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§ What is Community Health Nursing? “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.” - Maglaya, et alĬOMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING (CHN):§ a specialized field of nursing practice§ a science of Public Health combined with Public Health Nursing Skills and Social Assistance with the goal of raising the level of health of the citizenry, to raise optimum level of functioning of the citizenry (Characteristic of CHN)īASIC PRINCIPLES OF CHNü The community is the patient in CHN, the family is the unit of care and there are four levels of clientele: individual, family, population group (those who share common characteristics, developmental stages and common exposure to health problems – e.g. Winslow, Public Health is a science & art of 3 P’s§ Prevention of Disease§ Prolonging life§ Promotion of health and efficiency through organized community effort
Public Health Nursing: the term used before for Community Health NursingAccording to Dr. § What is nursing?- assisting sick individuals to become healthy and healthy individuals achieve optimum wellness § What is community health? § part of paramedical and medical intervention/ approach which is concerned on the health of the whole population § aims:1. What is health? § Health-illness continuum § High-level wellness § Agent-host-environment § Health belief § Evolutionary-based § Health promotion § WHO definition COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING: AN OVERVIEWWhat is a community? § a group of people with common characteristics or interests living together within a territory or geographical boundary § place where people under usual conditions are found