CHN Notes 1 Flashcards
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What is chn?
Nursing performed in the community with the goal of achieving health
BASIC PRINCIPLES
What is the means of CHN?
nursing
Nursing is?
A client - centered profession
What is the priority of nursing/CHN?
Client
The goal of CHN
Achieve health, enhance capacity, improve health status
Primary goal of CHN
Self - reliance in health
Ultimate goal of CHN
To raise the level of health of citizenry
New goal of CHN
OLOF (Optimum Level of Functioning)
MODERN CONCEPT OF HEALTH:
what is the approach used in OLOF
Eco-system
Factors of OLOF
Political
Behavior
Heredity
Environment
Socioeconomic
Health care delivery system
FACTORS OF OLOF: Political
Empowerment
safety and security
FACTORS OF OLOF: Political
Empowerment
safety and security
FACTORS OF OLOF: BEHAVIOR
Values, beliefs, customs and traditions
Practices
FACTORS OF O L O F: HEREDITY
Genes
FACTORS OF OLOF: Environment
Food, clothing, pollution, radiation
FACTORS OF OLOF: Socioeconomic
Education, employment, housing
BASIC FOOD GROUPS
Fats
Proteins
Carbohydrates
FACTORS OF O L O F: Health Care Delivery System
Promotive, curative and rehabilitation
Health care delivery system should be:
Accessible
Available
Affordable
What is the main problem of health care delivery system?
Lack of budget
Who are the client of chn?
Community
CLIENT OF CHN: Individual
The entry point of chn
CLIENT OF CHN: Individual
A single entity; male or female
It starts with marriage, the unit of society/ community and the unit of care/service
Family