chn 1-10 Flashcards
→ a group of people with common
characteristics or interests living together
within a territory or geographical boundary
COMMUNITY
→ place where people under usual
conditions are found
COMMUNITY
derived from a Latin word comunicas
which means a group of people.
- communitas =
the same
derived from a Latin word comunicas
- communis =
common, public, shared by
all/many
Other definitions of Community:
A community is a social group determined
by geographical boundaries and common
values and interests. Its members know
and interact with each other, and their
activities fulfill a wide range of needs
within the group. The community’s
organization and identity are shaped by
the interactions and shared experiences of
its members.
By WHO (1947)
Other definitions of Community:
-collection of people who
interact with one another and whose
common interests and character form the
basis for sense of unity/belonging.
Allender
Other definitions of Community:
-group of people who
share something in common and interact
with one another; exhibit a commitment
and share geographic boundary.
♥ Lundy and Janes
Other definitions of Community:
a group of people who share
common interests, who interact with each
other, and who function collectively as a
group within a defined social structure to
address common concerns
Clark
Other definitions of Community:
a localitybased entity, composed of formal
organizations reflecting society’s
institutions, informal groups, and
aggregates.
Shuster and Goeppinger
– community occupies a
territorial area, permanent or changing.
Locality
– is the social coherence
which the people inculcate within
themselves
Sentiments –
– totality of individuals
with similar conditions in life. sense of
belongingness
Group of People
– no ups and downs and
inequality in community.
Common Life
– always identified by its
name.
Particular Name
WHAT IS HEALTH?
Health is a state of complete state of
physical, mental, and social well-being
and not merely the absence of disease or
infirmity
World Health Organization
Types of Community
opposite of urban,
called the country
note: population density - # of people per
Sq. km
. Urban
Types of Community
– “Territorial
Communities”, traditionally recognized,
formed by both natural and man made
Geopolitical Community
Types of Community
–
“Functional Communities” (e.g. Aeta
communities, Church), relational
interactive groups, more abstract & people
share a proup perspective/ identity based
on culture, history, values, interest & goals
. Phenomenological Community
DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH
Low education levels are
linked with poor health, more stress and
lower self confidence
Education
WHAT IS HEALTH?
– state of well-being which a
person is able to use purposeful, adaptive
responses, and processes physically,
mentally, emotionally, spiritually, and
socially.
Murray
Types of Community
- region surrounding
a city, density of human
structures
. Rural
WHAT IS HEALTH?
– actualization of inherent and
acquired human potential through goaldirected behavior, competent self-care,
and satisfying relationship with others.
Pender
WHAT IS HEALTH?
– state of person that is
characterized by soundness/wholeness;
developed human structures and of bodily
and mental functioning
Orem
DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH
- Income and
social status are closely linked to health.
The greater the gap between the richest
and poorest, the larger the health
disparities
Income and Social Status
DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH
- Safe water and
clean healthy workplaces, safe houses,
communities, and roads all contribute to
good healt
Social Support Networks
DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH
- Greater
support from family, friends and
communities are linked to better health
Social Support Networks -
DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH
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People and employment are healthier,
particularly those who have control over
their working conditions
Employment and Working Conditions -
DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH
- Customs, traditions and beliefs
affect health
Culture
DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH
- Inheritance plays a part in
determining lifespan
Genetics
DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH
- Access and use of
services that prevent and treat diseases
Health Services -
DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH
Balance eating keeping active and
drinking is how we deal with life stresses
and challenges
Personal Behavior and Coping Skills
DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH
- Men and women suffer from
different types of diseases
Gender
MODELS OF HEALTH
- Wellness is a philosophy or approach for
developing a healthy lifestyle that
positively affects our quality of life
High-Level Wellness
MODELS OF HEALTH
- Epidemiologic Triad is for illness to occur
- If the Environment has a good condition to
grow and multiply Agents illness will occur
and affect the Host.
Agent-Host Environment
MODELS OF HEALTH
Actions towards a lifestyle
- Perceived susceptibility to acquire illness
and severity of illness and diseases
Health Belief
MODELS OF HEALTH
- Individual characteristics and
experiences - shapes their action shapes
their action - Special behavior cognitions and affect
- direct impact to one’s motivation for
change - Behavior outcome - once commitment to
make change
Health Promotion
MODELS OF HEALTH
- States that illness and death can have
evolutionary purposes, helping to shape
species over time. Here are the meanings
of each element:
Evolutionary-Based Model
NURSING
autonomous and collaborative care for
people of different ages, communities and
families.
WHO
NURSING
Nursing is an act of utilizing the
environment of the patient to assist in their
recovery
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE
NURSING
Nursing as the Protection, Promotion And
Optimization Of Health And Abilities (PPOPHA),,
prevention of illness and injury, alleviation of
suffering through diagnosis and treatment of
human response, and advocacy in the care of
individuals, families, communities, and
populations
ANA (2010)
NURSING
Assisting the individual, sick or well, in the
performance of those activities contributing to
health or its recovery or to peaceful death that an
individual would perform unaided if he had the
necessary strength, well or knowledge
★ HENDERSON
PUBLIC HEALTH
Science and art of preventing disease, prolonging
life, promoting health and efficiency through
organized community effort
PUBLIC HEALTH
Science and art of preventing disease, prolonging
life, promoting health and efficiency through
organized community effor
→ DR. CE WINSLOW
PUBLIC HEALTH
Art of applying science in the context of politics so
as to reduce inequalities in health ensuring the
best health for the greatest number
→ WHO
Public Health Nursing
WHO
Special field of nursing that combines the Skills
Of Nursing, Public Health and some phases of
Social Assistance And Functions
– founder of modern day
Public Health Nursing; also coind the term Public
Health Nursing
LILIAN D. WALD
Community Health Nursing
A synthesis of nursing knowledge and practice
and the science and practice of public health
→ CLARK
Community Health Nursing
The utilization of the nursing process in the
different levels of clientele - individuals,
families, population groups and communities
(IFPC)
→ MAGLAYA, ET AL
Community Health Nursing
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
→ WHO Expert Committee of Nursing
Community Health Nursing
“To raise the level of citizenry 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 highlevel wellness”
→ NISCE, ET AL
Community Health Nursing
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
JACOBSON
Community Health Nursing
A service rendered by a professional nurse to
IFCs, population groups in health centers,
clinics, schools , workplace for the promotion of
health, prevention of illness, care of the sick at
home and rehabilitation
DR. RUTH B. FREEMAN
Philosophy of CHN
Dr. M. Shetland
“The philosophy of CHN is based on the worth
and dignity of man.”
The is the patient in CHN
COMMUNITY
is the unit of care in chn
FAMILY
and there
are four levels of clientele
individual,
family, population grou , community.
In CHN, the CLIENT is considered as an
ACTIVE PARTNER NOT PASSIVE
MISSION OF CHN
- Health Promotion
- Health Protection
- Health Balance
- Disease prevention
- Social Justice
PRINCIPLES OF CHN
- E – ducation as primary tool and
responsibility - M – ade available to all regardless of race,
creed, and socioeconomic status. - P – olicies and objectives of the agency is
fully understood by the nurse. - O – rganizing for health, with the family as
the unit of service. - W – orks as a member of the health team
(PHN) - E – xisting active organizations are
utilized. - R – ecording and reporting are accurate.
- M – onitoring and evaluation of services is
periodically done. - E – xisting indigenous resources of the
community is used. - N – eeds of clienteles is recognized and
serves as basis for CHN - T – raining and development as
opportunities for continuing staff
education programs
Roles and Responsibilities of a Community
Health Nurse
Provides nursing care to the sick and
disabled
→ CLINICIAN
Roles and Responsibilities of a Community
Health Nurse
Speaks or acts for those who cannot
speak/act for themselves
→ ADVOCATE
Roles and Responsibilities of a Community
Health Nurse
Brings together strengths and
weaknesses of people involved toward a
common goal
* Works with people in the community
toward a common goal and relies on
joint or shared decision-making
→ COLLABORATOR
Roles and Responsibilities of a Community
Health Nurse
Catalyst to bring change, helping people
understand processes and actions, and
assisting them in making decisions
CONSULTANT
Roles and Responsibilities of a Community
Health Nurse
Listens and provides feedback and
information, strengthens and guides
people’s own decision making skills and
explores feelings and attitudes for people
understand themselves and their
decisions
→ COUNSELOR
Roles and Responsibilities of a Community
Health Nurse
One of the most important roles as CHN
* Provides knowledge, skills and
attitudes
EDUCATOR
