COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING Flashcards
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“The utilization of the nursing process in the different levels of clientele-individuals, families, population groups and communities, concerned with the promotion of health, prevention of disease and disability and rehabilitation.” -Maglaya,et.al
COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING
Major Goal of CHN
Preserve the health of the community by focusing on health promotion and health maintenance of individual, family and group within community
- A specialized field of nursing practice that focuses on a group of people with common interests living together within a territory or geographical boundary
COMMUNITY
Is part of the paramedical and medical intervention/approach which is concerned on the health of the whole population that aims health promotion, disease prevention and management of factors affecting the health
COMMUNITY HEALTH
Is the term used before for community health nursing
PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING
CHN subspecialties
Public health nursing, school health nursing, occupational health nursing
BASIC PRINCIPLES OF CHN
- The community is the patient in community health nursing, the family is the unit of care and there are four levels of clientele: individual, family, population group, and the community.
- In CHN, the client is considered as an ACTIVE partner, not a PASSIVE recipient of care.
- CHN practice is affected by developments in health technology, in particular, changes in society, in general.
- The goal of CHN is achieved through multi-sectoral efforts.
- CHN is a part of the health care system and the larger human services system
3 ELEMENTS IN CHN
- Science of Public Health
- Public Health Nursing Skills
- Social Assistance Functions
The synthesis of public health and nursing practice PHC according to FREEMAN (1963)
PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING
defined as the field of professional practice in nursing and in public health
PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING
Skills applied in PHN
technical nursing, interpersonal, analytical, and organizational skills
Technical nursing, interpersonal, analytical, and organizational skills. These skills are applied in concert with those of other persons engaged in health care through?
comprehensive nursing care of families and other groups
The practice of promoting and protecting the health of populations using knowledge from nursing social and public health sciences
PHC
with the goals of the promoting health and preventing disease and disability for all people through the creation of conditions in which people can be healthy
Population-focused
Objectives of Public Health
C-ontrol of Communicable Disease O-rganization of Medical and Nursing Services D-evelopment of Social Machineries E-ducation of IFC on personal hygiene S-anitation of the environment
ROLES AND FUNCTIONS OF A COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSE
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- Identifies needs, priorities, and problems of individuals, families, and communities
- Formulates municipal health plan in the absence of a medical doctor
- Interprets and implements nursing plan, program policies, memoranda, and circular for the concerned staff personnel
- Provides technical assistance to rural health midwives in health matters
Planner Programmer
- Provides direct nursing care to sick or disabled in the home clinic school or workplace
- Develops the family’s capability to take care of the sick, disabled, or dependent member
Provider of Nursing Care
- Identifies and interprets training needs of the RHMs, Barangay Health Workers (BHW), and hilots
- Conducts training for RHMS and hilots on promotion and disease prevention
- Conducts pre and post-consultation conferences for clinic clients; acts as a resource speaker on health and health related services
- Initiates the use of tri-media (radio/TV, cinema plugs, and print ads) for health education purposes
- Conducts pre-marital counseling
• Trainer/Health Educator
- Motivates and enhances community participation in terms of planning, organizing, implementing, and evaluating health services
- Initiates and participates in community development activities
• Community Organizer
- Coordinates with individuals, families, and groups for health related services provided by various members of the health team
- Coordinates nursing program with other health programs like environmental sanitation, health education dental health, and mental health
• Coordinator of Services
- Detects deviation from health of individuals, families groups, and communities through contacts/visits with them
• Health Monitor
- Provides good example of healthful living to the members of the community
• Role Model
- Motivates changes in health behavior in individuals, families, groups, and communities that also include lifestyle in order to promote and maintain health
Change Agent