Community Health Nursing II (Population Groups and

Community as Clients)

Module #3 Student Activity Sheet

Name: _________________________________________________________________ Class number: _______

Section: ____________ Schedule: ________________________________________ Date: ________________

Lesson Title: CULTURE, HEALTH AND PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE Materials:

Learning Targets: Pen, paper, index card, book, and class List
At the end of the module, students will be able to:
1. Describe the Filipino culture;
2. Identify different Filipino culture; References:
3. Discuss the influence of culture to health; and,
4. Enumerate the good qualities of a public health nurse. Famorca, Z., Nies, M., McEwen, M. (2013).
Nursing Care of the Community. Singapore:
Elsevier
Other References:

Cuevas, F. P., (2007). Public Health Nursing

in the Philippines (10th edition). Manila,
Philippines.
De Belen, R. & De Belen, D. V., (2008). A
Praxis in Community Health Nursing. 1672
Quezon Avenue South Triangle, Quezon City.

Maglaya, A., (2004). Nursing Practice in the

Community (4th edition). Philippines

A. LESSON PREVIEW/REVIEW

1. Cite one role of the community to health and explain.

Answers:

2. Enumerate responsibilities of the community to the health care delivery system.

Answers:

B. MAIN LESSON

CHARACTERISTICS OF CULTURE
✓ A shared pattern of communication
✓ Similarities in dietary preferences and food preparation
✓ Common patterns of clothing
✓ Predictable socialization patterns
✓ A shared sense of beliefs

⎯ The term culture refers to the learned and shared beliefs, values, and life ways of a group that are generally
transmitted from one generation to the next and influence people’s thoughts and actions.

⎯ An integral part of daily living, culture has many hidden and built-in directives and rules of behavior, beliefs, rituals,
and moral–ethical decisions that give meaning and purpose to life (Leininger & McFarland, 2006).

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⎯ Community/public health nurses’ knowledge of culture and skill in conducting comprehensive cultural assessments
guide them in providing culturally competent care to people from diverse cultures.

⎯ It should be noted that there are nonethnic cultures such as those based on occupation or profession (e.g., culture of
nursing, medicine, or the military); socioeconomic background (e.g., culture of poverty or culture of affluence); sexual
orientation (gay, lesbian, or transgendered cultures); age (e.g., adolescent culture or culture of older adults); and
ability/disability (e.g., culture of the deaf/hearing impaired or culture of the blind/visually impaired).

CULTURE AND HEALTH

a. General influences
⎯ Culture affects the way of life.
b. Specific influences
⎯ Culture affects the manner in which people determine who is healthy or sick; what causes health or illness; what
healer(s) and intervention(s) are used to prevent and treat diseases and illnesses; how long a person has an illness;
what is appropriate role behaviour in sickness; and when a person is believed to have recovered from an illness.
o Culture also influences the way people receive health care information, exercise their rights and
protections, and express their symptoms and health-related concerns.

FILIPINO CULTURE AND VALUES

Positive

1. Family oriented
✓ close family ties; married children stay with their parents
2. Joy and humor
✓ smiles and laughs even having difficulty
3. Faith and religiosity
✓ highly spiritual; celebrates patrons
4. Hard work and industriousness
✓ works even not told
5. Hospitality
✓ warmly receives surprise visitors
6. Pagkamalikhain
✓ creativity
7. Malasakit
✓ values for the common good
o Smooth interpersonal relationships are core values of Filipinos – personalism
▪ Sensitive to the needs of others; high regard to others; understanding and considerate to
others

Negative

1. Ningas Kugon
✓ Is a tendency among individuals to start a new venture or task with too much enthusiasm and effort, but after
some time will take a pause or will suddenly stop working, until such time that they lose interest in the venture or
task.
2. Filipino Time
✓ Tardiness
3. Mañana Habit
✓ Procrastination; one of the most negative traits of some people. It means mamaya na in Filipino or to do a certain
thing in a later time.
4. Bahala Na
✓ Mean "whatever happens, happens," "things will turn out fine," or as "I'll take care of things."

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Impact To health
⎯ Filipinos love celebrations and eating: obesity, cardiovascular problems
⎯ Filipinos may take health symptoms lightly: late diagnosis – poor prognosis
⎯ Filipinos are hardworking: self-neglect

The World Health Organization (WHO) Expert Committee of Nursing defined public health nursing as a “special field of
nursing that combines the skills of nursing, public health and some phases of social assistance and functions as part of
the total public health program for the promotion of health and improvement of the conditions in the social and physical
environment, rehabilitation of illness and disability.”

Advantages of Public Health Nursing

⎯ An opportunity of the nurse to improve the lives of the oppressed community
⎯ An opportunity to make a social change

Disadvantages of Public Health Nursing

⎯ Health resources can be scarce
⎯ Geographical location can be challenging, thus, transportation will be difficult (for remote areas)
⎯ Environmental pollutants due to industrial or manufacturing companies can be challenging, causing more health
problems (for urban areas)

Qualities of a Good Public Health Nurse

⎯ Professionally qualified and license to practice in the arena of public health
⎯ Personal qualities and people skills that would allow her practice to make a difference in the lives of people
⎯ Physically, mentally and emotionally strong
⎯ Good leader
⎯ Willing to work
⎯ Resourceful, creative, honest and with integrity
⎯ Resilient

CHECK FOR UNDERSTANDING

You will answer and rationalize this by yourself. This will be recorded as your quiz. One (1) point will be given to correct
answer and another one (1) point for the correct ratio. Superimpositions or erasures in you answer/ratio is not allowed.

1. Which among the following describes culture? (select all that apply)
A. Culture is shared beliefs, values and life ways.
B. It predicts social patterns among group of people.
C. It can be shared life experiences.
D. Culture directs behavior and moral-ethical decisions.
Answer: ________
Rationale:________________________________________________________________________________________
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2. Obesity among Filipinos is common and highly attributed to: (select all that apply)
A. Hospitality
B. Faith and religiosity
C. Hardwork and industriousness
D. Malasakit
Answer: ________
Rationale:________________________________________________________________________________________
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3. Filipinos tend delay to see a doctor if they are not feeling well. This kind of attitude is highly influence by what culture:
(select all that apply)
A. Bahala na
B. Faith and religiosity
C. Ningas kugon
D. Malasakit
Answer: ________
Rationale:________________________________________________________________________________________
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4. Filipino Nurses are known for their resilience. Resiliency is shown by:
A. Their caring attitude to the client
B. Hardworking even underpaid
C. Staying with client
D. Doing what is right even no one sees you
Answer: ________
Rationale:________________________________________________________________________________________
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5. One of the challenges among PHNs is the geographical location of the community they serve. Nonetheless, they work
willingly with the people. This attitude is highly related to what Filipino culture?
A. Malasakit
B. Family oriented
C. Joy and humour
D. Hard work and industriousness
Answer: ________
Rationale:________________________________________________________________________________________
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6. Filipinos express their minds through arts:

A. Pagkamalikhain
B. Malasakit
C. Joy and humour
D. Hospitality
Answer: ________
Rationale:________________________________________________________________________________________
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7. Most of the Filipino families are extended type. This best explains by what culture:
A. Family oriented
B. Joy and humour
C. Malasakit
D. Hospitality
Answer: ________
Rationale:________________________________________________________________________________________
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Name: _________________________________________________________________ Class number: _______

Section: ____________ Schedule: ________________________________________ Date: ________________

8. Shiela slipped on the stage. However, she exclaimed loudly “Kaya ninyo ‘yon?” (Can you do it?) The audience clapped
their hands for her gesture. This kind of culture is reflected by:
A. Creativity
B. Hard work
C. Joy and humour
D. Faith
Answer: ________
Rationale:________________________________________________________________________________________
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9. Filipinos are known for their piyestas (feasts). Each place in the Philippines celebrates their town feasts in relation to
their patrons. Moreover, even strangers visiting their places are being fed and warmly accepted. This culture is known as:
A. Family oriented
B. Religiosity
C. Hospitality
D. Malasakit
Answer: ________
Rationale:________________________________________________________________________________________
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10. Which among the following poses great danger to the PHN?
A. Location is geographical far from the main health center
B. Areas are infested with insects
C. Place is visited by leftists
D. Area is being claimed by several rebels
Answer: ________
Rationale:________________________________________________________________________________________
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C. LESSON WRAP-UP

AL Activity: Muddiest Point:

In today’s session, what was least clear to you?
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