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Which of the following best describes public health nursing?
What is the primary goal of public health?
According to Winslow (1920), what is public health?
What is the focus of community health nursing?
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What are the key components of public health, according to Winslow (1920)?
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Study Notes
Public Health Nursing
- Public health nursing is a specialty of nursing that focuses on the prevention of disease and promotion of health at the population level.
Primary Goal of Public Health
- The primary goal of public health is to prevent disease, prolong life, and promote health and efficiency through organized community efforts.
Winslow's Definition of Public Health
- According to Winslow (1920), public health is "the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting health and efficiency through organized community efforts for the sanitation of the environment, the control of communicable infections, the education of the individual in personal hygiene, the organization of medical and nursing services for the early diagnosis, prevention, and cure of disease, and the development of the social machinery to ensure everyone a standard of living adequate for the maintenance of health."
Focus of Community Health Nursing
- The focus of community health nursing is on the health of the community as a whole, rather than on individual patients.
Key Components of Public Health
- According to Winslow (1920), the key components of public health include:
- Sanitation of the environment
- Control of communicable infections
- Education of the individual in personal hygiene
- Organization of medical and nursing services
- Development of social machinery to ensure a standard of living adequate for the maintenance of health
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Test your knowledge on the principles and practices of public health nursing with this quiz. Explore the role of community health nurses in promoting and protecting the health of populations.
