CHN Flashcards
A group of people with common characteristics or interests living together within a territory or geographical boundary
COMMUNITY
A group of people with common characteristics, developmental stage or exposure to particular environmental factors, thus resulting in common health problems.
POPULATION GROUP
ACCORDING TO THE DEFINITION OF DR. MAGLAYA.
It is the utilization of the nursing process in the different levels of clientele (individuals, families, population group, and communities), concerned with the promotion of health, prevention of disease and disability , and rehabilitation.
COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING
What is the goal of the community health nursing?
PROMOTION AND PRESERVATION OF THE HEALTH OF POPULATION
What is the principle of utilitarianism ?
THE GREATEST GOOD FOR THE GREATEST POPULATION.
Nature of CHN practice?
COMPREHENSIVE
GENERAL
CONTINUAL AND NOT EPISODIC
What is the knowledge base of community health nursing derived from?
NURSING AND PUBLIC HEALTH.
In community health nursing, what are the different levels of clientele that nurses work with?
INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, POPULATION GROUPS, AND THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE.
What is the definition of public health according to Winslow?
PUBLIC HEALTH ENABLES EVERY CITIZEN TO REALIZE HIS BIRTHRIGHT OF HEALTH AND LONGEVITY
How does Shetland define the philosophy of community health nursing (CHN)?
THE WORTH AND DIGNITY OF MAN.
According to Freeman, what is community health nursing?
A SERVICE RENDERED BY A PROFESSIONAL NURSE
What is the ultimate goal of community health nursing, as per Jacobson?
PROMOTION OF OPTIMUM LEVEL OF FUNCTIONING (OLOF).
How does Hanlon define the purpose of community health nursing?
ATTAINMENT OF THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF WELL-BEING AND LONGEVITY.
An approach to health development by the World Health Organisation which attempts to reduce inequalities in health was made in year 1986.
OTTOWA CHARTER FOR HEALTH PROMOTION (1986)
According to Maglaya, the ultimate goal of nursing is to raise the level of _________ of the entire citizenry.
HEALTH
What is the primary responsibility of the community health nurse?
HEALTH EDUCATION
The goal of health education can only be achieved when you successfully change a person’s _________.
BEHAVIOR
Health education is most effective when it leads to a positive change in an individual’s _________.
BEHAVIOR
When is the best time to conduct health education?
WHEN THE INDIVIDUAL IS HEALTHY AND FREE FROM ILLNESS.
What is the ultimate goal of community health nursing according to maglaya?
TO RAISE THE LEVEL OF HEALTH OF THE ENTIRE CITIZEN
What is the unit of service in the practice of community heath nursing?
FAMILY
The ___________ is the network of health facilities and personnel that carry out the task of rendering health care to people.
HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM
What is the interrelated ways in which a country organizes available resources for the maintenance and improvement of the health of its citizens and communities?
HEALTH SYSTEM.
What are the groups of services or institutions in the country which are concerned with the health of the population?
HEALTH SECTOR