Public Health Nursing

the term used before for Community Health Nursing

According to Dr. C.E. Winslow, Public Health is a science & art of 3 P’s

1. Prevention of Disease
2. Prolonging life
3. Promotion of health and efficiency through organized community effort

Public Elements are:

1. People
2. Government
3. Environment

Areas/Fields of Nursing:

1. Nursing Education
• To be in college of Nursing
• Goal: Preparing students to become professional nurse
• Dean→ Asst. Dean→ Secretary→ Coordinators→ Faculty→ Clinical Instructor Level II, Level III, Level IV
2. Nursing Practice
• There are clients whom care is to be provided
• 2 Concepts:
1. Clients
2. Provision of Care
3. Nursing Administration
3. Nursing Administration

Community Health Nursing (CHN):

• A specialized field of nursing practice
• A science of Public Health combined with Public Health Nursing Skills and Social Assistance with the goal of raising the level of health of the citizenry, to raise optimum level of functioning of the citizenry (Characteristic of CHN)

Target Population (IFC)Target Population (IFC) are:

1. I ndividual
2. F amily
3. C ommunity

3 Elements considered in CHN:

• Science of Public Health (core foundation in CHN),
• Public Health Nursing Skills
• Social Assistance Functions

According to Nightingale, Nursing is an art and the science (4) Disciplines of Care:

1. Promotion of Health
2. Prevention of Illness/Disease
3. Curative Discipline of Care
4. Rehabilitative Discipline of Care

Winslow enumerated the 5 Objectives of Public Health: CODES

1. C ontrol of Communicable Diseases
2. O rganization of Medical and Nursing Services
3. D evelopment of Social Machineries
4. E ducation of IFC on personal Hygiene→ Health Education is the essential task of every health worker
5. S anitation of the environment

3 Elements in Health Education: IEC

1. I nformation: to share ideas to keep population group knowledgeable and aware
2. E ducation: change within the individual

3 Key Elements of Education:

1. K nowledge of theories/principles/facts/generalization
2. A ttitude
3. S kills
3. C ommunication: interaction involving 2 or more persons or agencies

3 Elements of Communication:

1. Message
2. Sender
3. Receiver

Regulatory Laws in CHN:

• r.a.: Re-organizational Act-formulated, approved, implemented & advocated before 1946
• R.A.: Republic Act-laws approved & enacted after 1946 (WW II)
• P.D.: Presidential Decree
• P.P.: Presidential Proclamation
• E.O.: Executive Order LOI: Letter of Instruction
• A.C.: Administrative Circular
• H.B.: House Bill
• S.B.: Senate Bill