DEFINITION AND FOCUS OF PUBLIC HEALTH Flashcards
group of people living in a particular area with common beliefs, values, and traditions
community
true or false: a communty’s common beliefs eventually evolve as a culture
true
the science and art of PREVENTING disease, PROLONGING life, and PROMOTING health and efficiency thru organized community effort
public health
true or false: public health is the prevention and promotion of population health at the national and local levels
true
organized health effots at the community level thru both gov and private efforts
community health
a professional nurse with communities, groups, families,and idv at home, in health centers, in clinics, in schools, in work for the promotion of health, prevention of illness, care of the sick at home and rehabiltation
community health nursing (ruth freeman)
specialized field of nursing practice that renders care to ind, families, and communities, focusing on health promotion and disease prevention through people empowerment and maintenance of health
community health nursing
a learned practice discipline with the ultimate goal of contributing as individuals and in collaboration with others to the promotion of the client’s optimum level of functioning thru’ teaching and delivery of care
community health nursing (jacobson)
the synthesis of nursing practice and public health practice applied to promoting and preserving the health of populations
community health nursing (ANA 1980)
The utilization of the nursing process in the different levels of clientele-individuals, families, population groups and communities, concerned with the promotion of health, prevention of disease and disability and rehabilitation
community health nursing (maglaya, et al.)
to raise the level of of citizenry by helping communities and families to cope with the discontinuities in and threats to health in such a way as to maximize their potential for high-level wellness
goal of community health nursing (nisce, et al.)
Uses the nursing process to provide direct nursing intervention to individuals, families, or population groups
care giver or cinician role
Facilitates learning for positive health behavior change.
educator
Speaks or acts on behalf of clients who cannot do so for themselves.
lawyer / advocate
Engage in the role of managing health services
administrator / manager
knows how to work with many people
collaborator
Refers to the practice of nursing in national and local government health departments (which includes Health Centers and RHU) and public schools whether their position title is Public Health Nurse or Nurse or School Nurse
public health nursing
true or false: public health nursing is intervention-focused
false - population focused
a field of professional practice in nursing and in public health in which technical nursing, interpersonal, analytical, and organizational skills are applied to problems of health as they affect the community.
public health nursing
what are the standards of public health nursing practice (15)
assessment
population disgnosis prioity
outcomes ifentification
planning
implementation
evaluation
quality of patient
education
professional practice evaluation
collegiality and profession relationship
collaboration
ethics
research
resource utilization population
leadership
15__ - The very first hospital in the philippines to care for spanish soldiers and civilians
1565 - hospital real de manila
15__ - the first franciscan missionary, who took pity on numerous beggars who flock the convent
1577 - bro. juan clemente
15__ - clemente constructed two ward of nipa and bamboo, where friars cared for the sick
1578 - hospital de los indios naturales
16___ - the reconstruction of hospital de naturales, exclusively for leprosy patients
1603 - san lazaro hospital
16__ - he worked toward installing water system in san juan del monte, manila
1690 - domican father juan de pergero
18__ - he introduced smallpox vaccine
1805 - dr. francisco de balmis
18__ - the first ___ were appointed and worked as provincial health officers
1876 - medicos titulares
18__ - this univeristy opens a 2 year course to produce male nurses and sanitary inspectors
1888 - ust
19__ - this board was created through act 157
1901 - board of health for the philippine islands