Health And Illness Chapter 4

Front 1

what is the primary objective of the nurse as a caregiver ?

Back 1

-to promote health,
-to prevent illness,
-to restore health and to faciltiate coping.

Front 2

Before the nurse can give Holistic care the nurse must understand what?

Back 2

the nurse needs to understand and respect each person's individual definition of health and responses to illness and should be familiar with models of health and illness.

Front 3

Define Health ?

Back 3

-is individually defined by each person and is affected by so many factors.
-the most widely accepted definition of health is that health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well- being, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.

Front 4

Define Disease ?

Back 4

- is a medical term meaning that there is a pathologic change in the structure or function of the body or mind.

Front 5

Define Illness ?

Back 5

- is the response of the person to a diease; it is an abnormal process in which the person's level of functions is changed when composed with a previous level.

Front 6

How are illness behaviors unique to a individual ?

Back 6

- are influenced by age
- gender
- family values
- economic status
- culture
- educational level
-mental status.

Front 7

Define Stage 1 in Experiencing symptoms ?

Back 7

- How people define themselves as "sick" ?
- first Indication of all illness usually is recognizing one or more symptoms that are incompatible with one's personal definition of health.

Front 8

Define Stage 2 in Assuming the sick Role ?

Back 8

- finds himself or herself as being sick ,seeks validation of this experience from others,gives up normal activities, and assumes a " sick role"

Front 9

Define Stage 3 in Assuming a Dependent Role ?

Back 9

- characterized by the patient's decision to accept the diagnosis and follow the prescribed treatment plan

Front 10

Define Stage 4 in Achieving Recovery and Rehabilitation ?

Back 10

-Recovery and rehabilitation might begin in the hospital and conclude at the home, or may be totally concluded at a rehabilitation center or at home

Front 11

A period in a chronic illness when the diease is present,but the person does not experience symptoms of the diease what is this called ?

Back 11

-Remission

Front 12

A period in chronic illness when the symptoms of the diease reappear what is this called ?

Back 12

- Exacerbation

Front 13

what is the laeding health problem in the world ?

Back 13

- Chronic illness

Front 14

what is the Agent- host - environment model ?

Back 14

- model of health and illness for community health, developed by leavell and clark (1965)
-useful for examining the causes of diease in an individual.

Front 15

what does the Health-illness Continuum mean ?

Back 15

- is one way to measure a person's level pf health.
- this model views health as a constantly changing state, with high levels wellness and death being opposite ends of a graduated scale, or continuum.

Front 16

How does the Health-illness continuum illustrate the dynamic (ever changing) ?

Back 16

-state of health as a person adapts to changes in the external environment to maintain a state of well- being

Front 17

Dunn differentiated "wellness" from "good health" by believing what ?

Back 17

- that good health is a passive state where in the person is not ill.

Front 18

Define Wellness ?

Back 18

-is a more active state, oriented toward maximizing the potential of the individual, regardless of his or her state of health.

Front 19

what does Dunn mean when he Incorporates the processes of Being ?

Back 19

- recognizing self as separate and individual

Front 20

what does Dunn mean when he incorporates the processes of Belonging ?

Back 20

- being part of a whole

Front 21

What does Dunn mean when he incorporates the processes of Becoming ?

Back 21

-growing and developing

Front 22

What does Dunn mean when he incorporates the processes of Befitting ?

Back 22

- making personal choices to befit the self for the future

Front 23

Define what the Health belief model means ?

Back 23

- is concerned with what people perceive, or believe, to be true about themselves in relation to their health.

Front 24

Name the 3 components of the individual perceptions of threat of a disease ?

Back 24

1.) Perceived susceptibility to a disease
2.) Perceived seriousness of a diease
3.) Perceived benefits of action

Front 25

whats does perceived susceptibility mean ?

Back 25

- to a diease is the belief that one either will or will not contract a diease

Front 26

This is a example of what 3 components of individual. One person who smokes cigarettes may beileve he or she is at danger for lung cancer and may stop smoking,while another person may believe smoking poses no serious threat and continues to smoke ?

Back 26

-Perceived susceptibility

Front 27

what does perceived seriousness mean ?

Back 27

-of a diease concerns the perception of the seriousness of the diease and its effect on the person lifestyle.

Front 28

what does perceived benefits mean ?

Back 28

-of actions is concerned with how effective the individual believe preventive measures will be in preventing illness.

Front 29

Explain what the health promotion model is ?

Back 29

- was developed to illustrate hoe people interact with their environment as they pursue health
- individual characteristics and experiences and behavior-specific knowledge and beliefs, to motivate health-promoting behavior

Front 30

what is considered to be a major motivator for engaging in health-promoting behaviors ?

Back 30

- behavior - specific knwowledge
- beliefs
- relationships

Front 31

Define what human dimensions means ?

Back 31

- the factors influencing a persons health- illness status
- health practices related to the person's human dimension

Front 32

when talking about the human dimension each dimension interrelates with what ?

Back 32

- interrelates with each other, and influences the behavior of the person in health and illness.

Front 33

How is the primary preventive care directed ?

Back 33

- toward promoting health and preventing the development of disease processes.
- health assessment are an important part of primary preventive

Front 34

How does the Secondary preventive care work ?

Back 34

it focuses on early detection of disease,prompt interventions, and health problems.
- the goal for the secondary preventive care is to reverse or reduce the severity of the disease or to provide a cure

Front 35

how does the Tertiary prevention care work ?

Back 35

begins after an illness is diagnosed and treated to reduced disability and to help rehabilitate patients to a maximum level of functioning