Comprehensive Community Health Focus Review Study Guide

lOMoARcPSD|28205643 COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY HEALTH FOCUS REVIEW STUDY GUIDENightingales Environment Theory: Emphasized prevention care. Washing hands Sterilizing instruments Health Belief Model Assumes that preventive health behaviors are taken primarily for the purpose of avoiding disease. Describes the likelihood of taking an action to avoid disease based on: Susceptibility, seriousness, and threat of disease Modifying factors Demographics Knowledge level Age Race Cues to action Media Disease effect on ppl Recommendations from health care professionals Perceived benefits minus perceived barriers to taking action Goals of community health nursing: Promote, preserve, and maintain health of populations by delivery of services to individuals, families, and groups to influence community health Who is the client in community health nursing? The community or population BOTH COMMUNITY ORIENTED NURSING AND COMMUNITY BASED NURSING Public Health Nursing Also known as Community-Oriented Nursing Population focused Goal: Promoting health Preventing disease No illness cares Key Principles: Emphasize primary prevention Greatest good for largest number of individuals Client is partner in health Use resources wisely to promote best outcomes Community-oriented Nursing: Focus of Care:Aggregates Communities Populations (public health) At-risk or unserved individuals and families Primary Goal: Health promotion and disease prevention Education Nursing Activities: Indirect (programmed management) Can include direct care of