Week 1 Flashcards
43 majority of people in hospitals have _____ illnesses not acute
Chronic
The goal of community health is to
preserve the health of the community and surrounding population
community health focused on health______ and health _______
health promotion and maintenance
community health applies the nursing process to the care of an i
individuals, families, aggregates and the community
public health is the science of the art of
preventing diease, prolonging life, and promoting health and efficiency through organized community effort
community health
extends the realm of public health to include organized health efforts of the community level through both government and private effort
delivers health care services to individuals, familes and groups. Includes community-based nursing and community-oriented nursing
Community health nursing
Public health nursing
disease prevention and health promotion of communityies and populations. They are not providing direct care to individuals
Public health nursing =community ______ nursing
oriented
Public health would be PA, community health would be ____ and population would be______
community: Aston Pa
population: Neumann students
social justice conflicts with _____ justice
market
social justice is the idea that
all people should get the basic necessities such as adequate income and health protection + accepts collective burdens to make this possible
market justice is
entitles all ppl to what they have gained through individual efforts (you get what you work for)
Major goal: preserve the health of the community and surrounding populations
of community/public health
Public health nurse competencies
- Analytic assessment skills
- Policy development/Program planning skills
- Communication skills
- Cultural competency skills
- Community dimensions of practice skills
- Public health sciences skills
- Financial planning and management skills
- Leadership and systems thinking skills
community health is a collective group of people who identify as living in the same
geographically defined area or as having the same culture, religious beliefs, ethnicity, health issues, or socioeconomic circumstances
Community is a
group or collection of individuals, interacting in social units and sharing common interests, characteristics, values, and goals
The population is a (public health term) that refers to a
group of people w common personal or environmental characteristics. It can be defined by factors such as race/ethnicity, gender, education, income, disability, geo-location, or sexual orientation
example of a population
Neumann nursing student
definition of an Aggregate is a
the subgroup that shares some common characteristics or concerns such as race, gender, religion, chronic illness, or cultural perspective
definition of an Aggregate is a
the subgroup that shares some common characteristics or concerns such as race, gender, religion, chronic illness, or cultural perspective
example of a community and aggregate is
community: Neumann students
population: nursing 440
aggregate: nursing students in that class that live in NJ
…..or…
community: Aston residents
population: teens in Aston
aggregate: pregnant teens in Aston
Social determinants examples
literacy
language
education
access to healthcare
neighborhood and quality eniovmrnnets
social community context
_________ can elevate death rates in poor populations
social determinations
