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Terms in this set (217)
Systems thinking Studies how an individual, or unit, interacts with other organizations or
systems
Upstream thinking Is used to focus on interventions that promote health or prevent illness, as
opposed to medical treatment models that focus on care after an individual
becomes ill
Nightingale's Environmental Theory -Highlights the relationship between an individual's environment and health
-Depicts health as a continuum
-Emphasizes preventive care
Health Belief Model -Purpose is to predict health behaviors
-Emphasizes change at the individual level
-Assumes that the preventive health behaviors are taken primarily for the
purpose of avoiding disease
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Milio's Framework for Prevention -Emphasizes change at the community level
-Identifies relationship between health deficits and availability of health-
promoting resources
Pender's Health Promotion Model -Does not consider health risk as a factor that provokes change
-Examines factors that affect individuals actions like: personal factors,
feelings, benefits, barriers, attitudes of others, and abilities
Determinants of Health Factors that influence that client's health.
--> nutrition, stress, education, environment, finances, and social status
Health Indicators Describe the health status of a community and serve as targets for the
improvement of a community's health
--> mortality rates, disease prevalence, levels of physical activity, obesity,
tobacco, or other substance use
Community -A group of people and institutions that share geographic, civic, and/or
social parameters
-The "community is the client" in community health nursing
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Goals of Community Health Nursing Promote, preserve, and maintain the health of populations by the delivery
of health services to individuals, families, and groups in order to influence
"community health"
Public Health Nursing -It is population-focused, and involves a combination of nursing knowledge
along with social and public health sciences
-GOAL: promote health and preventing disease
PHN: Assessment -Using systematic methods to monitor the health of a population
-->Monitor health status to identify community health problems
-->Diagnose and investigate health problems/hazards in the community
PHN: Policy Development Developing laws and practices to promote the health of a population
based on scientific evidence
PHN: Assurance Making sure adequate health care personnel and services are accessible,
especially to those who might not normally have them
Population-focused Nursing -Includes assessing to determine needs, intervening to protect and
promote health, and preventing disease within a specific population
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Terms in this set (217)
Systems thinking Studies how an individual, or unit, interacts with other organizations or
systems
Upstream thinking Is used to focus on interventions that promote health or prevent illness, as
opposed to medical treatment models that focus on care after an individual
becomes ill
Nightingale's Environmental Theory -Highlights the relationship between an individual's environment and health
-Depicts health as a continuum
-Emphasizes preventive care
Health Belief Model -Purpose is to predict health behaviors
-Emphasizes change at the individual level
-Assumes that the preventive health behaviors are taken primarily for the
purpose of avoiding disease
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Milio's Framework for Prevention -Emphasizes change at the community level
-Identifies relationship between health deficits and availability of health-
promoting resources
Pender's Health Promotion Model -Does not consider health risk as a factor that provokes change
-Examines factors that affect individuals actions like: personal factors,
feelings, benefits, barriers, attitudes of others, and abilities
Determinants of Health Factors that influence that client's health.
--> nutrition, stress, education, environment, finances, and social status
Health Indicators Describe the health status of a community and serve as targets for the
improvement of a community's health
--> mortality rates, disease prevalence, levels of physical activity, obesity,
tobacco, or other substance use
Community -A group of people and institutions that share geographic, civic, and/or
social parameters
-The "community is the client" in community health nursing
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Goals of Community Health Nursing Promote, preserve, and maintain the health of populations by the delivery
of health services to individuals, families, and groups in order to influence
"community health"
Public Health Nursing -It is population-focused, and involves a combination of nursing knowledge
along with social and public health sciences
-GOAL: promote health and preventing disease
PHN: Assessment -Using systematic methods to monitor the health of a population
-->Monitor health status to identify community health problems
-->Diagnose and investigate health problems/hazards in the community
PHN: Policy Development Developing laws and practices to promote the health of a population
based on scientific evidence
PHN: Assurance Making sure adequate health care personnel and services are accessible,
especially to those who might not normally have them
Population-focused Nursing -Includes assessing to determine needs, intervening to protect and
promote health, and preventing disease within a specific population
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