[2] PRELIMS | PHILIPPINE PUBLIC HEALTH Flashcards
COMMUNITY
- Is often viewed as a ____ of people living in a ____ with common ____.
- Bound by their location, people develop ____ that eventually evolve as ____.
- In the Philippines, the concept of health and illness can be summed up in either ____ of signs and symptoms.
- Without physical manifestations of disease, people tend to cling to ____.
- Such mindset breeds a fatal outcome.
COMMUNITY
- Is often viewed as a group of people living in a particular area with common beliefs, values, and traditions.
- Bound by their location, people develop common beliefs and values that eventually evolve as culture.
- In the Philippines, the concept of health and illness can be summed up in either presence or absence of signs and symptoms.
- Without physical manifestations of disease, people tend to cling to the false belief of being healthy.
- Such mindset breeds a fatal outcome.
- ____ is prevention and promotion of population health at the national and local levels (government agencies)
- A key phrase in this definition of public health is “____.” The term public health connotes ____, legislated and ____ that serve all people through ____ or related governmental agencies.
- Its purpose is to ____ by promoting healthy lifestyles, ____, and protecting the health of communities.
- Public Health is prevention and promotion of population health at the national and local levels (government agencies)
- A key phrase in this definition of public health is “through organized community effort.” The term public health connotes organized, legislated and tax-supported efforts that serve all people through health departments or related governmental agencies.
- Its purpose is to improve the health of the public by promoting healthy lifestyles, preventing disease and injury, and protecting the health of communities.
CORE/PRIMARY PUBLIC HEALTH FUNCTIONS
- All nurses working in community settings should develop knowledge and skills related to each of these primary functions.
- Public health efforts focus on prevention and promotion of population health at the ____ levels. These efforts at the national level concentrate on providing ____ at the local level.
- The local level structures provide direct services to communities through two avenues:
1. ____, which protect the public from hazards such as polluted water and air and tainted food.
2. ____ such as immunization and family planning services, well- infant and maternal care and treatment-prevalent health conditions both communicable and non-communicable.
- All nurses working in community settings should develop knowledge and skills related to each of these primary functions.
- Public health efforts focus on prevention and promotion of population health at the national and local levels. These efforts at the national level concentrate on providing support and advisory services to public health structures at the local level.
- The local level structures provide direct services to communities through two avenues:
1. Environmental health services, which protect the public from hazards such as polluted water and air and tainted food.
2. Personal health care services such as immunization and family planning services, well- infant and maternal care and treatment-prevalent health conditions both communicable and non-communicable.
CORE/PRIMARY PUBLIC HEALTH FUNCTIONS
- ____ - regular collection, analysis, and information sharing about health conditions, risks, and resources in a community
- ____ - use of information gathered during assessment to develop local and state health policies toward those policies
- ____ - focuses on the availability of necessary health services throughout the community; includes maintaining the ability of both public health agencies and private providers to manage day-to-day operations and having the capacity to respond to critical situations and emergencies
- ASSESSMENT - regular collection, analysis, and information sharing about health conditions, risks, and resources in a community
- POLICY DEVELOPMENT - use of information gathered during assessment to develop local and state health policies toward those policies
- ASSURANCE - focuses on the availability of necessary health services throughout the community; includes maintaining the ability of both public health agencies and private providers to manage day-to-day operations and having the capacity to respond to critical situations and emergencies
- Community Health is ____ + organized ____ through both government and private efforts
- The terms community health nursing and public health nursing are often synonymous or interchangeable, but for purposes of clarity and in the context of the Philippine situation, ____ will be referred to as a global or umbrella term and ____ as component or subset.
- Community Health is Public Health + organized health efforts at the community level through both government and private efforts
- The terms community health nursing and public health nursing are often synonymous or interchangeable, but for purposes of clarity and in the context of the Philippine situation, community health nursing will be referred to as a global or umbrella term and public health nursing as a component or subset.
COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING
- ____ - 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
- ____ - directs care to individuals, families, groups, or communities; contributes to the health of the ____
- RUTH FREEMAN - 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
- Community Health Nurse - directs care to individuals, families, groups, or communities; contributes to the health of the total population
COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING
- CHN is defined as a ____ of nursing practice that renders care to individuals, families and communities, focusing on ____ and ____ through ____ and ____
- Some definitions indicate CHN is broader than PHN because it encompasses “nursing practice in ____ and ____, and in variety of roles, at times inducing independent practice, CHN is ____.”
- CHN is defined as a specialized field of nursing practice that renders care to individuals, families and communities, focusing on health promotion and disease prevention through people empowerment and maintenance of health
- Some definitions indicate CHN is broader than PHN because it encompasses “nursing practice in a wide variety of community services and consumer advocate areas, and in variety of roles, at times inducing independent practice, CHN is certainly not confined to PHN agencies.”
COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING
____ - A learned ____ with the ultimate goal of contributing as ____ to the promotion of the client’s optimum level of functioning thru ____ and ____
JACOBSON - A learned practice discipline with the ultimate goal of contributing as individuals and in collaboration with others to the promotion of the client’s optimum level of functioning thru teaching and delivery of care
COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING
____ - “ the ____ of nursing practice and public health practice applied to ____ the health of populations”
ANA, 1980 - “ the synthesis of nursing practice and public health practice applied to promoting and preserving the health of populations”
- ____ - “The ____ of the nursing process in the different levels of clientele-individuals, families, population groups and communities, concerned with the ____, ____, and ____.”
- GOAL ( ____ ) - “To ____ by helping communities and families to ____ in such a way as to maximize their potential for high-level wellness”
- MAGLAYA ET AL - “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.”
- GOAL (Nisce et al)- “To raise the level of citirenzy by helping communities and families to cope with the discontinuities in and threats to health in such a way as to maximize their potential for high-level wellness”
Efforts to help people ____ and ____ is a priority in this field. Preventive measures like ____ and ____ for early detection and prompt treatment are packaged into health programs for communities
Efforts to help people reduce their risks from developing disease and maintain their optimum functioning is a priority in this field. Preventive measures like vaccination and screening activities for certain disease for early detection and prompt treatment are packaged into health programs for communities
The Roles and Responsibilities of a Community Health Nurse in the Philippines:
* Wear ____ while conducting day-to-day practice
* The focus of nursing includes ____ meeting these mulitple needs require multiple roles
* Assess ____ of population groups and help determine ____. Work with ____ within the community to develop public policies and targeted health promotion and disease prevention activities
The Roles and Responsibilities of a Community Health Nurse in the Philippines:
* Wear many hats while conducting day-to-day practice
* The focus of nursing includes not only the individual, but also the family and the community, meeting these mulitple needs require multiple roles
* Assess health trends and risk factors of population groups and help determine priorities for targeted interventions. Work with communities or specific population groups within the community to develop public policies and targeted health promotion and disease prevention activities
SEVEN MAJOR ROLES OF A COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSE
Seven Major Roles of a Community Health Nurse
- Care Giver/Clinical Role
- Educator
- Lawyer/Advocate
- Administrator/Manager
- Collaborator
- Leader
- Searcher
SEVEN MAJOR ROLES OF A COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSE
Caregiver/Clinical Role
* Uses the nursing process to ____ to individuals, families, or population groups.
Caregiver/Clinical Role
* Uses the nursing process to provide direct nursing intervention to individuals, families, or population groups.
SEVEN MAJOR ROLES OF A COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSE
Educator
* Facilitates learning for positive health behavior change
Educator
* Facilitates ____ for positive health behavior change
SEVEN MAJOR ROLES OF A COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSE
Lawyer/Advocate
* ____ on behalf of clients who cannot do so for themselves
Lawyer/Advocate
* Speaks or acts on behalf of clients who cannot do so for themselves
SEVEN MAJOR ROLES OF A COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSE
Administrator/Manager
* Engage in the role of ____
* As a manager, the nurse exercises ____ toward the accomplishment of specified goals by:
1. Assessing the ____
2. ____ to meet those needs
3. ____ to ensure that goals are met
Administrator/Manager
* Engage in the role of managing health services
* As a manager, the nurse exercises administrative direction toward the accomplishment of specified goals by:
1. Assessing the clients’ needs
2. Planning and organizing to meet those needs
3. Controlling and evaluating the progress to ensure that goals are met
SEVEN MAJOR ROLES OF A COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSE
The nurse serves as a manager when:
* Overseeing client care as a ____
* Supervising ____
* Running clinics
* Conducting ____.
The nurse serves as a manager when:
* Overseeing client care as a case manager
* Supervising ancillary staff
* Running clinics
* Conducting community health needs assessment projects.
SEVEN MAJOR ROLES OF A COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSE
Collaborator
* Community health nurses seldom ____
* They must work with many people, including the clients, other nurses, physicians, teachers, health educators, social workers, physical therapist, nutritionist, occupational therapist, psychologist, epidemiologist, biostatisticians, attorneys, secretaries, environmentalist, city planners
Collaborator
* Community health nurses seldom practice in isolation
* They must work with many people, including the clients, other nurses, physicians, teachers, health educators, social workers, physical therapist, nutritionist, occupational therapist, psychologist, epidemiologist, biostatisticians, attorneys, secretaries, environmentalist, city planners
SEVEN MAJOR ROLES OF A COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSE
Leader
* Community health nurse seek to ____ that ____
Leader
* Community health nurse seek to initiate changers that positively affect people’s health
SEVEN MAJOR ROLES OF A COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSE
Searcher
* The community health nurses engage in ____, collection, and analysis of data for ____ and enhancing ____
Searcher
* The community health nurses engage in systematic investigation, collection, and analysis of data for solving problems and enhancing community health practice
Responsibilities of CHN
* Be a part in developing ____, its implementation and evaluation for communities
* Provide ____ to the three levels of clientele
* Maintain coordination/linkages with ____, NGO/government agencies in the provision of public health services
* Conduct research relevant to CHN services to improve provision of health care
* Provide opportunities for ____ and ____ for staff development
* Refers to the practice of nursing in ____ (which includes Health Centers and RHU) and ____ whether their position title is Public Health Nurse or Nurse or School Nurse
* Is ____, with the goals of ____ and ____ for all people through the creation of conditions in which people can be healthy
Responsibilities of CHN
* Be a part in developing an overall health plan, its implementation and evaluation for communities
* Provide quality nursing services to the three levels of clientele
* Maintain coordination/linkages with other health team members, NGO/government agencies in the provision of public health services
* Conduct research relevant to CHN services to improve provision of health care
* Provide opportunities for professional growth and continuing education for staff development
* Refers to the practice of nursing in national and local government health departments (which includes Health Centers and RHU) and public schools whether their position title is Public Health Nurse or Nurse or School Nurse
* Is population-focused, with the goals of promoting health and preventing disease and disability for all people through the creation of conditions in which people can be healthy
Public Health Nursing may be defined as a ____ in nursing and in public health in which ____ are applied to problems of health as they affect the community.
Public Health Nursing may be defined as a field of professional practice in nursing and in public health in which technical nursing, interpersonal, analytical, and organizational skills are applied to problems of health as they affect the community.
____: It is ____ practiced in the public sector, “a special field of nursing that combines ____ as part of the total public health program for the ____, the ____, ____.”
WHO Expert Committee of Nursing: It is community health nursing practiced in the public sector, “a special field of nursing that combines the skills of nursing, public health and some phases of social assistance and functions as part of the total public health program for the promotion of health, the improvement of the conditions in the social and physical environment, rehabilitation of illness and disability.”
