COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING 3

FILIPINO CULTURE, VALUES, PRACTICES IN

RELATION TO HEALTH CARE
➢is directed towards a concrete other and is based on free choice, albeit often
accompanied by a strong sense of personal duty.
➢ the most human value because it makes it possible to resist the adversities
that arise throughout life
➢It is synonymous with support,
backing, help and protection.
CHARACTERISTICS OF SOLIDARITY

➢an awareness of shared interests, objectives, standards, and sympathies

creating a psychological sense of unity of groups or classes, which rejects
the class conflict.

➢It refers to the ties in a society that bind people together as one.
7 WAYS TO SHOW SOLIDARITY
1. Take care of the elders
2. Reconnect with family and friends
3. Stay
4. Pay attention to your behavior
5. Be the bearer of good news
6. Don’t buy like crazy
7. Stay together locally and globally
FILIPINO FAMILY VALUES
FILIPINO VALUES:
• Family orientation. The basic and most important unit of a Filipino's life
is the family. ...

• Filipino family consists of a husband, wife and children, extending to

include grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins.
➢Joy and humor

➢Flexibility, adaptability, and creativity

➢Religious adherence

➢Ability to survive – capacity for endurance despite difficult times

• Hard work and industriousness

• Hospitality
FILIPINO FAMILY CULTURE AND TRADITIONS
• Family Culture
• Filipinos are known for having:
➢strong and close family ties
➢place high regard and put importance on their family before anything else.
➢ work all day and do all they can to feed and provide for their family.
1. Filipinos are resilient
➢Always manage to rise above challenge
➢Manage to pick themselves up and smile
➢Overcoming experiences of suffering and trauma due to disasters.
2. Filipinos take pride in their families – family first
3. Filipinos are very religious
➢Images of crosses and other religious paraphernalia
➢Go to church every Sunday
4. Filipinos are respectful
> Using catchphrases – PO and OPO (pagmamano)
• 5. Filipinos help one another (Bayanihan Spirit)
6. Filipinos value traditions and culture
➢Set aside a specific day for a celebration plus preparing sumptuous
foods
7. Filipinos love to party
8. Filipinos have the longest Christmas celebration
9. Filipinos love to eat
10. Filipinos love arts and architecture
➢love to design creatively, to think intuitively, and have a passion for
anything different and unique
11. Filipinos love to sing -to express their happiness
• The ten most depicted Filipino traits:
1. Pakikisama - “getting along with others”

2. hiya -shy, timid, sensitive rather than ashamed.

3. utang na loob- means "debt of prime obligation."

4 .close family ties

- results to extended family
- having regular meals together
- taking holidays as family
5. bahala na- unable to decide their next course of action

6. Amor propio
- Personal pride/reputation
- Self-esteem
- Respect for oneself
7. Bayanihan – being a bayan
- spirit of community unity/
cooperation

8. Hospitality- the friendly and generous

reception and entertainment of guests
9. Ningas cogon

10. Respect to elders

- Demonstration of
respect
FILIPINO HEALTH PRACTICES
• Health beliefs are:
➢what people believe about their health,
➢what they think constitutes their health,
➢what they consider the cause of their illness,
➢and ways to overcome an illness.

➢These beliefs are, of course, culturally determined, and all come together
to form larger health belief systems
• Traditional medicine refers to:
➢health practices, approaches, knowledge and beliefs incorporating plant,
animal and mineral based medicines, spiritual therapies, manual
techniques and exercises,

➢applied singularly or in combination to treat, diagnose and prevent

illnesses or maintain well-being.
Filipino Traditional Health Practices
1. Midwifery - is the health science and health profession that deals with
> pregnancy,

>childbirth,

> and the postpartum period (including care of the newborn)

2. Pulse diagnosis - allows one to retrieve detailed information about the
internal functioning of the body and its organs through signals present in
the radial pulse.
3. Bone Setting - treats musculoskeletal disorders with the conjunctive
use of TCM orthopedics, osteopathic and chiropractic approaches. Bone
setting procedures are mostly non-invasive, thus leaving mild to no damage
to the human body
Traditional bone setter is a lay practitioner who practices management of
dislocations and fractures without having had any formal training.
4. Herbology - the study or collecting of herbs

5. Suction cupping- an ancient healing therapy that some people use to

ease pain. A provider places cups on your back, stomach, arms, legs or
other parts of your body. Inside the cup, a vacuum or suction force pulls
skin upward.
6. skin scraping – also called spooning or coining
➢used to scrape over the skin and improve circulation in the area

7. herbal steam and smoke,

8. Energy medicine - is a branch of alternative medicine based on a
pseudo-scientific belief that healers can channel "healing energy" into a
patient and effect positive results.
• Path to improved health
• Eat healthy. What you eat is closely linked to your health
• Get regular exercise
• Lose weight if you're overweight
• Protect your skin
• Practice safe sex
• Don't smoke or use tobacco
• Limit how much alcohol you drink
• Have regular medical check up
NURSING CORE VALUES AS CHN
➢Shared within the global community
➢Reflection of the human and spiritual approach to the nursing profession
1. Altruism

➢the principle and moral practice of concern for the happiness of other human
beings or other animals
➢the unselfish concern for other people—
➢doing things simply out of a desire to help, not because you feel obligated to
out of duty, loyalty, or religious reasons.
2. Autonomy – freedom/independence
3. Human dignity
➢the recognition that human beings possess a special value intrinsic to
their humanity and as such are worthy of respect simply because they are
human beings.

➢every human being, regardless of age, ability, status, gender, ethnicity,

etc., is to be treated with respect
4. Integrity - the quality of being honest and having strong moral
principles; moral uprightness.
5. Honesty - the quality or fact of being
➢honest;
➢ upright and fair
➢ truthful
➢sincere
➢frank
➢free from deceit or fraud.
6. Social justice
➢is justice in terms of the distribution of wealth, opportunities, and
privileges within a society
➢fairness as it manifests in society.
➢includes fairness in healthcare, employment, housing, and more
➢ applies to all aspects of society, including race and gender, and it is closely
tied to human rights.
Principles of Ethics in Nursing
1. Justice - the quality of being just; righteousness, equitableness, or
moral rightness
2. Beneficence
➢to act for the benefit of others,
➢helping them to further their important and legitimate interests
➢preventing or removing possible harms
3. Nonmaleficence
➢obligation of a physician/nurse not to harm the patient.
- do not kill
- do not cause pain or suffering
- do not incapacitate
- do not cause offense
- do not deprive others of the goods of life.
4. Accountability
➢when an individual or department experiences consequences for their
performance or actions
➢is equated with answerability, blameworthiness, liability, and the
expectation of account-giving
6. Fidelity
➢allegiance, fealty, loyalty, devotion, piety mean faithfulness to something
to which one is bound by pledge or duty.
➢fidelity implies strict and continuing faithfulness to an obligation, trust, or
duty.
6. Autonomy
➢Independence or freedom
➢Ability of the person to make his/her decision
7. Veracity - is the quality of being true or the habit of telling the truth
• credibility
• fairness
• genuineness
• honesty
• impartiality
• probity
• sincerity
• truthfulness
 THANK YOU & GOD BLESS

MA. FE S. SANTOS, RN, MAN