Test 1 Flashcards
Does community health nursing have its own standards of practice?
Yes
What are the 8 standards of practice for community health nursing?
- Health promotion
- Prevention and health protection
- Health maintenance, restoration, and palliation
- Professional relationships
- Capacity building
- Health equity
- Evidence informed practice
- Professional responsibility & accountability
What are the two most common types of community health nurses?
Public health nurse and home health nurse
What is the primary focus of a public health nurse?
Promoting, protecting, and preserving health
Match the following with either public health nurse or home health nurse
A) Work in a variety of settings to meet the health needs of specific populations and communities
B) Work in a variety of settings to deliver nursing care to individuals and families
A = PHN
B = HHN
What is the primary focus of a home health nurse?
prevention, health restoration, health maintenance, & palliation
Match the following with either public health or home health nurse
A) integrate health promotion, teaching, and counselling with care
B) link to individual & family health into the population health framework and link population health to families & individuals
A = HHN
B = PHN
What lens/angle are PHNs? How about HHNs?
PHNs begin with a wide angle/broad lens and then narrow into a smaller scope, whereas HHNs are the opposite - small scope to broad
Why is nursing diagnosis removed from the community health nursing process?
No diagnosis because PHN do not take a deficit approach, as they focus on the capacity and strengths of the community
What are the five values and principles of a community health nurse?
Caring, principles of primary health care, multiple ways of knowing, individual & community partnerships, and empowerment
Define the health promotion CHN standard. What large event is it linked with?
the process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve their health
The Ottawa Charter
What is meant by primary health care when defined in the values and principles of a community health nurse?
Universal access to services, SDOH, active participation of individuals/communities in health decisions
Define the prevention and health protection standard. Provide some examples
actions implemented in accordance with government legislation and nursing standards to minimize the occurrence of disease or injuries and their consequences
Surveillance, harm reduction, disaster management/planning, immunization
Define the health maintenance, restoration, and palliation standard
maintain maximum function, improve health, and support life transitions including acute, chronic, or terminal illness and end of life
Define the professional relationships standard
work with others to establish, build, and nurture professional and therapeutic relationships. These relationships include optimizing participation, and self-determination of the client
Define the capacity building standard
Partner with the client to promote capacity. The focus is to recognize barriers to health and to mobilize and build on existing strengths
Define the health equity standard
recognize the impacts of the determinants of health and incorporate actions into their practice such as advocating for healthy public policy. The focus is to advance health equity at an individual and societal level
Define the evidence informed practice standard
use best evidence to guide nursing practice and support clients in making informed decisions
Define the evidence informed practice standard
use best evidence to guide nursing practice and support clients in making informed decisions
Define the professional responsibility and accountability standard
community health nurses demonstrate responsibility and accountability as a fundamental component of their professional and autonomous practice
What five sections make-up the meta paradigm of community health nursing? What part is in the middle?
nursing, health, social justice, person, and environment
social justice is in the middle
What is the WHOs definition of health? What year is it from?
A state of complete physical, mental, and social wellbeing, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity - 1986
How does the Community Health Nurses of Canada define health?
CHNs view health as a dynamic process of physical, mental, spiritual, and social well-being. Health includes self determination, realization of hopes and needs, and a sense of connection to the community. CHNs consider health as a resource for everyday life that is influenced by circumstances, beliefs and the determinants of health
Define the biomedical definition of health, 3 proposed causes of health problems, and principal strategies to address health problems
- a perception that health is the absence of diseases, conditions, and disorders
- hypertension, family history, hypercholesterolemia
- pharmaceutical treatment
Define the behavioural definition of health, 5 proposed causes of health problems, and principal strategies to address health problems
- A perception that health is the product of behaviours and habits, is the individual’s responsibility, and is the result of lifestyle choices
- lifestyle, smoking, high fat diet, low PA, high stress
- health education on low salt/cholesterol diet, health education on PA importance, and stress reduction
Define the socioenvironmental definition of health, 3 proposed causes of health problems, and principal strategies to address health problems
- A perception that health arises from the social determinants of health and is a resource for every day living
- living conditions, working conditions, and poverty
- advocacy, policy change
What are the four dimensions of the medicine wheel?
physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual
What four broad categories can the SDOH be lumped into?
Biology, environment, lifestyle, and health organization
Categorize the 12 SDOH into biology, environment, lifestyle, and healthcare organization
Biology - biological/genetic endowment, healthy childhood development
Environment - income & social status, social support networks, education and literacy, employment/working conditions, social environment, physical environment, culture, gender
Lifestyle - personal health practices and coping
Healthcare organization - health services