Module 1 Flashcards
(41 cards)
The Concern of the Nurse in CHN
involves:
1- Families in their homes
2– School Population
3– Workers in Factories
4– Patients confined in Hospitals
b. All except 4
What is the basic principle in CHN?
a. To tell the community what their
problems are
b. To promote a self-reliant community
c. To be able to lead the community towards improvement
d. To teach and guide the community on how to solve their problem
B & C
Which of the following levels of Clientele is the Entry Point
in Community Health Nursing Practice?
a. Individual
b. Family
c. Population Group
d. Community
A. Individual
Three basic concepts of Public Health Nursing
(1) the community as a client
(2) health as a goal
(3) nursing as a vehicle or means to achieve its aims
is group of people living in a particular area with common beliefs, values, and tradition.
Community
2 IMPORTANT ATTRIBUTES OF COMMUNITY
- Geographical Boundaries
- Shared Believe system or culture
4 TYPES OF COMMUNITY
- Rural
- Urban
- Suburban
- Metropolitan
more than a state of well being. it is a multi-dimensional reality that includes Political, Socio-economic, Behavior, Heredity, Environment and Health care delivery system
HEALTH
- is traditionally defined as the art and science of caring.
- Its body of knowledge is grounded on the works of nursing theorists or
philosophers.
NURSING
Who said “The practice of community and Public Health Nursing is anchored on
the primacy of worth and dignity of man.”
Margareth Shetland
is a Science and Art of Preventing Disease, Prolonging Life, Promoting Health
PUBLIC HEALTH
Who said “to ensure everyone a standard of living adequate for the maintenance
of health, so organizing these benefits as to Enable Every Citizen to Realize His Birthright to Health and Longevity”
Charles Edward Winslow
Who said “ Public Health is an Art of applying Science in the Context of
Politics so as to Reduce Inequalities in Health while ensuring the best health for the greatest number
- for the promotion of health, the improvement of the conditions in the social and physical environment, rehabilitation of illness and disability.
WHO (World Health Organization)
Who said “is a Service rendered by a professional nurse with
communities, groups, families, individuals at home, in health
centers, in clinics, in schools, in places of work for the
promotion of health, prevention of illness, care of
the sick at home and rehabilitation”
Ruth Freeman
Who said “is a Nursing Practice in a wide variety of
community services and consumer advocate
areas, and in a variety of roles, at times including
independent practice…
-not confined to public health nursing agencies
Jacobson
Who said “is 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”
Araceli Maglaya
- is defined as a system of beliefs that provides a
basis for a guided action. - A philosophy provides the direction and describes
the whats, the whys, and the hows of
activities within a profession.
PHILOSOPHY
CHN Practice is guided by the following beliefs?
HUMANISTIC
-As a client is a biophysical and spiritual being
-The person is the UNIT OF CARE
-They are also considered as ENTRY POINT
INDIVIDUAL
-Collection of people who are integrated, interactive
and interdependent.
-Family members interact with each other and health problem of
a family member affects the whole family
-Basic Unit of Care
FAMILY
-It refers to people who share common characteristics, developmental stage, and common exposure resulting to a common health problem
-Some of these groups are children, elderly,women, farmers and factory workers
-Also known as Aggregate Group
POPULATION GROUP / COMMUNITY
a unique clinical process which includes an integration of
concepts from nursing, mental health, social psychology,
psychology, community networks, and the basic sciences
Community Mental Health Nursing
the application of nursing principles and procedures
conserving the health of workers in all occupation
Occupational Health
the application of nursing theories and principles in the
care of the school population
School Health Nursing
