Exam 1 Flashcards
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Colonial period of nursing
informal care, no hospitals
first hospital in the US
pennsylvania hospital
Shattuck report
1st attempt to organize public health in the US
By the massachusetts sanitary commission
Nightingale major contributions
Value of aseptic technique
Nursing research contributions
Nursing education
Kept records and recorded outcomes and stats
Helped soldiers on the battlefield and realized lack of sanitation killed them more than injuries
Wald and brewster
Wald developed a practice for public health nursing
Both developed the henry street settlement
Henry street settlement
Well baby care
Health education
Disease prevention
Treatment of minor illnesses
Sliding scale payments
Lina rogers
Henry street nurse
First NYC school nurse
Did simple treatments
Focused on home visits and providing services like food and clothes
Significant research reducing absenteeism
Made formal protocols for diseases and did documentation of interventions to show that school nurses were effective
Wald and dr lee
Encouraged metropolitan life insurance company to use visiting nurse organizations to provide care for sick policyholders
Mary Beckinridge
Established the frontier nursing service providing nursing care to remote, disadvantaged families in the Kentucky mountains
Quad council
Four national nursing organizations:
ANA
American public health association
Association of state and territorial directors of nursing
They looked to get a voice for public health nursing
American public health association
Established to facilitate interdisciplinary efforts and promote practical application of public hygiene
American red cross rural nursing service
Initiated home nursing care in areas outside larger cities
Sheppard towner act
Expanded community health nursing roles for maternal and child health
Lilian wald
First president of national organization for public health nursing
Population
A collection of individuals who share one or more personal or environmental characteristics
Subpopulation
Subsets of the population who share similar characteristics
Aggregate
A group of people sharing common characteristics or concerns
Typically referred to more as a subpopulation but can also be from a population as a whole
What is public/community health
Scientific discipline including the study of epidemiology, statistics, and assessment
Community health vs public health
Public health: a more generalized focus on health promotion for the population as a whole
Community health: a broader focus on multiple individuals, families, and groups. Care is provided in the community like home, work, or school rather than a hospital
Goal of public and community health
To prevent disease and preserve, promote, restore, and protect health for the community and the population within it
Public health ethic***
The greatest good for the greatest number
Public health core functions
Assessment
Policy development
Assurance
Assessment
Monitor health
Diagnose and investigate
Collect and release data to monitor population health status
Identify community health problems by including community members in assessment
Diagnose and investigate health problems and potential hazards
Use information and translate into education
Policy development
Mobilize community partnerships
Develop policies that support the health of the population
Use evidence to make policy decisions
Inform, educate, and empower about health issues
Foster partnerships to solve health problems