Community Health Nursing Concept

Community

A collection of people who interact with one another and whose common characteristics form the basis for a sense of unity or belonging

Community Health

The health status of a community and the organized responsibilities of public health, school health, transportation, safety and other tax-supported functions with voluntary and private actions to promote and protect the health of local population identified as communities

Community Health Nursing

A synthesis of nursing practice and public health applied to promoting and preserving the health of the populations.

prevention of illness, promotion and maintenance of health

What is the focus of community health nursing?

Community Development

A process where community members come together to take collective action and generate solutions to common problems.

Community Organizing

A process of educating and mobilizing members of the community to enable them to resolve community problems.

Epidemiology

The study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states or events in specified populations and the application of this study to the prevention and control of health problems.

Health Statistics

They refer to the numbers that summarize information related to health which is collected by researchers, experts from government, private, non-profit agencies, and organizations.

Health Indicators

A list of information that would determine the health of a particular community or country

Population Group

A group of people who share common characteristics, developmental stage or common exposure to particular environmental factors, and common health problems, issues, and concerns. They are the usual targets or beneficiaries of social services and health programs.

Philosophy

It is defined as a system of beliefs that provides a basis for and guides action. It provides the direction and describe the whats, the whys, and the hows of activities within a profession.

HUMANISTIC

What is the philosophy abbreviation of community health nursing?

unit of care

The focus is on the community as the?

active partner

The client is considered as an ________ not a passive recipient of care

primary prevention

In selecting appropriate activities, what interventions should be focused on?

healthful physical and psychosocial environment

The health team should promote what kind of environment?

community health nurse

It is the job of this person to help and keep the community health problems under control

public health

Community health nursing practice combines _______ with Nursing.

interdisciplinary collaboration

Community health nursing involves what kind of collaboration?

responsibility and self-care.

Community health nursing increases the client's what?