COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING Flashcards
It promotes and preserves the
health of populations by integrating the
skills and knowledge relevant to both
nursing and public health.
CHN Practice
The practice is comprehensive and general.
Composed of 3 major concept
Community who notes a client and health as
a
Goal and Nursing as a means
Is a specialized field of nursing practice
which are anchored on nursing theories and
important concepts from the science of
public health such as:
- emphasis on the importance of the
“greatest good for the greatest
number”; - priority of health promotive and disease
preventive strategies over curative
interventions;
CHN
Responsibilities of CHN
- Providing care to disabled ones
- Maintaining healthy environment
- Teaching/Advocating/Collaborating
- Identify the needs and referring them for
service - Preventing ant reporting neglect and
abuse - Participate in professional development
activities - Ensuring quality nursing research and
engagement in nursing research
Responsibilities of CHN
- Providing care to disabled ones
- Maintaining healthy environment
- Teaching/Advocating/Collaborating
- Identify the needs and referring them for
service - Preventing ant reporting neglect and
abuse - Participate in professional development
activities - Ensuring quality nursing research and
engagement in nursing research
Clients of CHN that is seen during home follow-up,
home health consultation, workplace visit
conference, etc.
Individual
Clients of CHN that has two major functions: reproduction and socialization. Basic unit in the
community health nursing. Contribute knowingly and unknowingly to the development of the health. Performs health promoting, health maintaining, and disease preventing activities.
Family
Clients of CHN that consists of children, and elderly which they are considered the most vulnerable individual in the community.
Population groups
Clients of CHN consist of a Healthy community may be rural, urban, has a characteristics that every individual must be aware of health programs that the health center can offer
Community
When they seek medical advice, they
should go or utilize the _________ of
healthcare system (Primary level of
prevention) before going to the next level
of healthcare system
First line level (Barangay Health Unit)
A type of public health nursing that
focuses on the promotion of health and
wellness of the pupils/students, teaching
and non-teaching personnel of the
schools.
- Advance the well-being, academic
success, and lifelong achievement of
student where it is the accountability of
a school nurse
School Health Nursing
- Health problems of school children are the
result of economic and environmental
(particularly their home and immediate
environment) factors. - school nursing practice which include
policies and standards of the Department
of Education, Culture and Sports and the
Department of Health, and standards of
the nursing profession.
Other determinants
Play a critical role within the school health
program by addressing the major
experiencing by the children
School nurses
is an important requisite in education.
Health
is an important requisite in education.
Health
aims at promoting the health of school children and preventing health problems that would hinder their
learning and performance of their developmental tasks.
School Health nursing
aims at promoting the health of school children and preventing health problems that would hinder their
learning and performance of their developmental tasks.
School Health nursing
To promote quality nursing service to the school population by providing comprehensive and quality nursing care.
Objective of School Nursing
is mandated to safeguard the health and nutritional well being of the total school population.
Health and Nutrition Center of DepEd
is mandated to safeguard the health and nutritional well being of the total school population.
Health and Nutrition Center of DepEd
2 divisions of HNC
Health and Nutrition divisions
2 divisions of HNC
Health and Nutrition divisions
4 sections of health division
Medical, Dental, Nursing and Health education sections
A duty and responsibility that has direct services to the individual or family as well as the activities that promotes health and access healthcare communities and the larger public. Address the challenge of patient-centered care in our complex of healthcare system.
Health and advocacy
Duty and responsibility; that decrease the negative effect of health problem by identifying student with
potential underlying problems early and referring them for treatment
Health and Nutrition assessment
Duty and responsibility; that decrease the negative effect of health problem by identifying student with
potential underlying problems early and referring them for treatment
Health and Nutrition assessment
A duty and responsibility that includes the safety of the environment by participating in the environmental safety monitoring like playgrounds, etc
Supervision of the health and safety of the school plant.
A duty and responsibility that provides care for injuries and acute illness for all student and long term management for those student who has a special needs
Treatment of common ailments and attending to emergency cases.
A duty and responsibility that has use of community resources, promote optimal outcomes or health status of individual.
Referrals and follow up of pupils and personnel.
A duty and responsibility that allow the healthcare worker to assist the home and family situation to provide the necessary nursing care
Home visits
A duty and responsibility that has an activity
of providing services to any population that might not otherwise have access to those services and build avenues where people can try and support with bayanihan with other
Community outreach like attending community assemblies and organizing school community councils
A duty and responsibility that assess whether the goal has been achieved or not
Recording and reporting of accomplishment.
A duty and responsibility that is used to assist the performance of the program and projects mandated by the DOH has been implemented. Improve future and current management of outputs, outcomes and impact on the delivery of healthcare system on how it is being implemented
Monitoring and evaluation of programs and projects.
A skill needed to deliver effective health care to school populace: appropriate data collection during assessment
Assessment and screening skills
A skill needed to deliver effective health care to school populace: appropriate data collection during assessment
Assessment and screening skills
A skill needed to deliver effective health care to school populace: empowering the client
Health counseling skills
A skill needed to deliver effective health care to school populace: community development for recovery of conflicts and disasters. Allow to understand their situation and organize action
Social mobilization skills
A skill needed to deliver effective health care to school populace: Can facilitate mutual understanding in both parties
Good oral and written skills
A skill needed to deliver effective health care to school populace: Has a knowledge to respond emergency treatment during crisis.
Basic management skills
spread from one person to another through a variety of ways that is
contact of blood and bodily fluids, breathing in an airborne viruses, or being bitten by an insect
Disease
It prevents and manages non communicable disease (diabetes, heart
disease, stroke), prevent hypertension, improve body weight, improve health
Regular physical activity + good nutrition + adequate rest
(Establishment of data bank on school health and nutrition activities)
In communicable disease control; for sanitation and safety requirements
School plant inspection for healing environment
to know if children has minor illnesses that can be transmitted to the others. Check the safety of the environment
Rapid classroom inspection
assist of the living condition of the patient and his/her family and their health practices
Home visitations
The practice focuses on promotion, protection, and restoration of worker’s health within the context of a safe and healthy work environment.
Is autonomous, and occupational health nurses make independent nursing judgments in providing occupational health services.
Occupational Nursing
DETERMINANTS of occupational nursing practice are: Mandated policies and standards in implementing the health benefits of employees
Government policies and standards
DETERMINANTS of occupational nursing practice are: Mandated policies and standards in implementing the health benefits of employees
Government policies and standards
It can be an occupational nurse who is in a prime position to assess the needs of
PHN
It can be an occupational nurse who is in a prime position to assess the needs of the working population and design working interventions.
PHN
The mission of what health and safety is “to assure so far as possible every working man and woman in the country is safe and in healthful working conditions.”
Occupational
Whose professional goal that its central mission is to promote and maintain the health and safety of workers through a systemic process of assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation.
Occupational health nurses
Whose professional goal that is the branch of medicine which is concerned with the maintenance of health in the workplace, including prevention and treatment of diseases and injuries, with secondary objectives of maintaining and increasing productivity and social adjustment in the workplace.
Occupational Physicians
Whose professional goal is capable of assessing and controlling physical, chemical, biological or environmental hazards present in the workplace, work environment or public space that could cause injury or illness. An industrial hygienist also can advise on how to minimize or control the worker exposure to harmful conditions and hazardous materials.
Industrial hygienists
Whose professional goal is capable of assessing and controlling physical, chemical, biological or environmental hazards present in the workplace, work environment or public space that could cause injury or illness. An industrial hygienist also can advise on how to minimize or control the worker exposure to harmful conditions and hazardous materials.
Industrial hygienists
Whose professional goal is to looks for ways to prevent accidents in the
workplace. They inspect buildings and machines for hazard and safety violation, investigate accident and determine what caused them and educate workers on how to use safety equipment
Safety engineers and other safety professionals
these are public health workers who investigate patterns and
causes of disease and injury. Identify people who are at risk, determine how to control and stop the spread or prevent it from happening again
Epidemiologist
is a scientist who has a strong understanding of many scientific disciplines, such as biology and chemistry, and typically works with chemicals and other substances to determine if they are toxic or harmful to humans and other living organisms or the environment.
Toxicologist
They use their knowledge and skillsto improve systematic processes throughthe use of statistical analysis,interpersonal communication, design,planning, quality control, operationsmanagement, computer simulation, and problem solving.
Industrial Engineers
They are professional post studies designed to evaluate human work system with the goal of optimizing the performance and safety of those system. Also known as human factor engineer
Ergonomist
They teach individuals and communities how to live healthier lifestyle. They instruct them on nutrition, and the avoidance of unhealthy activities like smoking and excessive alcohol consumption. A health educators goal is to provide people with tools that allow them to avoid developing life threatening health issues.
Health educator
it used the principles of engineering, soil science, biology, chemistry, to develop soil to environmental problems
Environmental engineers
A component of specialty practice that oversee the environmental workplace of the employee if it is free from hazard objects
Worker or work place hazard assessment and surveilance
It is a component of specialty practice where if there are more numbers of cases reported in any form of cause of an injury, the implementation of health protocol and safety are not fully imposed
Injury and Illness investigation, analysis and prevention
It is a component of specialty that we should know that the management or treatment under the primary care system so that immediate care will be given to anyone.
Primary Care
It is a component of specialty that is a collaborative process that assess, plan, implement, coordinate, monitor, and evaluate the options and services required to meet the client required needs and human service needs
Case management
It is a component of specialty that is a collaborative process that assess, plan, implement, coordinate, monitor, and evaluate the options and services required to meet the client required needs and human service needs
Case management
It is a component of specialty that is a collaborative process that involves the development of a confidential professional relationship that focuses on personal problems. The objective of counseling is to help you clarify issue, gain insight to your feelings and thoughts, deal effectively with your problem.
Counseling
It is a component of specialty that is a collaborative process that involves the development of a confidential professional relationship that focuses on personal problems. The objective of counseling is to help you clarify issue, gain insight to your feelings and thoughts, deal effectively with your problem.
Counseling
It is a component of specialty that Oversee the management and administration is considering your health plan program for the welfare of the employee. Achieve the wellbeing of the employe.
Management and administration
It is a component of specialty that Oversee the management and administration is considering your health plan program for the welfare of the employee. Achieve the wellbeing of the employe.
Management and administration
It is a component of specialty that Gain employee’s trust and maintain transparency in your company. Ethical consequences of employee monitoring: breach of privacy and personal data, produce employee moral and trust
Legal and ethical monitoring
