CHN CHAPTER 4 Flashcards
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It is a term refers to the collection of data in the community which serve as a guide in determining the actual and potential health problems
Community Assessment
It is a quantitative and qualitative description of the health of citizens and the factors which influence their health
Community Diagnosis
It is a term which identifies problems, proposes areas for improvement and stimulates action.
Community Diagnosis
This is an official count or survey of a population, typically recording various details of individuals.
Census
It is a small group, usually 6-12 members only
Focus Group
These are the formal and informal community leaders or persons of position and influence, such as leaders in local government schools and businesses
Key Informants
This refers to a process by which community members gain an understanding of the health, concerns, and health care systems of the community by identifying, collecting, analyzing, disseminating information on community assets, strengths, resources, and needs
Community assessment
It is a process where it involves the collection of data which is mainly dependent on the objectives of the assessment
Community Assessment
When a health nurse in a community desires to collect data, what are the three categories of the community health determinants?
People, place, social system
What are the two community health assessment tools?
- Primary Data
- Secondary Data
are those have not been gathered before and collected by the nurse through observation, survey and the like
Primary data
primarily taken from the existing data sources
Secondary data
What are the primary sources of data?
- Observation
- Survey
- Informant Review
- Community Forum
- Focus group
This may be done through an ocular or windshield survey, either by driving or riding a vehicle or walking through it
Observation
This gives the community health nurse the opportunity to observe the people as well as to take note of the environmental conditions and existing facilities
Observation
This may be necessary when there is no available when there is no available information about the community or specific population group to be studied.
Survey
It is made up of a series of questions for systematic collection of information from a sample of individuals or families in a community which may be written or oral.
Survey
It is appropriate for determining attitudes, knowledge, behaviors and perception of health and health services
Survey
it is used by the nurse in identifying patterns of utilization of health services
Survey
This denotes to a purposeful talks with either key informants or ordinary members of the community
Informant Review
This provides the nurse valuable information on community perceptions about the health and health care
Informant Review
What kind of informant review where the nurse will direct the talk based on an interview guide?
Structured
What kind of informant review where the informant guides the talk?
Unstructured
This refers to an open meeting of members of the community
Community Forum