Community Health Nursing: Principles, Goals, and Population Focus

What is the primary focus of Community Health Nursing (CHN)?

Prevention prioritized at the family level, viewing individuals as part of a family and community.

How does CHN approach client interaction?

CHN works with clients through active collaboration, not passive care.

What is a key adaptation of CHN practice?

CHN practice adapts to societal changes and developments in the health field.

What is the goal of Community Health Nursing?

To help clients (individuals, families, communities) reach their optimum level of functioning through teaching and care delivery.

Where is Community Health Nursing service typically provided?

In homes, health centers, schools, workplaces, and communities.

What are the main components of the scope of CHN?

Health promotion, illness prevention, care of the sick, and rehabilitation.

What is the philosophy underlying Community Health Nursing?

CHN is part of the community health system and relies on multidisciplinary teamwork for effective, equitable care.

What is emphasized in the care provided by CHN?

Care is directed to individuals, families, groups, and communities, contributing to overall population health.

What is the population-focused approach in CHN?

Client is considered the whole community, with services evaluated by their impact on total community health.

What principle guides the greatest good for the greatest number in CHN?

Assist clients to achieve their highest level of holistic health, prioritizing community needs over individual needs.

What is the role of the nursing process in CHN?

Involves multidisciplinary efforts and mutually supportive relationships between people and their environment.

What is the primary unit of care in CHN?

The family.

What is the focus of CHN regarding care types?

Focuses on promotion and prevention over curative care.

What tools are used in the health care delivery system of CHN?

Vital/public statistics, community maps, interviews, and surveys.

What management skills are required in CHN?

Organizing nursing services, managing programs, and effective resource use to ensure accessible, affordable, and acceptable community-based services.

What environmental influences are considered in CHN?

Physical, social, cultural, and psychological factors such as sanitation, pollution, and housing.

What socio-economic influences affect health in CHN?

Income, education, occupation, and living conditions.

Who are the recipients of care in CHN?

Individuals, families (nuclear, conjugal, extended, single-parent, blended, traditional), population groups, and communities.

What defines a community in the context of CHN?

People sharing geography, values, or interests.

What are the characteristics of rural, urban, and suburban communities?

Rural: agricultural and spacious; Urban: industrial and dense; Rurban/Suburban: mixed agricultural and industrial, often administrative centers.

How does the WHO define health?

A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not just the absence of disease.

What are the determinants of health in CHN?

Political factors, behavioral factors, and heredity/biologic factors.

What role do political factors play in health?

They include laws and policies that shape health and the environment.

What impact do behavioral factors have on health?

They encompass habits, lifestyles, and cultural practices.

How do heredity/biologic factors influence health?

They relate to genetics, physiology, and temperament.