CHN Flashcards
A group of people sharing common values, norms and characteristics living and interacting together in a GIVEN ENVIRONMENTAL BOUNDARY
COMMUNITY
Type of Community:
LESS DENSED with SIMPLE structure of interpersonal social relations
RURAL
represented by AGRICULTURAL OCCUPATIONS (ex. farming, fishing, etc.)
Type of Community:
HIGHLY DENSED with COMPLEX structure of interpersonal social relations
URBAN
represented by NON-AGRICULTURAL OCCUPATIONS (ex. trade and commerce)
Type of Community:
COMBINATION of rural and urban communities
RURBAN
Type of Community:
Usually characterized as RESIDENTIAL AREA
SUBURBAN
Type of Community:
Aggregate of EXPANDING urban areas; aka MEGACITY
METROPOLITAN
Modern Concept of a “HEALTHY COMMUNITY”
OPTIMUM LEVEL OF FUCTIONING (OLOF)
What greatly affects the OLOF of the populations?
ECOSYSTEM
Defined Public Health as:
“Science and art of promoting health, preventing disease and prolonging life; Enables every citizen to realize his BIRTHRIGHT OF HEALTH AND LONGEVITY”
WINSLOW
Defined Public Health as:
“Art of applying science in the context of politics so as to reduce in equalities in health while ensuring the BEST HEALTH FOR THE GREATEST NUMBER”
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO)
Encompasses NURSING PRACTICE in a wide variety of COMMUNITY SERVICES
COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING
Focus of CHN?
HEALTH PROMOTION
The process of ENABLING people to INCREASE CONTROL over and to improve their health
OTTAWA CHARTER
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PRIMARY goal of CHN
ENHANCE THE HEALTH CAPABILITIES OF THE POPULATION
ULTIMATE goal of CHN
Raise the level of health of the CITIZENRY
Clientele:
Unit of ENTRY in CHN
INDIVIDUAL
Clientele:
Unit or SERVICE and FOCUS OF CARE
FAMILY
Clientele:
Aggregate of the People
GROUP
Clientele:
ENTIRE client or the OVERALL FOCUS OF CHN
COMMUNITY
CORE Philosophy of CHN
Based on the WORTH AND DIGNITY of man (MARGARET SHETLAND)
In CHN, what do we aim for the client to achieve?
SELF-RELIANCE
END-VIEW Philosophy of CHN
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
Does the nurse work FOR or WITH the people?
WORK WITH THE CLIENT
What is the PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY of a CHN Nurse?
EDUCATION