PN3002 TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
Community
group of people who share a geographical (location) and social (relational)
dimension
Community-Based Nursing
-home health nursing
-involves activities related to prevention, health restoration, maintenance, and
palliation
-to enhance day-to-day functioning activity of self care and promote autonomy in
decision making
Community-Health Nursing
-includes the specialties of public health, family practice, primary care nursing and
home health nursing
-roles include: community mental health, outpost nursing, street or outreach , parish
nursing, and others
Community-Health Nursing Practice
Includes:
- population health promotion, protection, maintenance and restoration
- community, family and individual health promotion, palliative care
Empowerment
described as a psychological, cultural, social or political process by which people
, exercise their ability to effect change and enhance control over events in their daily
lives
Harm Reduction
-an approach to health promotion that is based on user input
- demands compassionate pragmatism & Commitment
- offers alternatives to reduce risk behaviour consequences to accept alternatives to
reduce barriers to treatment by providing user-friendly access
High-Priority Populations
Populations are exposed to the most risk through structural barriers of social
exclusion, poor access, or dependency on others.
Marginalized Populations
- a subgroup of the population that tends to be hidden, overlooked, or on the outer
edge
- may be excluded from mainstream social, economic, educational or cultural life
Population
collection of individuals who have in common one or more personal or
environmental characteristics
Population health
- an approach to health that aims to improve health of the entire population
- to reduce health inequities among population groups
Primary Care
Family Practice Nursing
- practiced within the integrated and accessible health care services by provided
physicians and their healthcare teams
- to address most personal health care needs, develop a sustained partnership with
patients and practice in the context of family and community
Community
group of people who share a geographical (location) and social (relational)
dimension
Community-Based Nursing
-home health nursing
-involves activities related to prevention, health restoration, maintenance, and
palliation
-to enhance day-to-day functioning activity of self care and promote autonomy in
decision making
Community-Health Nursing
-includes the specialties of public health, family practice, primary care nursing and
home health nursing
-roles include: community mental health, outpost nursing, street or outreach , parish
nursing, and others
Community-Health Nursing Practice
Includes:
- population health promotion, protection, maintenance and restoration
- community, family and individual health promotion, palliative care
Empowerment
described as a psychological, cultural, social or political process by which people
, exercise their ability to effect change and enhance control over events in their daily
lives
Harm Reduction
-an approach to health promotion that is based on user input
- demands compassionate pragmatism & Commitment
- offers alternatives to reduce risk behaviour consequences to accept alternatives to
reduce barriers to treatment by providing user-friendly access
High-Priority Populations
Populations are exposed to the most risk through structural barriers of social
exclusion, poor access, or dependency on others.
Marginalized Populations
- a subgroup of the population that tends to be hidden, overlooked, or on the outer
edge
- may be excluded from mainstream social, economic, educational or cultural life
Population
collection of individuals who have in common one or more personal or
environmental characteristics
Population health
- an approach to health that aims to improve health of the entire population
- to reduce health inequities among population groups
Primary Care
Family Practice Nursing
- practiced within the integrated and accessible health care services by provided
physicians and their healthcare teams
- to address most personal health care needs, develop a sustained partnership with
patients and practice in the context of family and community
