PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING

DR CE WINSLOW

Science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life, promoting health and efficiency through organized community effort for:

WHO DEFINITION

) Art of applying science in the context of politics so as to reduce inequalities in health ensuring the best health for the greatest number.

WHO EXPERT COMMITTEE OF NURSING DEFINITION

Special field of nursing that combines the skills of nursing, public health and some phases of social assistance and functions as part of the total public health program for the promotion of health, the improvement of the conditions in the social and physical environment, rehabilitation of illness and disability.

CLARK DEFINITION

A SYNTHESIS OF NURSING KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE AND THE SCIENCE AND PRACTICE OF PUBLIC HEALTH, IMPLEMENTED VIA A SYSTEMATIC USE OF THE NURSING PROCESS AND OTHER PROCESSES TO PROMOTE HEALTH AND PREVENT ILLNESS IN POPULATION GROUPS.

MAGLAYA ET AL DEFINITION

“THE UTILIZATION OF THE NURSING PROCESS IN THE DIFFERENT LEVELS OF CLIENTELE-INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, POPULATION GROUPS AND COMMUNITIES, CONCERNED WITH THE PROMOTION OF HEALTH, PREVENTION OF DISEASE AND DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION

NISCE ET AL

CHN GOAL: “TO RAISE THE LEVEL OF CITIZENRY BY HELPING COMMUNITIES AND FAMILIES TO COPE WITH THE DISCONTINUITIES IN AND THREATS TO HEALTH IN SUCH A WAY AS TO MAXIMIZE THEIR POTENTIAL FOR HIGH-LEVEL WELLNESS”

JACOBSON DEFINITION

A LEARNED PRACTICE DISCIPLINE WITH THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF CONTRIBUTING AS INDIVIDUALS AND IN COLLABORATION WITH OTHERS TO THE PROMOTION OF THE CLIENT’S OPTIMUM LEVEL OF FUNCTIONING THRU’ TEACHING AND DELIVERY OF CARE

DR RUTH B FREEMAN DEFINITION

A service rendered by a professional nurse to IFCs, population groups in health centers, clinics, schools , workplace for the promotion of health, prevention of illness, care of the sick at home and rehabilitation

4 LEVELS OF CLIENTELE

INDIVIDUAL FAMILY POPULATION GROUP COMMUNITY