CHN SAS 1 Flashcards
Are social structures that exhibit and create norms and values that establish social institution (WHO)
Community
A state of complete physical, mental and social being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
Health
Extends the realm of public health to include organized health efforts at the community level through both government and private sectors
Community Health
The utilization of the nursing process in the different levels of clientele-individuals, families, population groups, communities, concerned with promoting health, prevention of disease and disability and rehabilitation
Community Health nursing
Their goal is to raise the level of the citizenry by helping communities and families to cope with the discontinues in and threats to health in such a way as to maximize their potential for high-level wellness
Community Health Nursing
What is the main focus of community health nurses?
Health Promotion
Identifies the needs and concerns of individuals, groups, families, and the community
Programmer/Planner
Act as resource speaker on health and health-related services
Health Educator/trainer/counselor
Promotes self-reliance of community and emphasizes their involvement and participation in planning, organizing, implementing, and evaluating of health services
Community Organizer
Coordinates health services with concerned individuals and families through the community health team members
Coordinator of services
Renders direct care to various clients with different needs, may it be home, in school, clinics or work settings
Provider of Nursing care
Monitors and detects the presence of health concerns in the community through contacts or home visits.
Health monitor
Follows a systematic process of monitoring the health status of the community through the conduct of surveys and home visits
Researcher
Records data systematically and ensures its validity through accurate and complete data gathering
Statistician
Promotes and motivates change in the community in their health practices and lifestyle behaviors for them to promote and maintain good health, be knowledgeable and has the initiative in accessing health services
Change Agent
What are the core values of a community health nurse
- Integrity
- Professionalism
- Competence
- Commitment
- Openness
- Teamwork
- Patriotism
states that anything said to nurses and other health-care providers by their parents must be held in the strictest confidence
confidentiality
This skill enables nurses to make value-based judgments that align with professional standards and moral codes, prioritizing the needs of patients and colleagues ahead of their own.
Ethical thinking
A promise that the individual will fulfill all commitments made to himself or herself and to others
Fidelity
A religion in which they urge members to refuse blood transfusion
Jehovahs witness
They prohibit the consumption of pork, shellfish, alcohol, coffee and tea
Seventh-day Adventist
They prohibit the consumption of beef
Hindus
The ability to tolerate uncertain situations
Patience and Endurance
Being respectful and honest with oneself
Flexibility
The capacity to laugh at oneself in times of adversity
Humor
The view that illness and sufferings are the unavoidable and predestined will of God, in which the patient, family members and even the physician should not interfere
Fatalistic Resignation
