Community-Health-Nursing

Community  Group of people sharing common geographic location, institution where they are organized into population aggregate concept (age group), common values or interest Levels of Clientele  Individual  Family – focus of care (CHN)  Community – group of families; CHN directs its services to the community because the client is the community  Population Groups – common health needs Health  Complete state of physical, mental and social well- being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity (WHO)  Soundness and wholeness of human structures and bodily and mental functions (Orem)  Dynamic fluctuating from patterns of death or OLOF (Optimum level of functioning) (Dunn) o Modern concept of health  Right of every individual o Art. 25 Sec 1 of Universal Declaration of human Rights: Health is a basic right of every individual  General Philosophy of CHN o Community health nursing is based on the worth and dignity of man. – Margaret Shetland  Health as a Right o Art. 25, Sec. 1 (Universal Declaration of Human Rights)  Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and wellbeing of himself and of his family  Dual responsibility of the government and the individuals o Art. 2, Sec. 15  The state shall protect and promote the right to health of the people and instill health consciousness among them. o Art. 13, Sec. 11  The state shall adopt an integrated and comprehensive approach to health development  DOH .......................................................CONTINUED.........................................