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Concepts of Community
Community Health Nursing 15
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Nursing
Undergraduate 3
10/25/2011

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assets assessment
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an assessment that focuses on the strengths and capacities of the community rather than on the problems alone
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coalition
Definition
an alliance of individuals or groups working together to influence outcomes of a specific problem
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community as client
Definition
the concept of a community-wide group of people as the focus of nursing service
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community development
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the process of collaborating with community members to assess their collective needs and desires for a positive change and to address those needs through problem-solving, use of community experts, and resource development
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community diagnoses
Definition
nursing diagnoses about the community's ineffective coping ability and potential for enhanced coping
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community needs assessment
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the process of determining the real or perceived needs of a defined community of people
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community subsystem assessment
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an assessment that focuses on a single dimension of community life, such as churches or schools
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comprehensive assessment
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an assessment that seeks to discover all relevant community health information
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descriptive epidemiologic study
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a study that examines the amount and distribution of a disease or health condition i a population by person, place, and time
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evaluation
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the process by which a practice is analyzed, judged, and improved according to established goals and standards
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familiarization assessment
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studying data already available on a community, and gathering a certain amount of firsthand data, in order to gain a working knowledge of the community; sometimes called a "windshield" survey
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goals
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broad statements of desired end results
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implementation
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putting a plan into action and carrying out the activities delineated in the plan
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interaction
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reciprocal exchange and influence between people
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key informants
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persons who know much about their community and are willing to share their information with the community health nurse
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location variables
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a profile of the community that includes community boundaries, location of health services, geographic features, climate, flora and fauna, and the human-made environment
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objectives
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specific statements of desired outcomes stated in behavioral terms that can be measured and that include target dates
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outcome criteria
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measurable criteria toward which the community will work and by which they will measure their success as they attempt to improve the health of their community
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partnerships
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agreements between people and agencies to benefit a joint purpose
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planning
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a logical, decision-making process of designing an orderly, detailed program of action to accomplish specific goals and objectives
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population variables
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the size, density, composition, rate of growth or decline, cultural characteristics, social class, and mobility of people with a designated community
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priority setting
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problem-oriented assessment
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an assessment that begins with a single problem and then assesses the community in terms of that problem
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social class
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the ranking of groups within society by income, education, occupation, prestige, or a combination of these factors
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social system variables
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the various parts of a community's social system that interact and influence the system
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survey
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an assessment method in which a series of questions is used to collect data for analysis of a specific group or area
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windshield survery
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