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    This document discusses community health nursing and its key principles. Community health nursing aims to promote health and prevent disease through organized community efforts like sanitation, disease control, education, and early treatment. It focuses on individuals, families, and communities using a holistic and preventative approach. The levels of prevention include primary prevention through health promotion and disease prevention, secondary prevention through early detection and intervention, and tertiary prevention. Community health nursing applies the nursing process across different levels of clients to promote health, prevent disease and disability, and support rehabilitation within communities.

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    This document discusses community health nursing and its key principles. Community health nursing aims to promote health and prevent disease through organized community efforts like sanitation, disease control, education, and early treatment. It focuses on individuals, families, and communities using a holistic and preventative approach. The levels of prevention include primary prevention through health promotion and disease prevention, secondary prevention through early detection and intervention, and tertiary prevention. Community health nursing applies the nursing process across different levels of clients to promote health, prevent disease and disability, and support rehabilitation within communities.

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    Community Health Nursing

    Melanio M. Destacamento Jr, RMT, RN, MAEd meldestacamentojr@yahoo.com 09279115737

    Health (WHO)

    A state of complete physical, mental, social well being not merely by the absence of DISEASE or infirmary

    Dunn
    An integrated method of functioning which is oriented towards maximizing the potential in which the individual is capable of (OLOF)

    Public Health- Winslow


    The science and art of 1)preventing disease, 2)prolonging life and 3)promoting health through organized community efforts: 1. Sanitation of the environment 2. Control of communicable diseases 3. Education on principles of personal hygiene 4. Early diagnosis and preventive treatment of disease 5. Develop social machinery to enable every citizen realize his birthright of health

    Community Health Nursing (ANA)


    Synthesis of nursing practice and public health applied to promoting and preserving health. The practice is general. It is not limited to any age group. It is continuing not episodic. Nursing is directed to individuals, family and community utilizing health promotion and maintenance of holistic approach.

    Community Health Nursing


    Services rendered by a professional nurse to communities, groups, families and individuals at home, in health centers, in clinics, in schools, in places of work for the promotion of health, prevention of illness, care of the sick and rehabilitation - Ruth Freeman

    Preventive approach to health


    3 Levels of Prevention (Leavell and Clark) 1. Primary Health promotion activities directed towards improving well being Disease prevention protect people from disease

    2. Secondary prevention activities provide early detection and intervention 3. Tertiary prevention

    CHN
    The utilization of the nursing process in the different levels of clientele concerned with the promotion of health, prevention of disease and disability and rehabilitation - Dr Arceli Maglaya

    Community Health Nursing


    CHN Setting - Public Health Nursing - Occupational Health Nursing - School Nursing Goal: promotion and preservation of health of population - In CHN, the nurse enters the people live - Client rather than patient - Client: Individuals, Family and Community - CHN works with (not for) the client in active participation

    Ethical Principles
    1. Respect for person/autonomy protect clients rights 2. Benificence Do good for everyone 3. Non- maleficense At first do no harm 4. Justice Treat everyone equally 5. Inviolability of life maintain dignity of individual CHN Philosophy: Based on the worth and dignity of man Ultimate goal: Raise the level of health of citizenry

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