Community Health Nursing - Day 1 Flashcards
Where do CHN works?
outside the hospital
Ex: school nurse
What is the GOAL of CHN?
- to achieve the optimum level of functioning (OLOF)/high level wellness of the client
What are the two main focus of CHN if the clients are healthy?
- Health promotion
2. Illness prevention
one of the main focus of CHN:
- increase level of health
- HEALTHY becomes HEALTHIER
- help to achieve OLOF and change to healthy lifestyle
Health promotion
“D” of Health promotion
What are its 3 Nutrition Guidelines?
A
B
C
D-iet (well-balanced diet); “you are what you eat”
Nutrition Guidelines: A - im ideal body weight (IBW) thru body mass index (BMI); Formula: wt(kg)/ht(m)2 Asia Pacific Obesity Guidelines (APOG) - Normal BMI = 18-23 - Overweight = 23-25 - Obese = > 30
B - uild a healthy nutrition practices
- eat on time
C - hoose food wisely
“E” of Health promotion
What are the two types of its intensity?
Exercise
Type:
- Cumulative - 10 mins morning, afternoon, night = 30mins/day
*Do not ask how many times, instead ask how’s the intensity
Intensity:
1. Moderate - almost everyday (Ex. jogging, biking)
2. Vigorous - 3x/week (Ex: biking on the hills)
*Aerobic exercise - promotes circulation
“R” of Health promotion
What are the its two types?
R - est
- Stress management
- Sleep
- Adults: 6-8 hrs/day
“S” of Health promotion
What are the chemicals of cigarettes?
What are the 2 ways to quit smoking?
S - top/Avoid smoking
Chemicals of cigarettes:
a. Nicotine - addictive
b. Carbon monoxide - interferes oxygenation = Hypoxia (mabilis mapagod)
c. Tar - paralyzes the cilia of the lungs = respiratory infection
2 ways to quit smoking 1. Education - 4A's - Ask, Advise, Assist, Arrange 2. Legislation RA 9211 (2022) = Tobacco Regulations Act - not allowed in public places - not allowed to advertise - not allowed to sell (within 100m) of school premise
one of the main focus of CHN:
- maintain health
- HEALTHY becomes HEALTHY
- specific
- protection
Illness prevention
What is the Vision of DOH?
Vision: 1. Filipinos will be the healthiest in the Southeast Asia (2022) - based on life expectancy Life expectancy: - HK: 85 y.o. - Singapore: 83.8 y.o - Filipinos: 71 y.o (2019)
- Filipinos will be the healthiest in Asia by 2040
What is the Mission of DOH?
Mission: - develop "PREP" health system P - roductive R - esilient E - quitable P - eople-centered
What are the 3 functions of DOH?
E.O. 102 (Executive Order?) 1. L - eadership in health: Policies 2. E - nabler and capacity builder - creates new strategies and trainings for health Ex. Unang Yakap 3. Administrative function: - manages tertiary a. primary b. secondary c. tertiary - handled by DOH, including ER services
Philippine Healthcare Delivery System:
- basic health care services/simple cases
- Who handles this?
Philippine Healthcare Delivery System:
Primary
Mayor
Philippine Healthcare Delivery System:
What are the two under Primary?
- Barangay Health Station (BHS)
- manned by public health midwife (PHM)
- satellite station
*if hindi kaya icure, proceed to
2. Rural Health Unit/Health Center
- main primary center
- complete health care team
Ex: nurses, doctors
What are the roles of these complete healthcare team in RHU/Health Center?
- Public Health Midwife (PHM)
- Public Health Nurse (PHN)
- Rural Health Physician (RHP)/ Health Officer
- Sanitary Inspector
- Medtech
- Dentist
- Public Health Midwife (PHM) - frontline (tumatanggap ng pts)
- Public Health Nurse (PHN) - supervisor/coach (oversee the activities)
- Rural Health Physician (RHP)/ Health Officer - manager (responsible for overall activities inside the center)
- Sanitary Inspector - environmental sanitation; Ex: sanitary permit (health center)
- Medtech - laboratory
- Dentist - dental health program