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37 Cards in this Set
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state of complete physical, mental, spiritual and social well being (Subjective state)
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health
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primary objectives of nursing
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promote health
prevent illness restore health facilitate coping |
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what are the basic human needs for health and survival called?
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the human dimensions of health
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Physical
Emotional Intellectual Environmental Sociocultural Spiritual |
Human Dimensions of HEalth
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Economic Level
Lifestyle Family Culture Love and Needs |
Sociocultural Dimension
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Genetic Inheritance
Age Race Gender Psychologial Needs |
Physical Dimension
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how mind affects the body and how mind responds to the body conditions
self esteem needs |
Emotional Dimension
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complex connections between body mind and spirit is the new definition of
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Concepts of Disease and Illness
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the word "patho" means
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disease
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the science that deals with the function of a living organism
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physiology
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the study of how normal body function is altered by disease
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pathophysiology
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breakedown of some part of the mind and body function is called
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disease/illness
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severe signs and symptoms riunning a short course is called
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ACUTE disease
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generally signs and symptoms not as severe but can last a lifetime
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CHRONIC disease
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in most cases a cure for chronic disease is usually found?
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FALSE
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Risk factosr for illness are?
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age
genetic factors pshyiological health habits lifestyle environment |
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what is directed toward promoting health and preventing the development of disease
ex) immunizations and teaching |
PRIMARY PREVENTION
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what involves westernmedicine either medical treatment or surgery and nursing care - includes rehab, supportive care and alternative practcies.
ex) med treatment, surgery |
TERTIARY PREVENTION
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what focuses on early detection of disease, prompt intervention and health maintenece for PT with health problems.
goal to reduce severity of illness ex) SCREENINGS, RN intervention |
SECONDARY PREVENTION
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what is the response to changes in the internal and external environment to maintain a balanced state
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homeostasis
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keeping our pysical and mental, spritual lives together is known as
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balance
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not being able to keep our phsyical mental social spiritual lives together is known as
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imbalance
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the bodys tendacy to maintain itself in a dynamic steady state
autonomic nervous system and endocrine system control these mechanisms EX) BP and Temp |
Physiological Homeostasis
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outside is 10 degrees we are cold - our decreased body temp is senses by the ____________ in our skin. these send info to the brain (hypothalmus) and the brain signals for the muscles to begin increase body temp.
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sensory nerve fibers
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the cause of the disease along with a discussion of causal factors is called
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etiology
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how the disease develops including the structural and functional changes is called
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pathogenesis
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the signs (obj) and the symptoms (subj) of disease is called
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clinical manifestation
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a blood pressure reading or a SIGN is
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objective
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dizziness is a SYMPTOM and is
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subjectiive
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an unknown cause is called
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idiopathic
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the evolution or development of disease is called
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pathogenesis
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objective such as increase in temp, rash on skin is a
eX) BP reading |
sign
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subjective - a pts perception - such as painn, nausea is
ex) dizziness |
symptom
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the study of patterns of disease in human population
this is needed for effective prevention |
epidemiology
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factors effecting patterns of disease
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age, ethnic group
socioeconomic factors, life style geographic location |
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teaching about poison control is what kind of prevention
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Primary
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health and illness is indivdually defined by each person
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true
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