Mod 4: Community health Assessment Flashcards
“Primary client” of the community health nurse
community
Significance of the Community in the Health Care System (2)
- It has a direct influence on the health of the individual, families, and sub-populations
- It is at this level that most of the health service provision occurs
Roles of CH nurses in assessment (2)
- deal with the community characteristics in planning and developing specific programs
- ensuring the delivery of effective health services
A systematic, scientific, dynamic, ongoing interpersonal process in which the nurses and the clients are viewed as a system with each affecting one and another and both being affected by the factors within the behavior.
Community health nursing process
It refers to systematic series of steps which are followed by public health nurse in community health and nursing problems using community approaches and resources.
Community health nursing process
Community health nursing uses the nursing process to prevent disease, prolong life and promote health and efficiency through holistic, systematic and organized community activities.
Community health nursing process
The use of the nursing process requires the nurse to apply their knowledge of the science that describe the natural history of disease, their causes and treatment and concepts of public health.
Community health nursing process
Process of collecting, organizing, processing, and analyzing data or information obtained from the client and other sources
assessment
- A process by which community members gain an understanding of the health, concerns, and health care systems of the community by identifying, collecting, analyzing and disseminating information on community assets, strength, resources and needs. (de Belen, 2008)
community health assessment
the keystone of community health nursing process
community health assessment
the data collected depends on the goals and objectives of the assessment
community health assessment
Goals of Community Health Assessment (2)
- deals with community characteristics in planning and developing specific programs
- ensures the delivery of effective health services
Significance of Community Health (2)
Community Health Nurse
Nursing students
they are part of public health function
community health nurse
as a compulsory requirement of the Nursing curriculum
nursing students
they Assess the data, analyze and interpret the data and diagnose the health status of the community
Community Health Nurses and Nursing students
Best persons to assess the community’s health condition and status are the community health nurses and Nursing students who interact with them and observe their social environment.
Community Health Nurses and Nursing students
Draw the model of community health care assessment and services
Community Health Assessment: Community — Demographics, morbidity and mortality behaviors — issues and problems in the community — COMMUNITY HEALTH PRIORITIES
Community Health Services: services — accessibility, availability, acceptability, feasibility — barriers and gaps in the service — COMMUNITY HEALTH PRIORITIES
TOOLS FOR COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT (3)
- Primary collecting data
- Secondary data source
- Methods to present community data
TOOLS FOR COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT:
data which have not been collected before
Collecting primary data
TOOLS FOR COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT:
collecting primary data is collected through: (5)
observation, survey, informant interview, focus group discussion and community forum