COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING
FOCUS: Promotion and Preservation of the health of populations
NATURE OF PRACTICE: comprehensive, general, continual and not
... [Show More] episodic
KNOWLEDGE BASE: from nursing and public health
LEVELS OF CLIENTELE: individuals, family, population groups and community as a
whole
COMMUNITY - A group of people sharing common geographic boundaries and
common values and interests.
HEALTH- state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, not merely the
absence of disease or infirmity
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION - Optimum level of individuals, families and
communities
MODERN CONCEPT OF HEALTH - This factor pertains to the power and authority
to regulate the environment
FACTORS AFFECTING LEVEL OF FUNCTIONING
POLITICAL - This factor pertains to
the power and authority to regulate
the environment
Examples:
Safety
Oppression
People empowerment
HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM -
One component of this factor is the
primary health care which is a
partnership approach
Goal: Effective provision of health
services that are community-based
and accessible
Components:
Promotive
Preventive
Curative
Rehabilitative
BEHAVIORAL
Components
Culture
Habits
Ethnic customs
Examples
Smoking
Intake of alcoholic drinks
Substance abuse
Lack of exercise
SOCIOECONOMIC INFLUENCES
Components
Employment
Education
Housing
ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCES
Components
Air
Food
Water waste
Urban/rural noise
Radiation
Pollution
HEREDITY
Components
Genetic endowment
Defects
Strengths
Risks:
Familial
Ethnic
Racial
PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING
Public health as the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and
efficiency to enable every citizen to realize his birthright of health and
longevity ( Winslow)
Public health is dedicated to the common attainment of the highest level of
physical, mental and social well-being and longevity
GOAL: contribute to the most effective total development and life of the individual
and his society. (Hanlon) [Show Less]