week 1 Flashcards
definition of community for CHN
people and the relationships that emerge among them; who commonly share agencies, institutions, and/or a physical environment; members may be defined in terms of geography or of a common interest
definition of community health nursing
nursing that takes place in & with the community in a variety of practice areas.
such as public health, home health, occupational health and other similar fields.
advocacy for primary health care
important to understand past of CHN b/c (3)
- shapes where CHN is today
- teaches us about successes and mistakes
- provides direction to understand challenges and opportunities for future nursing
history of indigenous knowledge and context for CHN
- Indigenous medicine and healing practices were the earliest forms of healthcare in Canada
- Traditional medicines & healing practices provided healthcare and knowledge to European settlers
- These practices have yet to be acknowledged within the history and modern practices of nursing and health care
canadas first nurse
Jeanne Mance
this bhaddie confronted political, social, and economic forces to establish a range of community health services that include the founding of the Hotel-Dieu Hospital
who established grey nuns?
marguerite d’youville
what were the grey nuns?
first canadian community nursing order and established relationships with first nation people to learn about health and healing
they made a significant contribution to providing access to health services, food, shelter, and education for the most vulnerable
first form of “street outreach nursing” (when and who?)
grey nuns
in the early 1700s
when they started doing public health visits
t/f was health promotion present in the earliest form of community health nursing?
yep
early 20th century: what were the 3 distinct sectors of nurses?
- hospital
- private-duty
- public health and home-visiting nurses
what group of nurses led to pioneer chns?
public health and home-visiting nurses.
services to the poorest and most isolated rural communities
Pioneer CHNs met the immediate needs of communities for direct care & midwifery + provided health & prevention education
what were the two specialties for public health nurses?
TB nursing and
school nursing
military nursing was the foundation for what other type of nursing?
emergency preparedness and disaster nursing
district and visiting nursing was the foundation for what type of nursing?
home health nursing
community health nurses association of canada created when?
1987
public health agency of canada
formed in ____
in response to ____
vision ____
formed in 2004
in response to SARS - canada’s capacity to respond to another public health crisis
vision of INTERSECTORAL policy development and INTERPROFESSIONAL collaboration
Nurses and women’s’ groups worked together to advocate for and provide services for who?
marginalized and vulnerable people…
Essentially developed what are now the social determinants of health.
CHNs can be inspired by…
CHNs can be inspired by their roots of activism, advocacy, and outreach while finding ways to meet their standard of facilitating access and equity by recognizing the impacts of the social determinants of health and incorporating actions in their practice
definition of health promotion
process of enabling people to increase control over and to improve their health
FOUNDATION of nursing practice
CHN perspective on health
a resource for everyday life that is influenced by circumstances, beliefs, and the determinants of health
social determinants of health are…
the non-medical factors that influence health outcomes.
They are the conditions in which people are born, grow, work, live, and age, and the wider set of forces and systems shaping the conditions of daily life.
These forces and systems include economic policies and systems, development agendas, social norms, social policies and political systems
social determinants are =/> important than our physical determinants of health
INDIGENOUS HEALTH PROMOTION
Indigenous understanding of health includes the family and community and focuses on a balance between the body, mind, emotion, and spirit.
key component of indigenous health promotion
EMPOWERMENT
upstream approaches
prevention and promotion strategies
Extend beyond addressing individual behaviours and identify programs, policies, and environmental changes
Acute care services are usually tertiary prevention measures….focused on individual treatment and cure = considered downstream interventions
