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What is the main goal of health promotion in community health nursing?
What is the main goal of health promotion in community health nursing?
- To control people's well-being
- To eliminate all health problems
- To provide immediate medical treatment
- To raise levels of wellness for individuals, families, populations, and communities (correct)
What is the unit of care in community health nursing?
What is the unit of care in community health nursing?
- Community
- Family (correct)
- Population group
- Individual
What is the concept of wellness in the context of health?
What is the concept of wellness in the context of health?
- A state of being relatively unhealthy
- Health plus the capacity to develop one’s potential (correct)
- A state of positive health or a person's perception concerning positive health
- A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being
According to the World Health Organization, what is the definition of health?
According to the World Health Organization, what is the definition of health?
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What are the four levels of clientele in community health nursing?
What are the four levels of clientele in community health nursing?
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Objectives of Community Health Nursing
- Increase capability of individuals, families, groups, and communities to deal with their own health and nursing problems
- Strengthen community resources to improve health outcomes
- Control and counteract environmental factors that affect health
- Prevent and control communicable and non-communicable diseases through education and interventions
- Provide specialized services for vulnerable populations, including mothers, children, adults, workers, elderly, handicapped, and eligible couples
- Conduct research to refine and improve community health nursing practice
- Supervise, guide, and support health personnel to function effectively in community health care services
- Participate in preparing health personnel to function in community for community health care services
Characteristics of Community Health Nursing
- The client or “unit of care” is the population, focusing on overall health and well-being
- Primary obligation is to achieve the greatest good for the greatest number of people or the population as a whole
- Public health nurses work with clients as equal partners to develop solutions
- Primary prevention is the priority in selecting appropriate activities to prevent health problems
- Focus on creating healthy environmental, social, and economic conditions for populations to thrive
- Obligation to actively reach out to all who might benefit from specific activities or services
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