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What are the Health Promotion Strategies?
Screening, Self-Care for Minor Ilnesses, Readiness for Emergencies, management of Chronic Diseases, environmental changes for better health.
Wellness-Illness Paradigm
Helath as a dichotomy. High level wellness is a sense of well being. Negative end is adaptations to disease/disability.
Perspective Developmental Paradigm
Expanding conciousness, pattern or meaning recognition, self-actualization.
Ecological Model of Health
promotes health at a individual, societal, family, and community level.
History of Health in 1940's
Health=Absence of Disease. Governements establish a spot in healthcare. Primary care providers are seen in a private office.
History of Health 1940's-1950's
Health=societal role performance. Health physicals were performed. PCP is in a hospital setting. Funding for hospital expansion and welfare.
History of health from 1960's - Present
Incredible changes in health care delivery. APNs are more common and families are involved in care planning for the individual. Death from disease had reached its lowest point. Health= individuals reaction to the environment. It was the individuals responsibility for their own health.
Clinical Model of Health
Absence of illness by the s/s of disease. People may not seek medical attention or may wait until very ill to receive care.
Role-Performance Model of Health
The individuals perception of health defined by the ability to perform social roles. Includes work, family, and social roles. Basis for occupations health evaluations and physicals for fitness. ideal of the "sick role"
Adaptive Model of Health
Adjusting positively to changes in the measure of health. Illness occurs when you are not able to adapt to changes.
Eudaimonistic Model of Health
Exuberant well being indicates an optimal level of health. The quality of ones life is determined by thier health. A person with cancer can have a better life if they have come to terms with their illness. Illness is described by lack of involvement in life.
Functioning
loss of function can be a sign or symptom of disease and may need nursing intervention
Disease
Failure of adaptive mechanisms to counteract stimuli and stresses adequately.
Illness
A subjective experience of the individual and manifestation of disease.
Healthy People 2010
Two major goals: 1) increase quality of life and longevity
2) eliminate health disparities.
Ethnocentrism
thinking that one culture is dominant over another. Nursing need to be aware of other cultures and not to lead to a devaluing of beliefs.
Empathy
allowing to Put yourself in another persons position or viewpoint.
Two major health disparities
Money and education.
Primary Prevention
Precedes disease or dysfunction. There is health promotion and specific protection. Both active and passive health promotions.
Primary Promotion: Health Promotion
Focuses on Health education, good nutrition, sex education, selective examinations.
Primary Prevention: Specific Protection
Immnizations, reduce exposure to carcinogens, personal hygiene, avoidance of allergens
Transtheoretical Model
Pre contemplative, Contemplative, Preparation, Action, Maintenance.
Active Health Promotion
Focuses more on the individual becoming personally involved in health promotion. Examples include: activities and stress management.
Passive Health Promotion
Individual as an inactive participant. Examples include: putting vitamin D in all milk, environmental sanitation, public health efforts.
Secondary Prevention
Focuses on screening and treating early stages of disease to limiting disability.
Tertiary Prevention
Restoration and Rehabilitation. Examples: use of sheltered colonies, education on remaining capacities. Purpose of nurse is to make sure they can still have a good quality of life given their condition.
Advocate
Nurses role in helping individuals get the best care they can receive from the health care system because that is what they are entitled too. Cost containment and coordination of resources is the nurses job.
Care Manager
Nurses role is to oversee the patient to make sure there is no duplication of care, unproven care, ineffective care. also helps in reducing costs of treatment. FACILITATING COMMUNICATION IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PURPOSE OF THE CARE MANAGER.
Consultant
Nurses role is knowledge about health promotion and disease prevention. Examples would be a nurse specialist.
NINR four themes of research
1) promoting health and preventing disease 2) improving quality of life 3) eliminating health disparities 4) setting directions for end-of-life research.
Vulnerable Populations
Older adults
children
AIDS patients
Chronically Ill
People who dont speak english
minorities
poor
uninsured
mentally ill
substance abusers
WHO's purpose
Gather data of mortality and morbidity on an international level.
What is the country with longest life expectancy? Both males and females
Sweeden for males and France for Females
What is the highest and lowest country for infant mortality?
Highest is Mexico and lowest is Sweden.
Early influences of Health History
Holistic view of health. Absence of disease was healthy. More mystical views of health.
Industrial Influences of Health
Adequate food supply. Sanitary engineering was invented. People were living longer.
Socioeconomic Influences.
People were viewed as healthy if they lived up to their roles in society. Health was based upon SES and you were the sole provider for your own health.
Scientific Influences
Foundings of bacteria, germs, sepsis, chemotherapy. Sulfonomides and antibiotics were formed which made disease at an all time low.

MRSA and antibiotic resistant organisms are now present with diseases coming back now such as whooping cough.
Private Sector
Primary Care provider
insurances
Fee-for-service
Nursing Centers
Example Walgreens. A nurse oversees patients. Usually an NP. APNs became popular.
Managed Care Centers
PCP as gatekeeper.
Cost-containment achieved by decreasing hospital stays and limiting referrals to specialists.
HMO's (Health Management Organization)
Private Sector
Individual receives care when they prepay a fixed fee.
IPA's (Independent Practice Associations)
Like an HMO but see patient in a private office to eliminate the expense.

Composed of independent physicians in solo or group practices.
Concierge Medical Practice
Patients pay a high membership fee to have an on-call physician. Usually for people with high SES.
Hospitalist Movement
Group of physicians with care focused on hospital clients. Reduces the hospital stay, cost per case, readmission rate, mortaility rates.
May cause lack of rapport with patients, physician burnout, and long term funding.
POS plans (Point-of-Service)
Moving to an out of network care facility which has an additional fee and higher copayment. You have more consumer choice.
PPO (Preferred Provider Organization)
Used for a discounted fee for a service. Must need preauthorization before being hospitalized.
Source of Power
10th Amendment. Stating that what isn't in the constitution, power gets to go to the state over a federal government.
Local Level of Government
Health Departments.
First line of access and health responsibility of the population that it serves.
State level of govt
Public health services. Chief Administrator is health officer.
Federal level of govt
responsible for health protection of its citizens
Chief Nursing Officer
serves U.S public health service and provides adivice with the U.S surgeon general and nursing.
Military Health Systems
at federal level

health for department of defense

health care for active duty.
Wounded warrior care
used when a soilder is severely wounded.

a decision has to be made whether the soldier can remain in active duty.
Americans with disabilites
An act made to protect from discrimination with employees and provision of services to people that are disabled.
Patient Self-Determination Act
Used to give directives to health care officials and give individual the decision about life-sustaining treatment and that patients are aware of their legal rights.
HIPAA
safegaurds to protect patients confidential information such as medical records which include paper, electronic, and oral communications.
International Level
WHO's purpose is to give guidance in the field of health, setting global standards with health, cooperating with governments in strengthening nation health programs, develop and transferring technology, information, and standards.
Voluntary agencies
Not for profit agencies.

Examples include: American Cancer Society
Capitation System
Each provider receives a flat annual fee no matter the amount of services used.
Traditional Insurance Company
BC/BS
Medicare
Title XVIII
Used for people over the age of 65 or severely disabled, hospice, or at end-stage renal failure.
Pay taxes
Parts A,B,C,D.
Medicaid
Title XIX
Used for people who are at "certain income levels". Only available for five years or until you get back on your feet.
AKA Welfare
Paid by federal and state government.
COBRA
A fee available to cover the gap of young adults trying to find a job with employee benefits.
Canadian Health Care
Universal health care
Everyone has insurance but the rich can pay for supplement care.
German Health CAre
Have sickness funds available. The wealthy have no insurance and the higher up SES can get private insurance. The person with most money receives better care.
Nurses role in healthcare reform
To be an advocate and lobbyist.
CAGE test
detect alcohol dependency in pregnant women but is not a sensitive enough measure for some women.

C-Considered cutting down
A-Annoyed by criticism.
G-felt guilty about drinking
E-used alcohol as an eye opener
T-ACE test
T- How many drinks does it take you to make you feel high
A-Have you been annoyed by people criticizing your drinking
C-Have you ever felt that you need to CUT down on your drinking
E-Have you ever had a drink in the morning to steady your nerves or get rid of a hangover.

Provides a much more sensitive measure.
Nursing Diagnoses
includes life processes as well as potential health problems.

created by NANDA

Focuses on developmental and maturational tasks.
Health Perception-Health Management of Individual
Individuals perception of health and health practices.

Use of health care system
knowledge of health service availability.
health-seeking behavior patterns.
Nutritional-Metabolic Pattern of individual
Center on nutrient intake and metabolic needs.
Elimination Pattern
include bowel, urine, skin function. Determine regularity, quality, and quantity.
Activity-Exericse Pattern
Centers on activity level, exercise programs, leisure activities.
Sleep-rest pattern
perception of adequacy of sleep and relaxation
cognitive-perceptual pattern
ability of the individual to understand and follow directions, retain information, make decisions, solve problems.
Self perception-self concept pattern
encompasses each individuals personal identity, goals, emotional patterns and feelings.
Roles-relationship pattern
position assumed and the associations engaged in by the individual that are connected to that position.
Sexual-reproduction pattern
individuals sexual self-concept, sexual functioning, methods of intimacy.
coping-stree tolerance pattern
depiction of general coping and to effectively manage stress.
Values-Beleifs pattern
includes individuals values, beliefs, and goals as it relates to health.
The nursing process
Collecting Data
analyze data
identifies a nursing diagnosis
projects outcomes
prescribes interventions
evaluates effectiveness.
Collection of Data- Nurse process
see whether health problems exist and to identify health goals.
Dysfunctional
a deviation from established norms or from the individuals previous condition or goals
Potentially dysfunctional
you are at risk for a dysfunction when making a nursing diagnosis.
Planning care- nursing process
a diagnosis-specific treatment to assist the individual towards the goal, desired outcome, of optimal health.
Implementing- nursing proces
completion of the action necessary to fulfill goals for optimal health
Evaluation- nursing process
analyzing changes experienced by the individual. relationship between nursing actions and the individuals goal achievement.
Wellness task for infancy stage
psychomotor skills

learning about function of health

learning social and emotional responsiveness to others.
welness task for early childhood stage
learn about hygeine

learn about safety and accidents

refine psychomotor skills

learning about proper foods, nutrition, and exercise
wellness task for late childhood
learning about self-concept

learning about cooperation and competition

learning about responsibilities
wellness task for early adolescence
risk taking consequences

physiological needs

learning health is an important value
wellness tasks for adolescence
economic responsibilities

responsibilites for yourself and others

reconciling discrepencies in heatlh

commitment to others

accepting self and physical development

learning to cope with life events and stresses

considering life goals and career plans
Early adulthood
Establishing a career

settling down with a mate

incorporating health in lifestyle
Family
set of interacting individuals related by blood, marriage, cohabitation, or adoption.
Systems Theory
behaviors and family members responses influence patterns.

Family structure- family composition such as roles and relationships

family function- energy exchange between family and environment.
Developmental Perspective
Each family performs a task in a unique expression of its personality.

Success at one stage is dependent upon success at an earlier stage.

provide opportunities for families to realize their potential.
Risk Factor Perspective
lifestyle, biological, environmental, social, psychological,health care system.
Ecomap
uses pictorial techniques to document family organizational patterns.
Genogram
family diagram that represents the family based on identification data the depicts each member of the family with connections between the generations.
Nursing role with a couple stage
Genectic screening

teaching on family planning

teaching parenting skills
Nursing role with childbearing children
Prenatal care

pediactric services

supervisor of immunizations
Greatest oppurtunity to improve health is?
adressing unhealthy personal behavioral risk factors.
Goals of health education
help individuals, families, and communities achieve optimal states of health through their own actions and initiatives.
Empowerment
People are more likely to change behavoirs if they know they can make a difference in health.
Health belief model
used to predict and explain health behavior
Social learning theory
Self-efficacy- being capable of performing behavior to influence your own health
Teaching Plan
Assesment
Development of learning outcomes
Devleopment of teaching plan
implemetation of teaching plan
evaluation of teaching plan
assessment
determining the characteristics of the learner and identifying learning needs.
Learning goals
best established when the student and nurse work together
learning objectives
indicate steps to be taken by the individual toward meeting a goal
Levels of learning
Knowledge
Comprehension
application
analysis
Synthesis
Evaluation