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34 Cards in this Set
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What is the definition of health? What is it not?
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Not just the absence of disease, but a state of complete physical, psychological and social well being.
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What is wellness?
What is main difference or addition to this definition versus the "health" definition? |
Wellness is dynamic balance among the physical, psychological, social and SPIRITUAL aspects of a person's life.
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Why did nurses develop health models/health belief models?
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So they could understand clients' attitudes and values toward health and illness so they could effectively provide healthcare.
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What is the point of the health belief model?
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It helps to show the relationship between a person's health belief and their behaviors...so we can predict how they will comply with health care therapies.
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What are the components of the health belief model?
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1. individual's perception of SUSCEPTIBILITY of an illness
2. individual's perception of the SERIOUSNESS of the illness 3. individual's perception of the BENEFITS and BARRIERS to taking action |
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Give an example of the first component of the health belief model: Individual's perception of SUSCEPTIBILITY of an illness.
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Whether or not they recognize that they are at risk for heart disease because every male in their family has had a heart attack.
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Give an example of the second component of the health belief model: Individual's perception of the SERIOUSNESS of the illness.
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If they think having high cholesterol is a bad thing, or just kind of bad. A lot of outside influence on this.
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What does the likelines a person will take action (health belief model) depend on?
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perception of the benefits of and barriers to preventative action
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What are the three health models?
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health belief model
health promotion model basic human needs model |
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What are the three components of the health promotion model?
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1. individual characteristics and experiences
2. behavior specific knowledge and affect 3. behavioral outcomes |
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In Health Promotion Model, what does it mean when it says indivudal characteristics and experiences?
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Each person has unique personal characteristics that will affect subsequent actions
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What is the desired outcome and end point of HPM?
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health promoting behavior (duh, duh, duh)
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Give some examples of internal variables that may effect a person's health beliefs.
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^developmental stage
.physical age .emotional stage of life ^intellectual background .educational background .past experiences .lack of knowledge .cognitive ability ^perception of functioning .subjective data gathered -SOB, fatigue ^emotional factors .stress, fear, depression .overreactor may not seek tx b/c they think they are going to die ^spritual factors .family relations .find hope and meaning of life .religious factors limit tx |
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Give some examples of external variables that can effect a person's health belief.
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Family Practices
Socioeconomic Factors Cultural background |
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The following are important categories that can identify if a person's health status:
tobacco use nutrition alcohol use habitual drug use (note habitual....haha) driving exercise sexuality family relationships coping and adaptation TRUE or FALSE |
True
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Who would you apply primary prevention to?
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someone who is without disease or disfunction
group or individual at risk group or not at risk |
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Give an example of primary prevention.
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immunizations
health education programs nutritional fitness |
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Who would you apply secondary prevention to?
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someone/group that is already experiencing health problems or illness AND who are at risk for developing more complications
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Give an example of secondary prevention.
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care delivered in hospitals, homes or nursing facilities
screening techniques treating early stages of disease -eye screening for ambylopia -giving out info on low salt diet after running a BP stand at the fair and a person had prehypertension BP reading |
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What is the goal of secondary prevention?
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to delay or stop the progression of the disease
it is directed at diagnosis and prompt intervention to reduce the severity of the diease or its side effects |
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When does tertiary prevention occur?
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when a defect or disability is permanent and irreversible.
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What is the goal of tertiary prevention?
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minimizing the effects of the problem by preventing complications and deterioration
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The activities of tertiary prevention are directed at what?
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NOT dx and tx, but at REHAB
i'm gonna go to rehab, but i say no no no....teritiary, no no no |
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Illness is not ___________.
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equal to disease.
illness is a state in which a person's physical, emotional, intellectual, social, developmental, or spiritual functioning is diminished or impaired compared with previous experience. |
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Two topics deal with internal and external variables. What are they?
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health beliefs
& reaction to illness |
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What is the first stage of illness behavior?
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symptom experience
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Once a patient experiences symptoms, what is his next stage of illness behavior?
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assumption of sick role
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When a patient finally accepts they are sick, what is their next action?
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medical care contact
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Once a patient contacts the doctor, what is the next stage of illness behavior that they do?
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dependent client role
(don't know what it means, but oh well) |
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What is the final stage of illness behavior?
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recovery/rehab
oh no no no |
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Rehab comes up in two spots in unit 3. Amy Winehouse's song should be going through you head. What are the two spots that REHAB is mentioned?
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Tertiary Prevention (rehabilitation for a condition that is permanent)
and The LAST stage of illness behavior (after they sought medical care and assumed the dependent client role, they do recovery and REHAB no no no) |
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Primary Secondary and Tertiary
Those three words are used to describe two situations. What are the situations? |
Preventative Care
-primary prevention -secondary prevention -tertiary prevention Levels of Healthcare -Preventative -Primary -Secondary -Tertiary -Restorative -Continuing |
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Which one is which?
Primary prevention or Primary Health care level early detection |
primary health care
(dx and tx are parts of secondary prevention, not primary) |
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Which one is which?
Tertiary prevention or Tertiary Health care level Long term disease preventing complications |
Tertiary prevention
Tertiary care would include seeing a specialist, but probably to treat the problem.... |