PRELIM LEC Flashcards
(40 cards)
CONCEPTS AND PRINCIPLES
Family
Partnership
Change
Health Care Delivery System
primary unit of care or basic unit of service of community health care where primary prevention is given priority.
FAMILY
“3” E’s nursing service
(Effective, Efficient and Equitable)
SPECIALIZED FIELD OF COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING
Occupational Health Nursing
Mental Health Nursing
School Health Nursing
the application of nursing principles and procedures in conserving the health of workers in all occupation.
Occupational health nursing
What is RA 1054
301 employees-OHN, supplies, equipment, physician, dentist, permanent clinic (1:100) or accessible hospital within 2km are required.
defined as a stage of well-being where a person can realize his or her own abilities, to cope with the normal stresses of life and work productively
Mental health
ecialized practice of public health nursing, protects and promotes student health, facilitates normal development, and advances academic success
School nursing
densely populated or overpopulated community can easily be attacked by communicable diseases
Population Size and Density
general health promotion and specific
Protection.
Primary Level of Prevention
- early detection and prompt intervention
Secondary Level of Prevention
reduce the effects of disease and injury, and restore individuals to their optimal level of functioning
Tertiary Level of Prevention
Provides direct nursing care to sick or disabled in the home, clinic, school, or workplace
Provider of Nursing Care
Motivates and enhances community participation in terms of planning, organizing,
Community Organizer
Coordinates with individuals, families, and groups for health-related services provided by various members of the health team.
Coordinator of Services
Conducts training for RHMe and hilots on promotion of health and disease prevention
Trainer, Health Educator
Maintain adequate, accurate, and complete recording and reporting
Recorder/Reporter/Statistician
study of human populations— their size, composition and distribution across space —and the process through which populations change.
Demography —
roles of Demography Community Health Nurses pertaining to:
Number of birth
Aging of population
Migration
Gender distribution
Households
Educational attainment
Quantitative measures, usually expressed as rates, ratios, or proportions, that describe & summarize various aspects of the health status of the population.
HEALTH INDICATORS
Triangle has three corners (called vertices):
Agent, or microbe that causes the disease (the “what” of the Triangle)
Host, or organism harboring the disease (the “who” of the Triangle)
Environment, or those external factors that cause or allow disease transmission (the “where” of the Triangle)
Epidemiological Triangle
are generally based on the disease-specific incidence or prevalence for the common and severe diseases
Morbidity Indicators
Estimated from cross-sectional studies (surveys)
Provides an indication of the magnitude of a health problem
Prevalence Proportion (P)
Best measures to use for evaluating the effectiveness of health interventions
Incidence Measures