Abstract
Primary Health Care, as the words imply, is the initial, or first level of health care given to individuals needing or seeking that care. The whole population needs primary health care, for it is basic to attaining, retaining or regaining health, or making the best use of what health is left.
Highlights
In die Suid-Afrikaanse situasie is die verpleegkundige 'n kernfiguur in die lewering van primêre gesondheidsorgdienste
Primary Health Care, as the words imply, is the initial, or first level of health care given to individuals needing or seeking that care
In a Joint Report by The World Health Organisation and the United Nations’ Children's Fund (1978, p.2.) to the Alm a-Ata conference in Septem ber, 1978, the following definition was given: Primary Health Care is essential health care made universally accessible to individuals and families in the com munity by means acceptable to them, through their fu ll participation and at a cost that the community and the country can afford
Summary
In die Suid-Afrikaanse situasie is die verpleegkundige 'n kernfiguur in die lewering van primêre gesondheidsorgdienste. In die voorsiening van ’n veilige omgewing het sy ’n sekondêre rol in behoefteidentifisering en voorligting en dieselfde geld vir die aspek van toereikende voeding. Haar rol in basiese voorkomende gesondheidsorg en die sorg van bejaardes, gestremdes en chroniese siekes word reeds algemeen aanvaar. Dit is op die gebied van sifting, behandeling en verwysing waar daar verwarring oor die verpleegkundige se rol en die meeste weerstand teen verandering is. Verpleegkundiges kan hier benut word en in baie areas lewer sy in hierdie opsig reeds met welslae 'n diens. Sy is nie 'n bedreiging vir die mediese praktisyn nie, daarenteen kan sy horn help en aanvul. Die land se gekwalifiseerde verpleegmannekrag kan ook beter benut word indien die verpleegkundige in privaatpraktyk in hierdie rol ge bruik word
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