Health and its maintain

UNIT THE MODULAR -1-

Health & its maintain

A/ Over view

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Target population :-This learning package had been designed to the first year students in the community health department of Institute of Medical Technology – Nasisriyah.

Rationale :- This unit will aid those who want to learn the health & its maintain it also intended for students who have little or no science back ground .

Central ideas :.

3.1- Definition of health .
3.2- Factors that affecting health .
3.3- The role of the world health organization in maintenance of health .
3.4- The basic daily human needs of individuals.
3.5- Factors that affecting health environment .
3.6- Hospital & its division .
3.7- Definition of the care of patients units .
3.8- the basic needs of the patient .
3.9- Definition Nurse & Nursing & the qualification of nurse .


4/ Performance objectives:-

After this studding this modular unit you should be able to :

Define health & the factors that affecting it .
Enumerate the basic daily needs of individual .
Define the hospital & the function of it .
Determined the qualification of nurse .
Define the unit of patient .

Health and its maintain: Lec:1

Health:
A state of complete physical, mental, social well being and not the absence of disease or infirmity.

Factors that affecting health.

Environmental pollution.
Nutrition and food.
Illiteracy poverty and traditions.
Micro- organisms.
Medications and treatments.


The role of the world health organization in maintenance of health:
Control of communicable disease.
Research work.
Diversion and recreation.
The health environmental controlled.
Personal care and hygiene.
Body alignment and activity.
Nutrition and fluid.
Elimination.

The basic daily human needs of individuals:

Health environment.
Sleep and rest.
Nutrition and fluid.
Elimination.
Personal care and hygiene.
Body activity.
Mental, emotional and spiritual support.

Factors that affecting health environment:-
Health housing.
Temperature and humidity of the air.
Ventilation. (air circulation)
Lighting.
Quietness.
Order lines.
Safety of the environmental.


Hospital and its divisions

Definition of hospital:

Place where people are treatment for, nursed through, their illness or injuries.

Functions of hospitals:

Care of the patient (pt.).
In service education.
Promotion of the level of heath.
Scientific researches.

Classification of hospitals:

General hospitals.
Special hospitals. (Private) e.g. mental, surgical,…

Administration and ownership:

Governmental.
Non governmental or private.


Division of the hospitals:

The admitting department.

Medical staff.
Nursing department.
a. Director of Nurse.
b. Assistant director Nurse.
C. Supervision of patients units.
Head Nurse.
e. Student Nurse.
4. The clinical department.
a Medical words.
Surgical words.
5. The medical therapy facilities.
a. Clinical laboratory test.
b. X ray department.
c. Anesthesia department.
d. Electro encephalography department (E.E.G).
e. Electro cardiograph department (E.C.G).
f. The pharmacy.
h. Dental service department.
i. Electroconvulsive therapy department ( E.C.T).
j. The out patient department.
k. The medical social service department.
l. The medical records department.
m. The central supply department.
n. The dietary department.
o. Engineering service department.
p. Laundry department.
q. The hospital library department.


Care of patient's units

Definition of patient:

Is an individual who requires assistance to achieve health or peaceful death.

Patient units:

Is the place that the patient occupies when he/ she enters the hospital, it include the following.

Bed, mattress, blanket, sheets, table bedside, dish soap, urinal, bed pan, wheal chair, jug, glass.

The basic needs of the patient:

Breathe normally.
Eat and drink adequately.
Eliminate body wastes.
Sleep and rest.
Keep the body clean.
Avoid environmental dangers.

Definition of Nurse:

Is a person who has completed a programmed of basic nursing education and is qualified and authorized in her/ his country to practice nursing.


Qualification of Nurse:
Mental and physical health.
Well educated.
An integrated personality.
Good power of observation.
Good memory for details.
Manual dexterity.
A calm, clear, pleasant speaking voice.
Normal hearing ability and a willingness to listen.
A sense of discipline and responsibility.
An optimistic attitude toward life and success

Definition of Nursing:

As an art, science and spiritual in the giving of health nursing to help people to be in a good status and prevent illness.