COLLEGE OF NURSING

COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING

GROUP ACTIVITY- CHAPTER 2
THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS OF COMMUNITY HEALTH NURISNG PRACTICE
GUIDE QUESTIONS
1. WHAT IS THEORY?
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2. WHAT IS THE GOAL OF THEORY?
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3. DESCRIBE THE DIFFERENT THEORIES:
a. GENERAL SYSTEMS THEORY
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b. HEALTH BELIEF MODEL
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c. HEALTH PRMOTION MODEL
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d. MILIOS FRAMEWORK FOR PREVENTION

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e. PRECEDE-PROCEED MODEL
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f.

SOCIAL LEARNING THEORY

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g. THE TRANSTHEORETICAL MODEL

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4. DESCRIBE THE 5 STAGES OF CHANGE?
A. PRECONTEMPLATION
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B. CONTEMPLATION
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C. PREPARATION
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D. ACTION
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E. MAINTENANCE

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5. SELECT A THEORY OR CONCEPTUAL MODEL. EVALUATE ITS POTENTIAL FOR
UNDERSTANDING HEALTH IN INIDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, A POPULATION OF 400
CHILDREN IN AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, A COMMUNITY OF 20,000 RESIDENTS,
AND 500 WORKERS WITHIN A CORPORATE SETTING.
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6. APPLY HBM AND PENDERS HPM IN THE FOLLOWING SITUATION: AMY, 30 Y/O,
MARRIED, NOW IN THE THIRD MONTH OF HER SECOND PREGNANCY, CAME
TO THE HEALTH CENTER FOR PRENATAL CONSULTATION. FOR HER FIRST
PREGNANCY, SHE AVAILED OF THE SERVICES OF A TRADITIONAL BIRTH
ATTENDANT (HILOT) THAT ENDED IN A STILLBIRTH IN THE 8TH MONTH OF
GESTATION. WORKING FULL TIME IN GARMENT FACTORY, SHE CLAIMS THAT
SHE HARDLY HAS THE TIME FOR REGULAR PRENATAL VISITS. HOWEVER, SHE
SAYS THAT SHE AND HER HUSBAND WANT A HEALTHY BABY, WHICH IS THE
REASON FOR HER EARLYCONSULTATION.
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Prepared by
ANNALISA A. TELLES
Instructor