community health nursing

1. DEFINITION
PHILOSOPHY
CONCEPTS
AIMS
OBJECTIVES
SCOPE
PRINCIPLES
FUNCTIONS

2. DEFINITION
COMMUNITY – Origin from the latin word
‘COMMUNIS
A community is a social group determined by geographical
boundaries,& common values &interests .It’s member
knows & interect with each other. It function within a
particular structure & exhibits & creats values certain
norms & institutions.
 Three such common factor have been highlighted in the
literature
 Community as a collection of people
 Community as a place
 Community as a social system

3. DEFINITION
 HEALTH-Health is a state of complete
physical,mental,social,&spiritual wellbeing not merely the
absence of disease &infirmity.
COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING-
 According to ANA-Community Health Nursing is a
synthesis of nursing practice& public health practice
applied in promoting &preserving the health of
populations

4. DEFINITION
 Nature of practice is general & comprehensive.
 Not limited to a particular age & diagnostic group.
 It is continuous not episodic.
 Dominent responsibility is to the population as a
whole.Therefore nursing directed to individuals ,families
&groups for the health of the total population.
 Health promotion,health maintanence
&healtheducation,coordination.continuty of care are
utilised in a wholistic approach to the management of the
health care of individuals,families,group &community.

5. PHILOSOPHY
1. Philosophy of individual’s right of being healthy
2. Philosophy of working togethere under a competent
leader for the common good.
3. Philosophy that people in the community have
potential for continued development & are capable
of dealing with their own problems if educated &
helped.
4. Philosophy of socialism.

6. CONCEPTS
 Concept meaning the basic ides & principles
(previously discussed)
CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK-

7. AIMS
1. General To promote health & efficiency
2. To prevent & control diseases & disabilities.
3. To provide need based well balanced comprehensive
& continuous health care services
4.To prode care to the whole population without ay
discrimination.

8. OBJECTIVES
1. To increase te capability of community to deal with
theirown health problems.
2. To strenghthen community resources.
3. To control &counteract environment.
4. To prevent & control communicable & non
communicable diseases.
5. To provide specialised services.
6. To conduct research.
7. To prepare health personnel
8. To supervise , guide & help health personnel in caring out
their functions.

9. SCOPE
 The scope of community health nursing practice
enlist-
1. The goal & aims
 To promote & preserve health.
 To restore health when it is impaired.
 To minimise suffering &distress.
 To promote quality living.
2. The priority practices.

10. SCOPE
 Primary level prevention
 Secondary level prevention
 Tertiary level prevention
3.The focus & practice level

11. PRINCIPLES
 Community health nursing principles are essential
because they ensure relevent ,safe & correct practices
to meet health needs of individuals ,families,groups &
community.
Those are-
1. Community health nursing is Community focused,it
is therefore essential to know the defined
community,make a map,established effective
working relationship.

12. PRINCIPLES
2. Community health nursing based on it’s needs&
functions within total community health
programmes.
3.Health education,guidence &supervision are the
integral part of Community health nursing services.
4.Health services should be realistic in terms of available
resources.
5.Health workers are responsible to the authorised
health authority & function within the
policies,general goal &objectivesset by health
agencies

13. PRINCIPLES
6. Effective health workers irrespective of position or
place of work,function as a team
7. Community & family are in focus rather than the
individuals.
8. Professional relationships & etiquette are essential in
community health services.
9. Community involvement is an integral part.
10. Individuals & families fully participate in all decision
making relating to attainment of health.

14. PRINCIPLES
11.Continuty of services
12.Well developed system of records &reports.
13.Periodic & continuous appraisal & evaluation of
health situation & health services.
14.Health service should be available & accessible to all
without any discrimination.
15.Health workers should be non-political & non-
sectarian in his relationship.
16. Healthy workers must maintain proffessional dignity
& must never accept any gifts or bribe.

15. ROLES&FUNCTIONS
 There are innumerable roles which are performed by
community health nurse.
Those are-
1. Care provider
2. Sensitive observer
3. Educator
4. Advocate
5. Concerned adviser
6. Change agent
7. Manager
8. Planner
9. Organizer

16. ROLES&FUNCTIONS
10.Director & Coordinator
11.Controller & Evaluator
12. Leadership Role
13.Collaborator
14.Researcher