NCM 113 - Community Health Nursing 2 (Population Groups and Community as Clients)

Vocabulary flashcards covering key terms and concepts from the CHN lecture notes (definition-focused).

Community

A group of people who interact and share common characteristics that form a sense of unity or belonging.

Community Health

The health status of a community and the organized public, school, transportation, safety, and tax-supported efforts to promote and protect health of local populations.

Community Health Nursing (ANA 1980)

A synthesis of nursing and public health practice focused on preventing illness, promoting health, and maintaining health of populations.

Community Health Nursing (Freeman)

Professional nursing service to communities—home, health centers, clinics, schools, and workplaces for health promotion, illness prevention, care, and rehabilitation.

Community Health Nursing (Maglaya)

Utilization of the nursing process across levels of clientele (individuals, families, groups, communities) to promote health, prevent disease, and rehabilitate.

Community Development

Organized efforts to improve community life and participation, often resulting in grassroots wellbeing and collective action.

Community Organizing

A process of educating and mobilizing community members to resolve problems and build capacity for collective health action.

Epidemiology

The study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states in populations and the application to prevention and control.

Health Statistics

Numerical data that summarize health-related information collected by researchers and agencies to inform public health.

Health Indicators

Key data points used to determine the health status of a community or country.

Population Group

A group sharing characteristics, developmental stage, or environmental exposure with common health issues; a typical target of health programs.

Demography

Science of population size, composition, and distribution, including births, marriages, deaths, and related statistics.

Population Size

The number of people in a given place at a specific time, used to compare changes and plan health programs.

Population Composition

Characteristics such as age, sex, occupation, and education that describe a population.

Population Distribution

How a population is spread across space, including urban-rural distribution and population density.

Population Pyramid

A graphical representation of age and sex composition of a population.

Dependency Ratio

Number of economically dependent persons per 100 economically productive individuals.

Urban-Rural Distribution

Proportion of people living in urban versus rural areas.

Crowding Index

A measure of housing density (e.g., 1 bathroom : 1 room : 1 person) used to assess disease transmission risk.

Vital Statistics

Systematic data on births, marriages, divorces, and deaths used to assess health needs and plan services.

Civil Registry Law (R.A. 3753)

Law requiring births and deaths to be registered with NSO/PSA.

Presidential Decree 651

Decree requiring health workers to register births within 30 days after delivery.

NSO/PSA

National Statistics Office, now the Philippine Statistics Authority, the agency collecting vital statistics.

Primary Data

Data collected firsthand through observation, interviews, FGDs, or windshield surveys.

Secondary Data

Data obtained from existing sources like vital registries, publications, or health records.

Crude Birth Rate (CBR)

Number of live births in a year per 1,000 population.

General Fertility Rate (GFR)

Number of live births per year per 1,000 women aged 15–44.

Incidence Rate (IR)

New cases of a disease in a population during a specified time period per 1,000 or 100,000 people.

Prevalence Rate (PR)

Proportion of a population with a disease (old and new cases) at a given time.

Crude Death Rate (CDR)

Number of deaths from all causes in a year per 1,000 population.

Cause-Specific Death Rate (C-DR)

Deaths from a specific cause per 1,000 population.

Infant Mortality Rate (IMR/IMF)

Deaths of infants under 1 year per 1,000 live births.

Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR)

Deaths from maternal causes per 1,000 live births.

Proportionate Mortality Rate (PMR)

Deaths from a specific cause as a proportion of all deaths in a given year.

Swaroop’s Index (SI)

A health status index: deaths among those 50+ per total deaths; higher SI suggests better health status.

Health Belief Model (HBM)

A framework explaining health behaviors based on perceived severity, susceptibility, benefits, barriers, cues to action, and self-efficacy.

Milio’s Framework for Prevention

Model linking health deficits to resource adequacy; emphasizes societal resources and population-level health decisions.

Pender’s Health Promotion Model

Model viewing health as positive, dynamic, influenced by biopsychosocial factors; focuses on promoting health behaviors.

PRECEDE-PROCEED Model

A planning and evaluation framework for health promotion: PRECEDE (Predisposing, Reinforcing, Enabling Constructs Educational Diagnosis Evaluation) and PROCEED (Policy, Regulatory, Organizational Constructs Educational Environmental Development) with steps for assessment and implementation.

Transtheoretical Model (TTM)

Model of behavior change with stages: Precontemplation, Contemplation, Preparation, Action, Maintenance; includes relapse and movement through stages.

Occupational Health Nursing (OHN)

Public health nursing applied to conserving and promoting workers’ health in the workplace; accident prevention and health program development.

School Health Nursing (SHN)

Specialized nursing practice focused on students’ health, safety, and well-being within schools.

Integrated School Health and Nutrition Program (ISHNP)

Program to improve schoolchildren’s health by preventing disease and promoting health knowledge and practices.

8 Components of School Health Nursing

Health Education, Physical Education, Health Services, Nutrition, Counseling, Psycho-Social Services, Healthy School Environment, Health Promotion for School Staff, and Family/Community Involvement.

School Health Services (SHS)

Services including health screening, emergency care, referrals, and health records within the school setting.

Legal Basis for School Health Nursing (RA 124)

Philippine law governing school health services and medical examinations in private schools.

Qualifications of a School Nurse

Registered Nurse with professional organization membership and basic ICT skills.

Common Health Concerns of Schoolchildren

Issues such as drugs/alcohol, STIs, mental health, nutrition, dental health, respiratory conditions.

Occupational Health Hazards

Biological, chemical, enviromechanical, physical, and psychosocial hazards in the workplace.

Control Measures for Occupational Hazards

Administrative controls, engineering controls, and provision of protective supplies or vaccines.

Core Components of a Community

The Core (population and values) plus eight subsystems: Physical environment, Education, Health and social services, Communication, Recreation, Safety/Transport, Economics, Politics and Government.

Characteristics of a Healthy Community

Belonging, empowerment, participation, coping with change, open communication, and equitable resource use.

Elements of a Healthy Community

Access to care, affordable housing, safety, economic and educational opportunity, environmental quality, food access, design, parks, social cohesion, social justice, transportation.

Social System Components

Family, Economic, Educational, Communication, Political/Legal, Recreational, Health systems.

Roles of a Community Health Nurse

Health Monitor, Provider of Care, Coordinator, Educator, Counselor, Advocate, Change Agent, Organizer, Team Member, Trainer/Supervisor/Manager, Researcher, Role Model, Planner/Programmer.