MODULE 1: OVERVIEW of COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING

two major fields of nursing in the Philippines - ANSWER-a.) community health nursing b.) hospital nursing Community health nursing - ANSWER-includes public health nursing, occupational health nursing and school nursing Community health nursing (Araceli Maglaya) - ANSWER-The utilization of the nursing process in the different levels of clientele-individuals, families, population groups and communities, concerned with the promotion of health, prevention of disease and disability and rehabilitation. three broad concept of community health nursing - ANSWER-a.) community b.) health c.) nursing community - ANSWER-defines as a group of people with common characteristics or interests living together within a territory or geographical boundaries within a specific social system Goal of community health nursing - ANSWER-"To raise the level of citizenry by helping communities and families to cope with the discontinuities in and threats to health in such a way as to maximize their potential for high-level wellness community health nursing (WHO