Chapter 2 Community Health Nursing Flashcards
What is a community?
a group of people with common characteristics or interests living together within a territory
Community is derived from a Latin word _________ which means _ _____ ___ ________
- comunicas
- a group of people
What is community health?
- paramedical and medical intervention/approach which is concerned on the health of the whole population
What are the goals of community health?
- Health promotion
- Disease prevention
- Management of factors affecting health
What is nursing?
both a profession and a vocation
What is the mission of CHN? (5)
- Health Promotion
- Health Protection
- Health Balance
- Disease prevention
- Social
(Principles of CHN):
The _________ is the patient in CHN, the __________ is the unit of care and there are four levels of clientele: _________, ________, _______ ________ (those who share common characteristics), and the _______________
- community
- family
- individual
- family
- population group
- community
(Principles of CHN):
In CHN, the client is considered as an _______ partner ____ _________ recipient of care
- ACTIVE
- NOT PASSIVE
(Principles of CHN)
CHN practice is affected by developments in health ___________, in particular, changes in _________, in general
- technologies
- society
(Principles of CHN)
The goal of CHN is achieved through _______________ ____________
- multi-sectoral efforts
(Principles of CHN):
CHN is part of health ____ _________ and the larger human _________ __________
- care system
- services system
(Roles of a PHN) ________, a health care provider, taking care of the sick people at _____ or in the _________
- Clinician
- home
- RHU
(Roles of a PHN)
_______ ________, who aims towards ________ ________ and _______ _________ through dissemination of correct information
- Health Educator
- health promotion
- illness prevention
(Roles of a PHN)
________, who establishes ________ ________ by referral system
- Facilitator
- multi-sectoral linkages
(Roles of a PHN)
___________, who monitors and __________ the performance of ___________
- Supervisor
- supervises
- midwives