COMMUNITY
DIAGNOSIS
• TYPES OF COMMUNITY DIAGNOSIS
• [Link] COMMUNITY
• DIAGNOSIS – aims to obtain a general
• information about the community.
• [Link] Variables
• [Link]-Economic and Cultural
• Variables
• [Link] and Illness Patterns
• [Link] resources
• [Link]/Leadership Patterns
• [Link]-ORIENTED COMMUNITY
• DIAGNOSIS – type of assessment that
• responds to a particular need.
• PROCESS OF COMMUNITY DIAGNOSIS:
• Collecting
• Organizing
• Synthesizing
• Analyzing and interpreting health data
COMMUNITY
DIAGNOSIS
• [Link] THE OBJECTIVES – the
• nurse decides on the depth and scope of
• the data she needs to gather.
• [Link] THE STUDY POPULATION –
• the nurse identifies the population group
• to be included in the study.
• [Link] THE DATA TO BE
• COLLECTED – the objectives will guide
• the nurse in identifying the specific data
• she will collect, and will also decide on
• the sources of these data.
• [Link] THE DATA – the nurse
• decides on the specific methods
• depending on the type of data to be
• generated.
• [Link] THE INSTRUMENT –
• instruments/tools facilitate the nurse’s
• data-gathering activities.
• Most common instruments:
• - survey questionnaire
• - interview guide
• - observation checklist
• [Link] DATA GATHERING – the nurse
• supervises the data collectors by
• checking the filled-up instruments in
• terms of completeness, accuracy and
• reliability of the information collected.
• [Link] COLLATION – the nurse is now
• ready to put together all the information.
• [Link] PRESENTATION – will depend
• largely on the type of data obtained.
• (descriptive & numerical data)
• [Link] ANALYSIS – aims to establish
• trends and patterns in terms of health
• needs and problems of the community.
• [Link] THE COMMUNITY HEALTH
• NURSING PROBLEMS
• Health status problems – increased
• or decreased morbidity, mortality,
• fertility or reduced capability for
• wellness.
• Health resources problems – lack of
• or absence of manpower, money,
• materials or institutions necessary to
• solve health problems.
• Health-related problems – existence
• of social, economic, environmental
• and political factors that aggravate
• the illness-inducing situations in the
• community.
• [Link]-SETTING – prioritize which
• health problems can be attended to
• considering the resources available at
• the moment.