History of Nursing Education in the Philippines The history in the Philippines is closely aligned with the history of medicine in the country. With the arrival Ferdinand Magellan in 1521‚ developments in Philippine education were relatively slow owing to the belief of Spanish colonists‚ notably the friars‚ that the education of the natives would be detrimental to their rule over the islands (Agoncillo and Guerrero‚1977). The growth of the educational institutions in the Philippines during the Spanish
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than cure”‚ population health is the approach that looks at the broader picture of developing and maintaining a realistic and culturally acceptable health plan for the Australian Aboriginal communities. Rather than merely addressing the management of diseases‚ population health goes deeper by aiming to manage the factors that may have caused or developed the diseases‚ and ensure that the World Health Organization’s (cited in Queensland Health 2012‚ p. 1) definition of health as “a state of complete
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NURSING HEALTH HISTORY Nursing Health History is the gathering of subjective and objective data from the patient and his/her significant others through an interview‚ physical assessment‚ reviewing his/her past health history and through his/her medical records upon admission. Vital data of the patient are stated in chronological order to effectively assess patient’s needs‚ complaints and problems and to provide individual care. These vital data provide a conceptual baseline data utilized in developing
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History of nursing profession Prior to the foundation of modern nursing‚ nuns and the military often provided nursing-like services. Florence Nightingale is the founder of modern nurses. she formed the base for the first professional nursing philosophy. She saw the role of nursing as ’having charge of somebody’s health’ (Crisp&Taylor‚2009) based on the knowledge of how to put the body in such a state to be free of disease or to recover from disease’ (Crisp&Taylor‚2009). The religious and
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Maternity Health nursing Kholud Rajab Yousef is 29 years pregnant woman in her 32 gestational weeks‚ G: 8. P:4 admitted to antenatal wards at 6/12/2011 with complain of dizziness ‚ shortness of breath‚ palpitation and fatigue‚ she also have history of varicosities since 5 years ago‚ which cause acute pain in her legs. The pt. is on regular diet‚ not smoker‚ educational level is high school‚ she is house wife‚ her husband educational level is secondary school‚ he work as taxi driver ‚ he is
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1. Public health systems are operating within a context of ongoing changes‚ which exert a number of pressures on the public health system. These changes include all of the following‚ except: A. Health reforms B. Existing and emerging environmental hazards C. New technologies for health care D. None of the above 2. In response to the changes of the times‚ the UN General Assembly adopted a vision of poverty reduction and sustainable development. This is exemplified
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Rose Laine L. Tabequero November 6‚ 2014 BSN- 1NA NCM 100.1 Lec History of Nursing in the Philippines Early Beliefs & Practices 1.Beliefs about causation of disease: another person (an enemy or a witch) evil spirits 2.Belief that evil spirits could be driven away by persons with powers to expel demons. Belief in special gods of healing‚ with the priest -physician (called “word doctors”) as intermediary. If they used leaves or roots‚ they were called herb doctors (“herbolarios”) Early
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HISTORY OF NURSING LAW Act No. 2493 (115) * An act to amend No. 310 regulating the practice of medicine in the Philippines * Provided for the examination and registration of nurses * Nurses must apply for registration to the Director of Health * Requirements: Good moral character‚ good health and 21 years old Act No. 2808 (1919) * An act regulating practice of nursing profession * the first "True Nursing Law" * created the board of examiners composed of 3 members
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OF FATIMA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF NURSING NCM 101 COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING Health Promotion and Public Health Health • A State of complete physical‚ mental and social well- being‚ not merely an absence of disease or infirmity (WHO‚ 1948). • A State of being well and using every power the individual possesses to the fullest extent (Nightingale‚ 1969). • Optimum Level of Functioning (OLOF) Determinants of Health (World Health Organization) • The health of individuals and communities
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DESCRIPTION OF A COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER A community health worker is one who provides basic community health care services for promotion of health‚ prevention of illness‚ simple treatment and rehabilitation. The services utilizes the philosophy‚ content‚ method and skills of public health care. While most nurses care for one patient at a time‚ public health nurses care for entire populations. By working with whole communities‚ public health nurses are able to educate people about health issues‚ improve community
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