Public Health Nursing Overview

A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not just the absence of disease or infirmity.

A multi-sector, interdisciplinary approach to working with communities to improve health and well-being.

Focuses on illness care for individuals and families outside of a traditional medical setting. Aims to manage acute and chronic health conditions within communities.

Provides healthcare to individuals, families, and groups within a community. Focuses on the health of the entire community or population groups.

Systematic delivery of nursing care to individuals, families, and entire communities, emphasizing promotion, preservation, protection, and maintenance of health.

A group of people who share something in common, like location, interests, or experiences. It can be small (like a family) or large (like a whole city).

The practice of promoting and protecting health within a community. It involves providing services, education, and support to individuals and groups.

A specific group of people within a community who share a common characteristic, like age, ethnicity, or health condition.

Public health nursing is a specialized type of nursing that focuses on community health. It combines nursing principles with public health strategies to prevent disease and disability across entire populations.

Population-based nursing practice, blending nursing and public health to prevent disease and disability. It focuses on promoting and protecting the health of the entire community.

Health promotion is the science and art of helping people adopt healthier lifestyles to achieve optimal health.

Primary prevention aims to prevent disease from developing in the first place by promoting health and modifying risk factors.

Secondary prevention focuses on early detection and treatment of disease to prevent complications and disability.

Tertiary prevention occurs after a disease has already caused illness or injury. It focuses on managing and rehabilitating patients to minimize long-term effects.

Healthcare services that focus on preventing further deterioration of health or disability in individuals who have already experienced a health problem. These services aim to manage long-term conditions and improve quality of life.

Actions taken to prevent further loss of function in a person with an existing illness or injury. It can involve preventing the condition from worsening and restoring lost abilities.

A specialized area of nursing that focuses on improving the health of populations rather than individuals. Public health nurses work to prevent illness, promote health, and address health inequities.

A focus on the health needs of an entire population. This includes understanding the health of different population groups and addressing health inequities between them.

Working together with other professionals, like doctors, social workers, and community leaders, to achieve common goals in improving population health.

The early period in the history of nursing, where family members and friends cared for the sick at home. This care often focused on reducing suffering and promoting healing.

The period after Florence Nightingale's work, where nurses began formally visiting and caring for people in their homes. This focused on providing professional nursing care within the community.

The stage where nursing broadened its scope to focus on public health, addressing health issues at the population level. This includes promoting health, preventing illness, and protecting the health of communities.

A public health principle focused on improving the health of the entire group, not just individuals.

A public health principle that emphasizes preventing illness before it happens.

A public health principle that encourages the community to work together to improve health.

A public health principle that prioritizes the well-being of the majority.

A public health principle encouraging leaders to set a healthy example.

Nurses were initially trained on individualized care in homes, focusing on hygiene, diet, and simple treatments.

District nursing expanded to include public health concerns, shifting from individual care to the wellbeing of the entire community.

These goals aim to address global challenges like poverty, hunger, and disease, promoting sustainable development for all.

These goals focus on achieving gender equality, ensuring all women and girls have equal opportunities.

These goals aim to ensure access to clean water and sanitation for everyone, leaving no one behind.

These goals aim to promote inclusive and equitable quality education for all, ensuring lifelong learning opportunities.

These are functions performed by public health agencies to ensure a healthy population. They involve monitoring health status, promoting healthy behaviors, enacting laws, and ensuring access to care.

A group of people sharing common characteristics or concerns, like age, location, or health conditions.

Ensuring children receive essential vaccines to prevent diseases like measles, polio, and tetanus.

Comprehensive community health practices include promoting healthy habits, preventing disease, treating illness, rehabilitating patients, and evaluating outcomes.

These are specific populations requiring tailored health care, such as children, women, expectant mothers, men, and the elderly.

These include health facilities like hospitals, clinics, and community centers. Each facility provides specific services, with varying levels of care.

This act, passed in Jamaica in 1985, outlines provisions for promoting public health and preventing disease transmission. Key areas covered include health and safety.

This regulation emphasizes the importance of vaccinating children under seven years old, requiring parents to immunize their children within a year of birth.