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GRN/HCA Community Health
Community Health Nursing
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Nursing
Professional
09/14/2011

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Term
What is a community?
Definition
People living in a common geaographic area sharing,common interest and goals
Term
What is health?
Definition
state of complete mental, physical, and social well being and not merely the absence of disease or infermity
Term
What is community health?
Definition
Implementation of measures for the protection of the public health.
Term
What does community health involves?
Definition

Regular collection of garbage.

Proper drainage and sewage.

Avoid pollution

good social relationship

Term
What is the role of community health nurses?
Definition
Area of nursing that focusses on serving individuals in their natural environment such as home, school or work.
Term
what is the aim of community health nursing?
Definition

Thrives to prevent disease or retard its process.

Provides skill nursing care for non hospitalised

It supports those facing crises situations

Provides information and encouragement to individuals as well as the community at large, for the development of habits conducive to good health.

Term
Who are the members of the primary health care team?
Definition

Pharmacist

Dental nurse

Obstetrician

Dentist

Practical nurse

Midwife

Nutritionist

Term
What are the types of care centers?
Definition

Type one center

Type 2

Type 3

Type 4

Term
What is type one care center?
Definition

serves 4000 persons or less

Greater portmore health center

Term

Type 2 center?

 

Definition

8-10000 persons

Comprehensive clinics

Term
Type 3 center
Definition

20-24000 persons

 

University of the west indies hospital

Term
Type 4 centers
Definition

Parish headquarters and they serve 25000 or more

eg Kingston Public hospitals

Term
Name rome common sexual transmitted diseases?
Definition

Gonorrhiea

Syphilis

Non-gonococcol urethritis

Trichomoniasis

Genital Herpes

Scabis

Genital Warts

Aids

Term
Gonorrhea?
Definition

Causative agent: Neisseric Gonorrhea

Signs and symptoms:

normally present within 2-10 days, however later in men.

experience dysuria, frequent mituration and urethral discharge

that is usually pussy

Treatment:Procain penincillin.

Term
Syphillis?
Definition

Contageous veneral disease leading to structural and cutaneous lesions called luse

Causative agent: Treponema

Signs and Symptoms:Chancre with raised borders,multiple lesions appear on skin and genital.

Treatment: Benzathine

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