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Assessing Community Health Needs Flashcards

1
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the community health nurse regard the __ as their primary client

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community

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give the two important reasons why community is seen as the primary client

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  • the community has a direct influence on the health of the individuals, families, and sub-populations
  • it is at this level that most health service provision occurs
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community health nurses need to know the ___ of a community because these __ the stage for understanding the different aspects that directly or indirectly influence the health status of the community

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defining characteristics, “set”

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caring for the community as a client starts with determining its __

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health status

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the nurse collects data - proceeds to analyze and seek explanations - the diagnoses are then derived - basis for implementing community health nursing interventions

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community diagnosis / community assessment / situational analysis

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is a product of the various interacting elements such as population, physical and topographical characteristics, socio-economic and cultural factors, health and basic social services, and the power structure within the community.

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health status of the community

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aims to obtain general information about the community

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comprehensive community diagnosis

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what are the elements of a comprehensive community diagnosis (DSHHP)

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  • demographic variables
  • socio-economic and cultural variables
  • health and illness patterns
  • health resources
  • political/leadership patterns
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The analysis of the community’s demographic characteristics should show the size, composition, and geographical distribution of the population

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demographic variables

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what are the indicators of demographic variables (TASPP)

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  • Total population and geographical distribution (including population density)
  • Age and sex composition
  • Selected vital indicators (CBR, CDR, Life Expectancy)
  • Patterns of migration
  • Population projections
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what are the essential information (indicators) under socio-economic and cultural variables (SEEC)

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  • Social
  • Economic
  • Environmental
  • Cultural
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socio-economic and cultural variables
social indicators: CTEH

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  • communication network
  • transportation system
  • educational level
  • housing conditions
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socio-economic and cultural variables
economic indicators: PUPTO

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  • poverty level income
  • unemployment and underemployment rates
  • proportion of salaried and wage earners to total economically active population
  • types of industry present in the community
  • occupation common in the community
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socio-economic and cultural variables
environmental indicators: PWWA

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  • physical/geographical/topographical characteristics of the community
  • water supply
  • waste disposal
  • air, water, and land pollution
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socio-economic and cultural variables
cultural factors:

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  • variables that may break up the people into groups within the community (ethnicity, social class. language, religion)
  • cultural beliefs and practices that affect health
  • concepts about health and illness
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the nurse may collect primary data about the leading causes of illness and deaths and their respective rates of occurence

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health and illness patterns

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what are the health and illness patterns: MMIMH

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  • Leading causes of mortality
  • Leading causes of morbidity
  • Leading Causes of infant mortality
  • Leading causes of maternal mortality
  • Leading causes of hospital admission
18
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that are available in the community is an important element of the community diagnosis mainly because they are the essential ingredients in the delivery of basic health services

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health resources

19
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health resources
the nurse needs to determine m, i, m__.

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  • manpower resources
  • institutional resources
  • material resources
20
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is a vital element in achieving the goal of high-level wellness among the people

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political/leadership patterns

21
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It reflects the action potential of the state and its people to address the health needs and problems of the community.

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political/leadership patterns

22
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It also mirrors the sensitivity of the government to the people’s struggle for better lives.

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political/leadership patterns

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political/leadership patterns
the nurse describes the following: PACP

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  • Power structures in the community (formal and informal)
  • Attitudes of people toward authority
  • Conditions/events/issue that causes social conflict/upheaval or that lead to social bonding/unification
  • Practices/Approaches that are effective in settling issues and concerns within the community

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