Fundamentals Chapter 4: Health And Illness

Front 1

describe how the world health organization WHO defines health

Back 1

a state of complete physical, mental, and social wellbeing, not merely the absence of disease or infinity

Front 2

discuss the difference between values and beliefs

Back 2

values: ideals that a person feels are important
beliefs: concepts that a person holds to be true

Front 3

list 3 health beliefs common among americans

Back 3

all entitled to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

Front 4

explain the concept of holism

Back 4

whole feeling. the sum of physical, emotional, social, and spiritual health.

Front 5

identify 5 levels of human needs

Back 5

physiologic
safety/security
love/belonging
esteem/self-esteem
self-actualization

Front 6

define illness

Back 6

a state of discomfort. results when disease, deterioration, or injury impairs a person's health

Front 7

morbitity

Back 7

incidence of a specific disease, disorder, or injury

Front 8

mortality

Back 8

incidence of death

Front 9

acute

Back 9

sudden, short

Front 10

chronic

Back 10

slow, lasting a long time

Front 11

terminal

Back 11

no potential for cure. death.

Front 12

primary

Back 12

first to assess a person with a health need

Front 13

secondary

Back 13

health services to which primary caregivers refer clients for consultation and additional testing

Front 14

remission

Back 14

dissappearance of signs and symptoms of a disease

Front 15

exacerbation

Back 15

reactivation of a disorder, or one that reverts from chronic to an acute state

Front 16

heredity

Back 16

acquired from genetics from parents

Front 17

congenital

Back 17

present at birth. faulty embryotic development

Front 18

idiopathic

Back 18

unexplained cause

Front 19

differentiate primary, secondary, tertiary, and extended care

Back 19

primary: first to assess
secondary: refer to additional testing
tertiary: specialists and complex technology
extended: for those no longer needing acute care. long term.

Front 20

name two programs that help finance health care for the ages, disabled, and poor.

Back 20

medicare: federal for 65+ or permanently disabled, and end stage renald disease
medicaid: state for low income

Front 21

list 4 methods to control escalating health care costs

Back 21

- using health care resources efficiently
- bargaining with providers for quality care at reasonable cost
- monitoring and managing fiscal and client outcomes
- preventing illness through screening and health promotion activites
- minimizing the number of hospitalizations of clients with chronic illness

Front 22

identify 2 national health goals targeted for the year 2010

Back 22

- increase the proportion of people with health insurance
- increase the proportion of health and wellness and treatment programs and facilities that provide full access for people with disabilities
- reduce the number of new cases of cancer as well as the illness, disability, and death caused by cancer
- reduce infections caused by key food borne pathogens

Front 23

discuss 5 patterns that nurses use to administer client care

Back 23

- functional nursing: each nurse does a specific task
- case method: one nurse for a group
- team nursing: divide nurses into groups
- primary nursing: admitting nurse assumes responsibility for planning client care and evaluating progress
- nurse managed care: nurse manager plans the nursing care of clients based on their type of case