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Community Health Nursing Day 2 Flashcards

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What are the Characteristics of Primary Health Care?

Remember: CASASA

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Characteristics of PHC:
C - community-based
- within 3-5km, within 30mins to the area
A - accessible
S - ustainable (pangmatagalan)
A - ffordable (low-cost); not free because they will become dependent
S - elf-reliance
A - available
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What are the ELEMENTS of Primary Health Care?

Remember: ELEMENTS

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ELEMENTS of PHC:
E - ducation
L -ocally endemic Diseases
E - essential Drugs
M - aternal and Child Healthcare
E - PI (Expanded Program Immunization)
N - utrition
T - reatment of Communicable Diseases/Non-communicable Diseases/ER services
S - anitation
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Elements of PHC:
E - ducation:

What are the 3 levels of prevention should you teach?

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Primary
Secondary
Tertiary

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Elements of PHC:
E - ducation:

In Primary,
Who are the clients and what is the Nursing Action?

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Who: Healthy clients
Act:
- Health promotion
- Illness prevention

Ex. of Primary:

  • Giving Chloroquine (Prophylaxis) before going to Palawan
  • Using mosquito net to prevent insect bites (prevention)
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Elements of PHC:
E - ducation:

In Secondary,
Who are the clients and what is the Nursing Action?

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Who: High Risk clients
Act:
- Early Diagnosis
- Early Screening - all dx test happens here
- Early Treatment
= prevention of complication

Ex. of Secondary:

  • BSE
  • Operation-timbang
  • Oxygen for Dyspnea (early treatment)
  • I.M.C.I. (screening)
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Elements of PHC:
E - ducation:

In Tertiary,
Who are the clients and what is the Nursing Action?

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Who: Post Treatment
Act:
- Rehabilitation; to prevent other complications
- Maintenance
= Palliative Care - improve quality of life

Ex. of Tertiary:

  • Low-fat diet after cholecystectomy
  • O2 humidification (preventing complication)
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Elements of PHC:
L - ocally endemic Disease:

  • occurrence and distribution of disease
  • backbone of preventing disease
A

Epidemiology

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Who is the First Epidemiologist?

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Hippocrates also called as the “Father of Medicine”

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Who is the Father of Epidemiologist?

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John Snow

- also contributed to the cholera outbreak in London

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What are the 4 Classification of Diseases?

Remember: SEEP

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Sporadic
Endemic
Epidemic
Pandemic

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Classification of Diseases:

  • cases occur occasionally
  • few cases only
  • Inc. immunity, dec. susceptible

Ex: Measles

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Sporadic

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Classification of Diseases:

  • cases are always present
  • mostly seen in Filipinos and Indians
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Endemic

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Classification of Diseases:

  • also called as _____
  • sudden increase cases in a short period of time
  • many are susceptible, dec immunity

4 Types of Epidemic:
1. ______; single event, simultaneous exposure
2. _____; person to person transmission (pinapakalat)
Ex: Flu, COVID
3. _____: “seasonal epidemic:
Ex: summer: rashes, conjunctivitis; rainy: dengue, cold
4. _____: change of disease overtime (nagbabago after sometime)
Ex: Cancer, SARS, COVID

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Epidemic, also called as outbreak

  1. Point source epidemic
  2. Propagated Epidemic
  3. Cyclical epidemic/seasonal epidemic
  4. Secular variation
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Classification of Diseases:

  • World-wide epidemic (WWE)
  • several countries are affected

Ex: small pox - chicken pox - monkey pox

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Pandemic

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What are the Triple Burden Diseases by DOH?

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  1. Communicable Disease
  2. Non-communicable Disease
  3. Disease of Rapid Urbanization
    Ex: war, pollution, climate change
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What is the number 1 cause of death among Filipinos?
What is the number 2 cause of death among Filipinos?
What is the number 3 cause of death among Filipinos?

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  1. Disease of the heart
  2. Disease of the blood vessels
    Ex: Atherosclerosis
  3. Cancer
17
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  • known as FHSIS

- considered as a Recording and Reporting of DOH

A

Field Health Service Information System

18
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  • known as CHITS
  • computerized
  • helps to early detect you on PhilHealth
A

Community Health Information System

19
Q

What law is also called Universal Healthcare Law?

  • All Filipinos are automatically enrolled in PhilHealth
  • could be directly or indirectly enrolled
A

R.A. 11223

20
Q

What law is the Herbal Medicines?

Remember: TAMA

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R.A. 8423
T - raditional
A - lternative
M - edicine
A - ct
21
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What are the 10 Herbal Medicines?

Remember: LUBBY SANTA

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  1. Lagundi
  2. Ulasimang bato/Pansit-pansitan
  3. Bayabas
  4. Bawang
  5. Yerba Buena
  6. Sambong
  7. Akapulko
  8. Niyog-niyogan
  9. Tsaang-gubat
  10. Ampalaya
22
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What Herbal Medicine is commonly used for:

  • Asthma, fever (ASCOF)
  • Action: cephalocaudal
  • could be used for: coryza, cough, skin disease, body malaise, dysentery, arthritis, insect bites, contusion, sprain
A

Lagundi

23
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What Herbal Medicine commonly used for:

  • lowers uric acid (gout)
  • not for kidney stones
A

Ulasimang-bato/Pansit-pansitan

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What Herbal Medicine commonly used for:

  • antiseptic properties
  • for “WASH”; mouthwash, wash wounds, stomachache
A

Bayabas

25
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What Herbal Medicine commonly used for:

  • Hypertension
  • reduces cholesterol
A

Bawang

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What Herbal Medicine commonly used for:

  • also called as “peppermint menthol”
  • for pain
  • cough and cold
A

Yerba Buena

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What Herbal Medicine commonly used for:

  • diuretic and edema
  • for kidney stones
  • not allowed for kidney infection/UTI
A

Sambong

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What Herbal Medicine commonly used for:

  • fungal infection; scabies, bunhi, an-an, tinea capitis/ringworm
A

Akapulko

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What Herbal Medicine commonly used for:

  • parasitism; children more at risk
  • seeds are not for below 4 years old
  • best time to give is 2 hours after dinner; Interval is 1 week
A

Niyog-niyogan

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What Herbal Medicine commonly used for:

  • children with indigestion
  • abdominal pain/diarrhea
A

Tsaang-gubat

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What Herbal Medicine commonly used for:

  • for Type 2 diabetes
  • leaves - flavanoid
  • stimulates pancreas to release insulin
A

Ampalaya

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What are the important principles of herbal medicines?

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  1. It should be Fresh Leaves; not exposed to insecticides
  2. One herbal at a time
  3. Decoction
  4. On clay pot; don’t use aluminum pot; don’t cover and use low heat

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