YANGA, Anton Victor F.

BSN II – E
October 14, 2020
NCM104j

1-4. In your own words, define terms:

 Public Health - promotes and protects the health of people and the communities where
they live, learn, work and play.

 Community Health - is a branch of public health which focuses on people and their role
as determinants of their own and other people's health in contrast to environmental
health, which focuses on the physical environment and its impact on people's health.

 Public Health Nursing - is a systematic process by which: The health and health care
needs of a population are assessed in order to identify subpopulations, families and
individuals who would benefit from health promotion or who are at risk of illness, injury,
disability or premature death.

 Community Health Nursing - also called public health nursing or community nursing,
combines primary healthcare and nursing practice in a community setting. Community
health (CH) nurses provide health services, preventive care, intervention
and health education to communities or populations

5. Evolution of Public Health Nursing in the Philippines – Give 4 events why Public Nursing
came about in the country.
 Early Beliefs & Practices - Two words—mysticism and superstitions. These were the
early beliefs of health and illness in the Philippines. The cause of a disease was primarily
believed to be due to either another person, whom which was an enemy, or a witch or evil
spirits. In the early times, Filipinos were very cautious not to disturb other people or the
evil spirits for the good of their health.
 Nursing During the Philippine Revolution - the war between Philippines and Spain
emerges which resulted to significant amount of casualties. With this, many women have
assumed the role of nurses in order to assist the wounded soldiers. Where the
development of Philippine Red Cross occurred.
Important people are:
- Josephine Bracken
- Rosa Sevilla de Alvero
- Dona Hilaria de Aguinaldo
- Dona Maria Agoncillo de Aguinaldo
- Melchora Aquino a.k.a. “Tandang Sora
 Hospitals and Nursing Schools – in 1907, Americans began training the first Filipino
nursing students, they studied many of the same subjects as nursing students in the U.S.
However, it was believed that the curriculum in the Philippines “was never a mirror-
image reproduction of the American nursing curriculum” and involved more than a
simple transfer of knowledge from American nurses to Filipino nurses.
 Public Health Nursing Development (1931 – 1941) - In 1933, the nursing institution
have increased their requirement. During this period, they have implemented that to enter
nursing education an applicant must be able to complete secondary education. First
collegiate nursing graduates of the Philippines graduated from University of the
Philippines School of Public Health Nursing in 1938. Other schools include: Zamboanga
General Hospital School of Nursing (1921), Chinese General Hospital School of Nursing
(1921), Baguio General Hospital School of Nursing (1923), Manila Sanitarium Hospital
and School of Nursing (1930), St. Paul School of Nursing in Iloilo City (1946), North
 General Hospital and School of Nursing (1946) and Siliman University School of
Nursing (1947)

6. Roles and Responsibilities of a Community Heath Nurse.

Roles of a Community Health Nurse

 Care provider
 Educator
 Advocate
 Manager
 Collaborator
 Leader
 Researcher

Responsibilities of a Community Health Nurse

 Assessing the needs of the community
 Exhibiting awareness and sensitivity to a community’s cultural, religious, political, and
socioeconomic makeup.
 Pinpointing available resources
 Coordinating healthcare
 Applying current scientific research to healthcare.