The philosophy and

characteristics
of community health Nursing
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
• Define community health Nursing
• Discuss philosophy of C.H.N
• Explain the concept of community
• Explain levels of prevention.
• Discuss Composition of community
• Explain Objectives Philosophy of CHN
• Explain Characteristic of community health
nursing
C.H.N definition according W.H.O
A special field of nursing that combines
the skill of nursing public health and some phases
of social assistance and functions as part of the
total public health the improvement
of the conditions in the social and physical
environment rehabilitation of illness and disability.
CHN:
It is a concerned with
the delivery of comprehensive nursing care to
individual, family, group and population as a
whole to need and solve their problems
through
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the application of nursing process to maintain
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A PHILOSOPHY : OF LINGUISTICS
DERIVED FROM THE GREEK
ORIGIN.
Philosophia : a word consisting of two
parts Philos in the sense of love (or
C.H.N definition according W.H.O

friendship) and Sophia in the sense of

wisdom and so the philosophy is the love
of wisdom
PHILOSOPHY OF CHN :-
Is the use of different ways
to get to the best way to give the correct care
for this community & use is preventive rather
than curative
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and rehabilitative .
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Concepts
Community:
is a group of people who share common interests,
who interact with each other, Compose of
community (individuals, groups, family and
community)
Society:
is a group of people involved in persistent social
interaction, or a large social grouping sharing
the same geographical or social territory.
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Health:
A state of complete physical, mental, and social wellbeing and not
merely the absence of disease and infirmity.
Or It is a state of balance between illness and wellness .

Community health
is simply referred to as the health status of group of people and the
actions and conditions to promote protect and preserve their health.

Public health nursing

is the practice of promoting and protecting the health of populations
using knowledge from nursing, social, and public health sciences
Curative: able to cure illness (diagnosis +
HEALTHCARE
treatment by use nursing care).
Rehabilitation is a treatments
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facilitate the process of recovery from injury,
illness, or disease to as normal acondition as
possible.
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 1.primordial
(present health education before
illness occurs).

Level of 2.primary prevention

( present health education after

prevention illness occurs).

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3.secondary prevention
4.tertiary prevention (isolation).
( diagnosis + treatment + screen +
control).
Community: group of people who
share common interests, who interest
with each other.
Or : groups of people share common
characteristics as family or groups.
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individuals
Groups Family
Family
community
Society:
is a group of people involved in
persistent social interaction, or a
large social grouping sharing the
same geographical or social
territory
Objectives Philosophy of CHN :
1. To control and counteract environment.
2. To prevent and control communicable and no
communicable diseases.
3. To strengthen community resources.
4. To provide specialized services.
5. To prepare health personnel.
6. To conduct research.
7. To increase the capability of community to deal with
their own health problems.
8. To increase capability of individuals, families, groups
and community to deal with their own health
and nursing problems.
Community health Public health
ž community health involve the public health involves the
health of specific community. health of the whole
nation

ž community health protect the public health protect the

health of all of those in a
particular community. health of everyone

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ž community health keeps the Public health gives free
food, water supply and
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Characteristic of community health nursing
1-It is field of nursing.
2-It population focused.
3-It use aggregate measurement and analysis.
4-It combines public health and nursing.
5-It emphasize in health promotion, illness
prevention and wellness.
6- It promote client responsibility and self-
care.
7-It use principle of organizational theory.
8-It involve inter-professional
collaboration.