Seek health services for routine checkup

Seek health services for routine checkup, immunization, counseling, diagnosis , treatment and follow up. This ppt include all the things comes under routine checkup like screening, weight, vitals. How to overcome immunization barriers in community. Need for diagnosis and counseling and follow up. This ppt cover all topic of the syllabus.

1. ROUTINE CHECKUP IMMUNIZATION COUNSELLING DIAGNOSIS TREATMENT FOLLOW UP SEEK HEALTH SERVICES FOR

2. The term “health care services” means the services provided by a health care professional or by any individual working under supervision of a health care professional that relate to: The diagnosis, prevention or treatment of any human disease or impairment. The assessment or care of health of human beings. Health Care Services

3. Health care services are provided at home, subcenter and primary health care approach. Knowledge , beliefs and attitude of people on health and disease greatly influence their health seeking behavior

4. The main aim of a checkup is to detect early stage or better to prevent illness. Some screening/tests save so many lives that it is definitely worth the money spent on it. A checkup every 6 month is appropriate. AIMS OF REGULAR CHECKUPS

5. Regular health checkups and test can help to find out problem before they start. It also help to find out problems early. Regular health services, screening , counselling and treatments give chances to live longer and healthier life Age, health , family history and lifestyle choices are important factors to identify and screening a person required . IMPORTANCE OF REGULAR CHECKUPS

6. “ Immunization is a process whereby a person become protected against a disease through vaccination.” Vaccines are available for many of the communicable diseases in children. Some of the example of vaccine preventable diseases are measles, poliomyelitis, tuberculosis, diptheria , tetanus, whooping cough, mumps, rubella etc. IMMUNIZATION

7. Family may be afraid due to various reason like : The baby may cry whole day. It will be very painful. Reactions are dangerous. Bad consequences learnt from neighbors. Suspicious on syringes and needles due to fear of transmission of HIV. No time to visit-clinics as the clinics generally work in the busy work time. BARRIERS TO IMMUNIZATION

8. Counseling is a kind of talking therapy that permits a person to express his/her problems and feelings in a confidential and dependable environment . Counseling is suggested when a person needs help to deal with and overcome issues that are causing emotional pain . COUNSELLING

9. Community health nurses refer the following clients to seek counseling: Persons with relationship breakdown. Work related stress. Persons with ambitions but cannot reach heights. Feelings of sadness or depression. Person who is with high level anxiety . Client Who Needs Counselling

10. Face to face. Individual or in a group. Over the phone. By email. Specialized computer program. Counselling sessions are as follows:

11. Early effective therapy helps in shortening the period of communicability and reduce the mortality rate in the community. Community health nurses should be actively engaged in early diagnosis and treatment disease. Provide health information during health visit as well as in mass campaigns programs. Causing awareness through meeting with community leaders ,women self help group and mahila mandals . ROLE OF COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSE IN DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT

12. Coordinate with NGOs activities that focus on secondary level interventions. Health educating couples at the same time. Teaching on breast self examination, testicular self examination. Arrange specific health camps based on needs Motivate men and women to seek health care Follow-up measure will help in observing and health educating the patients. Continue…