Lesson 1 Flashcards
(26 cards)
Those who work in rural health units (RHUs) or health nursing, and community health nurses and are officially called _______
Public health nurses (PHNs).
Occupational health nurses (company nurses) and school health nurse are classified as _____
Community health nurses
The American Nurses Association wrote that: Community health nursing practice promotes and preserves the health of populations by _____________.
integrating the skills and knowledge relevant to both nursing and public health
The practice is _______ and _________, and is not limited to a ________ or _______; it is ____, and is not limited to _______
comprehensive general particular age or diagnostic group continual episodic care
While community health nursing practice includes nursing directed to individuals, families and groups the dominant responsibility is to the _________
population as a whole
The definition of community health nursing highlights the following important points: (1) _______, (2) _________, (3) ________, (4) _________ (5) ________
- the goal of professional practice is the promotion and preservation of the health of populations
- the nature of practice is comprehensive, general, continual and not episodic
- the knowledge base comes from nursing nd public health
- the different levels of clientele - individuals, families and groups
- the practitioner’s recognition of the primacy of the population as a whole
Clark identified other characteristics or distinguishing “attributes of community health nursing:
- 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
______ obviously has a broader perspective than institutional or hospital nursing
community health nursing
Is a specialized field of nursing practice.
Community health nursing
Community health nursing basic knowledge and skills are anchored on _______ and ___________
nursing theories
important concepts from the science of public health
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.
- “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
The practice of community health nursing is enhanced by the bodies of knowledge of other academic disciplines _____
social sciences.
Concepts from ______, _____, ______, _____ and _______ help nurses understand the health care
delivery system and their clients , and thus perform their roles and functions better
sociology, psychology, anthropology, economics
and political science
In the country, the two most commonly identified subspecialties of community health nursing are __________ and _________ .
occupational health nursing
school health nursing
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 .
‘more developed’
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
Occupational health nursing
The practice of occupational health nursing focuses on _____,______ and ________ within the context of a safe and healthy work environment
promotion, protection, and restoration of workers ‘ health
occupational health nursing is _______, and occupational health nurses make __________ in providing occupational health services
autonomous
independent nursing judgments
The foundation for occupational health nursing practice is ______ with an emphasis on _____, _______, and _______
research-based
optimizing health, preventing illness and injury and reducing health hazards
Occupational health nursing is primarily geared at helping workers attain and maintain optimum level of ______ and ______
physical and psychological
Nursing practice in different settings such as factory, accounting firm, or mining company, is greatly influenced by the workers’ ______ and _______
physical and social environment
The common health problems of workers are the result of the interaction of their _____ and _______ and _______
environment
personal characteristics and health/medical history
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) .
government policies and standards
professional standards
The ______ regularly conducts training for its members
OHNAP