of protecting the safety and improving the health of communities through education, policy making and research for disease and injury prevention (University of

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Public Health

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It is the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life, promoting health and efficiency through organized community effort.

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Public Health

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is a medical specialty that focuses on the physical and mental well-being of the people in a specific geographic region (Brooks, 2019)

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Community Health

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The practice of promoting and protecting the health of populations using knowledge from nursing, social, and public health sciences.

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Public Health Nursing

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It is a special field of nursing that combines the skills of nursing, public health and some phases of social assistance and functions as part of the total public health program.

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Public Health Nursing

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These are nurses in the Philippines who have made great contributions to the improvement of the health of the people for more than a century now. They have been leaders in providing quality health services to communities.

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Public Health Nurses

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The practice of community health nurses or public health nurses to identify people in need and reach out to them.

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Community Health Nursing

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Help the community by exerting efforts to aid vulnerable groups of people

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Health Nurses

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It is a service rendered by a professional nurse with communities, groups, families, individuals at home, in health centers, in clinics, in schools and in places of work.

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Community Health Nursing

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Developed by the National League of Philippine government Nurses in 2005 described the qualification and functions of a Public Health Nurse.

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Standard of Public Health Nursing in the Philippines

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Standard of Public Health Nursing in the Philippines

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The Public Health Nurse. Management Function. Program Management. Supervisory Function. Nursing Function.
Collaborating and Coordinating Function. Health Promotion and Education function. Training Function. Research Function

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Started Public Health Services though a dispensary in Intramuros. Started water sanitation. Introduce small pox vaccine.

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Bro. Juan Clemente

18
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Where did PHN started with 4 graduate nurses who dealt primarily in MCH services

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Cebu

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Created Sanitary Divisions

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The Fajardo Act (Act No. 2156)

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Created the Office of General Inspection

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Reorganization Act No. 2462

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The first Filipino nurse Supervisor under the Bureau of Health was appointed

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Miss Carmen del Rosario

22
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Transferred the Division of Maternal and Child
Health of the Office of Public Welfare Commission to the Bureau of Health

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Reorganization Act No. 4007

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Roles and Responsibilities of a Community Health Nurse

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Planner/programmer, Provider of Nursing care, manager/supervisor, community organizer, coordinator, trainer/health educator/counselor, health worker, role model, change agent, recorder/reporter/statistician, researcher

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  • Identifies needs, priorities and problems of individuals, families and community
  • Formulates nursing component of health plans, In doctorless area, she/he is responsible for the formation of the municipal health plan
  • Interprets and implements the nursing plan, program policies, memoranda and circulars for the concerned staff/personnel
  • Provides technical assistance to rural health midwives in health matters like target setting, etc.
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Planner/programmer

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  • Provides direct nursing care to the sick, disabled in the home, clinic, school or place of work.
  • Develops the family’s capability to take care of the sick, disabled or dependent member.
  • Provides continuity of patient care
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Provider of Nursing Care

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  • Formulates individual, family, group and community centered care plan.
  • Interprets and implements program policies, memoranda and circulars.
  • Organizes work force, resources, equipment and supplies, and delivery of health care at local levels
  • Requisitions, allocates, distributes materials (medicine and medical supplies, records and reports equipment)
  • Provides technical and administrative support to Rural Health Midwife (RHM)
  • Conducts regular supervisory visits and meetings to different RHMs and gives feedback on accomplishments/performances.
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Manager/supervisor

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-Responsible for motivating and enhancing community participants in terms of planning, organizing, and implementing and evaluating health
programs/services
- Initiates and participates in community development activities

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Community organizer

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  • Coordinates with individuals, families, and groups for health and related health services provided by various members of health team and other Government Organizations (GOs) and Non-Government Organizations (NGOs)
  • Coordinates nursing program with other health programs as environmental sanitation, health education, dental health and mental health.
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Coordinator

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  • Identifies and interprets training needs of the RHMs, Barangay Health
    Workers (BHWs) and hilots.
  • Formulates appropriate training program designs for RHMs,, BHWs
    and hilots
  • Provides and arranges learning experience for RHMs, affiliates (nursing and midwife) and other health workers.
  • Conducts training for RHMs and hilots on health promotion and disease prevention
  • Conducts pre and post consultation conferences for clinic patients
  • Facilitates training for Barangay Health Worker
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Trainer/health educator/counselor

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  • Organizes orientation/training of concerned groups including non-
    government organizations
  • Acts as a resource speaker/person on health and health related
    services
  • Participates in the development and distribution of Information
    Education and Communication (IEC) materials
  • Conducts IEC orientation for selected group in specific programs/projects
  • Initiates the use of radio/TV and cinema plugs, print ads and other
    indigenous resources for health education purposes
  • Conducts pre-marital counseling
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trainer/health educator/counselor

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is the process of helping a client to recognize and cope a stressful psychological or social problems, to develop improved intrapersonal relationships, promote personal growth

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Counseling

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  • Detects deviation from health of individuals, families, groups of the community through contact/visits with them.
  • Uses symptomatic and objective observation and other forms of data
    gathering like morbidity, registry, questionnaire, checklist, and anecdo,
    report/ record to monitor growth, development, and health status of individuals, families, and communities
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Health Worker

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Provides good example/model of healthful living in the public/community

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Role model

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Motivates changes in health behavior of individuals, families, group an community including lifestyle in order to promote and maintain health.

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Change Agent

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  • Prepares and submits required reports and records
  • Maintains adequate, accurate and complete recording and reporting.
  • Reviews, validates, consolidates, analyzes and interprets all records
    and reports
  • Prepares statistical data/charts and other data presentation for display and presentation in staff meetings, conference,
    seminars/workshops.
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Recorder/Reporter/
Statistician

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