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CHAPTER 1 (Part 1) Flashcards

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“Synthesis of nursing knowledge and practice and the science and practice of public health, implemented via a systematic use of the nursing process and other process to promote health and prevent illness in population group”.

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David B. Clark

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Two major fields of nursing in the Philippines

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  1. Community Health Nursing
  2. Hospital
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Community health nurses in RHU or Health centers are called?

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Public Health Nurses (PHNs)

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Other nurses that are classified as Community Health Nurses

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  1. Occupational Nurses (Company Nurses)
  2. School Health Nurses
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ANA

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American Nurses Association

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Promotes and preserves the health of populations by integrating the skills and knowledge relevant to both nursing and public health.

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Community Health Nursing by ANA

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The practice is comprehensive and general, and is not limited to a particular age or diagnostic group.

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Community Health Nursing by ANA

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It is continual, and it is not limited to episodic care.

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Community Health Nursing by ANA

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Community health nursing practice includes nursing directed

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Individuals and families

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The dominant responsibility of CHN is to the

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Population as a whole

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Ultimate goal of CHN

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to raise the level of health of the citizenry

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The goal of CHN

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to help communities and families to cope with the discontinuities in health and threats

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Characteristics or Distinguishing Attributes of Community Health Nursing

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  1. greater control for both the nurse and the client in making decisions related to health care;
  2. collaboration between nurse and client as equals;
  3. recognition of the impact of different factors on health;
  4. Nurses greater awareness of their client’s lives and situations.
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The six basic elements of nursing practice incorporated in community health programs and services are:

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  1. Promotion of healthful living
  2. Prevention of health problems
  3. Treatment of disorders
  4. Rehabilitation
  5. Evaluation
  6. Research
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is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity

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Health according to WHO

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Health is just and absent of diseases

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Medical Standpoint

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Health Factors

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  1. Environment
  2. Cultural Practices
  3. Heredity (Genes)
  4. Political
  5. Socio-Economic
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NEDA

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National Economic and Development Authority

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List of Socio Economic Status

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NEDA

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Health care delivery system of 1 Doctor

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20,000 people within the km range

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Health care delivery system of 1 Nurse

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10,000 people within the km range

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Health care delivery system of 1 Midwife

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5,000 people within the range

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CHN Aspects of care

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  1. Preventive
  2. Promotive
  3. Curative
  4. Rehabilitative
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are physical, mental, and behavioral changes that follow a 24-hour cycle. it is where sleep revolves aorund

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Circadian Rythm

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Controls cyclic nature of sleep

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Mesencephalic portion of the reticular portion

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Promotive Health

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  1. Exercise
  2. Sleep
  3. Good nutrition
  4. Avoid Vices
  5. Proper Hygiene
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Preventive Health

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Immunization

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Secondary Level of Prevention

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Early Detection and Diagnosis until yield a good prognosis:
1. Case finding
2. Laboratory exams
3. Monitoring
4. Pap smear
5. Self breast exam

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Warning signs of cancer

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CAUTIONS
1. Change in the bowel or bladder habit
2. A sore that does not heal
3. Unusual bleeding
4. Thickening or lump in the breast or elsewhere
5. Indigestion of difficulty of swallowing
6. Obvious change in the warts or mole
7. Nagging cough or hoarseness of the voice
8. Unexplained anemia
9. Sudden weightloss

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Tertiary Level of Prevention

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Rehabilitation

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Linkages of Health

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  1. Intrasectoral
  2. Intersectoral
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Working within the same health agency

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Intrasectoral

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Different agencies

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Intersectoral

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CHN

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For the people
By the people
With the people

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Intrinsic role of a nurse

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Care provider

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Multiple roles of nursing

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  1. Care provider
  2. Educator
  3. Advocate
  4. Manager
  5. Collaborator
  6. Leader
  7. Researcher
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Major Settings;
Settings for community health nursing can be grouped into six categories:

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  1. Homes
  2. Ambulatory care setting
  3. Schools
  4. Occupational health settings
  5. Residential institutions
  6. The community at large
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Clients of the Community Health Nurse:

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  1. Individual
  2. Family
  3. Population Group
  4. Community
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Sick or well on a daily basis. These are the people who consult at the health center and receive health services such as prenatal supervision, well-child follow-ups and morbidity services.

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Individual

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These also include clients with chronic illnesses such as diabetes mellitus and hypertension who go to the health center for blood sugar and blood pressure monitoring.

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Individual

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are also seen during home follow-ups, school health consultation, workplace visit-conference and other community-based activities such as case finding, screening, health education class, nutrition campaign and promotion of healthy lifestyle.

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Individuals as clients

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is a very important social institution. It is generally considered as the basic unit of care in community health nursing.

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Family

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Two major functions of family

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Reproduction
Socialization

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Is a group of people who share common characteristics, developmental stage or common exposure to particular environmental factors.

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Population Group

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Population Group are also called:

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Aggregate

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These includes children, men, women, farmers, factory workers, commercial workers, prisoners, military men and elderly.

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Population group

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is a group of people sharing common geographic boundaries and/or common values and interests.

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Community

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