Lesson 1

Question 1

Those who work in rural health units (RHUs) or health nursing, and community health nurses and are officially called _______

Answer 1

Public health nurses (PHNs).

Question 2

Occupational health nurses (company nurses) and school health nurse are classified as _____

Answer 2

Community health nurses

Question 3

The American Nurses Association wrote that: Community health nursing practice promotes and preserves the health of populations by _____________.

Answer 3

integrating the skills and knowledge relevant to both nursing and public health

Question 4

The practice is _______ and _________, and is not limited to a ________ or _______; it is ____, and is not limited to _______

Answer 4

comprehensive
general
particular age or diagnostic group
continual 
episodic care

Question 5

While community health nursing practice includes nursing directed to individuals, families and groups the dominant responsibility is to the _________

Answer 5

population as a whole

Question 6

The definition of community health nursing highlights the following important points: (1) _______, (2) _________, (3) ________, (4) _________ (5) ________

Answer 6

1. the goal of professional practice is the promotion and preservation of the health of populations
2. the nature of practice is comprehensive, general, continual and not episodic
3. the knowledge base comes from nursing nd public health
4. the different levels of clientele - individuals, families and groups
5. the practitioner’s recognition of the primacy of the population as a whole

Question 7

Clark identified other characteristics or distinguishing “attributes of community health nursing:

Answer 7

• greater control for both the nurse and the client in making decisions related to health care
• collaboration between nurse and client as equals
• recognition of the impact of different factors on health
• nurses’ greater awareness of their clients’ lives and situations

Question 8

______ obviously has a broader perspective than institutional or hospital nursing

Answer 8

community health nursing

Question 9

Is a specialized field of nursing practice.

Answer 9

Community health nursing

Question 10

Community health nursing basic knowledge and skills are anchored on _______ and ___________

Answer 10

nursing theories

important concepts from the science of public health

Question 11

Community health nursing is a specialized field of nursing practice. Its basic knowledge and skills are anchored on nursing theories and important concepts from the science of public health Such as:

(1) emphasis on the importance of the________;
(2) assessing health needs, planning, implementing and evaluating _______________;
(3) ________ and __________ over curative interventions ;
(4) tools for _________ and ________ ; and ,
(5) application of _________ in the delivery of health services to the community.

Answer 11

• “greatest good for the greatest number”
• the impact of health services on population groups
• priority of health-promotive and disease-preventive strategies
• measuring and analyzing community health
  problems
• principles of management and organization

Question 12

The practice of community health nursing is enhanced by the bodies of knowledge of other academic disciplines _____

Answer 12

social sciences.

Question 13

Concepts from ______, _____, ______, _____ and _______ help nurses understand the health care
delivery system and their clients , and thus perform their roles and functions better

Answer 13

sociology, psychology, anthropology, economics

and political science

Question 14

In the country, the two most commonly identified subspecialties of community health nursing are __________ and _________ .

Answer 14

occupational health nursing

school health nursing

Question 15

These occupational health nursing and school health nursing are relatively ________ than other
subspecialties because of the legal requirement for schools and companies to provide health services , which include nursing services, to their constituents .

Answer 15

‘more developed’

Question 16

Is nursing in the workplace ; it is community health nursing focused on people in their places of work , which of course, is part of the bigger community

Answer 16

Occupational health nursing

Question 17

The practice of occupational health nursing focuses on _____,______ and ________ within the context of a safe and healthy work environment

Answer 17

promotion, protection, and restoration of workers ‘ health

Question 18

occupational health nursing is _______, and occupational health nurses make __________ in providing occupational health services

Answer 18

autonomous

independent nursing judgments

Question 19

The foundation for occupational health nursing practice is ______ with an emphasis on _____, _______, and _______

Answer 19

research-based

optimizing health, preventing illness and injury and reducing health hazards

Question 20

Occupational health nursing is primarily geared at helping workers attain and maintain optimum level of ______ and ______

Answer 20

physical and psychological

Question 21

Nursing practice in different settings such as factory, accounting firm, or mining company, is greatly influenced by the workers’ ______ and _______

Answer 21

physical and social environment

Question 22

The common health problems of workers are the result of the interaction of their _____ and _______ and _______

Answer 22

environment

personal characteristics and health/medical history

Question 23

Other determinants of occupational nursing practice are ________ (e.g ., Department of Labor and
Employment, Department of Health , Social Security System , Philippine Health Insurance Corporation and Employees Compensation Commission)
and ________ such as those recommended by the
Occupational Health Nurses Association of the Philippines (OHNAP) and the Philippine Nurses Association (PNA) .

Answer 23

government policies and standards

professional standards

Question 24

The ______ regularly conducts training for its members

Answer 24

OHNAP

Question 25

School health nursing, on the other hand, is primarily determined by the characteristics of their clientele - ___, _________ and their common ___________ and ________

Answer 25

age

developmental stage and their common health problems and concerns

Question 26

Aside from developmental and genetic considerations, health problems of school children are the result of _____ and _____ (particularly their ____ and _______) factors

Answer 26

economic and environmental (particularly home and immediate environment )