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Definition of Health - (ANSWER)A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not merely
the absence of disease and infirmity.
Etiology - (ANSWER)study of the cause of disease
Health Promotion - (ANSWER)the process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve,
their health
a complementary process
Objective Data - (ANSWER)Based on Facts ( ex Lab tests)
Subjective Data - (ANSWER)based on or influenced by personal feelings, tastes, or opinions (Ex How
someone is feeling today)
Health Perception - (ANSWER)an individual's perceived health and wellbeing
Primary Prevention - (ANSWER)Activities that protect against a disease before signs and symptoms
occur
precedes disease of dysfunction.
generally applies to healthy people.
Secondary Prevention - (ANSWER)Early identification or detection of health problems
Pathogenesis has occurred, Halts disease
Promote early detection of disease so prompt treatment can be initiated
Example as Breast self-exam, BP screening, blood sugar screening, TSE
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Tertiary Prevention - (ANSWER)Restoration/rehabilitation
actions taken to contain damage or live a new normal once a disease or disability has progressed
beyond its early stages
Five Levels of Care - (ANSWER)Health promotion
Disease prevention
Curative-Diagnosis and Treatment
Rehabilitative
Supportive
First Level of Care - (ANSWER)Health Promotion in the client.
Second Level of Care - (ANSWER)Preventive-Disease Prevention in the client
Third Level of Care - (ANSWER)Three sub levels
1. Primary Care First contact with client
2.Secondary care- hospital/home setting
3rd Tertiary care- specialized highly technical care (CAT,CT,XRAY ECT
Fourth Level of Care - (ANSWER)Rehabilitative
Fifth Level of Care - (ANSWER)Supportive
Metaparadigm of Nursing - (ANSWER)consists of the major concepts of the discipline: person,
environment, health, and nursing
Three Major Approaches of Health - (ANSWER)Medical
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Behavioral
Socio-Environmental
Medical Approach to Health - (ANSWER)Stability-oriented
Dominated western thinking for most of the 20th century
Emphasizes the physiological
Focuses on pathology (the precise study and diagnosis of disease)
Medical (doctor) intervention restores health
Behavioral Approach to Health - (ANSWER)Healthy lifestyle choices, health education
Often secondary, may be primary
Lifestyle choices and behaviors of INDIVIDUALS
At risk behaviors may include smoking, substance abuse, poor fitness, stress
Consider stress management, coping skills, body mechanics training, etc.
Socio-Environmenta Approach to Health - (ANSWER)More attention given to social context of health
internationally
Canada instrumental in focusing on social and environmental conditions
1986: Ottawa charter
focuses on; Poverty, air pollution, water quality, work hazards influence health
Physiological Needs - (ANSWER)Biological needs-food, water, oxygen, elimination, shelter, sex
Basic human needs
Enable homeostasis (The ability or tendency of an organism or cell to maintain internal equilibrium by
adjusting its physiological processes)
Required to maintain and sustain life
Hildegard Peplau - (ANSWER)interaction theorist
CORRECT.
Definition of Health - (ANSWER)A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not merely
the absence of disease and infirmity.
Etiology - (ANSWER)study of the cause of disease
Health Promotion - (ANSWER)the process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve,
their health
a complementary process
Objective Data - (ANSWER)Based on Facts ( ex Lab tests)
Subjective Data - (ANSWER)based on or influenced by personal feelings, tastes, or opinions (Ex How
someone is feeling today)
Health Perception - (ANSWER)an individual's perceived health and wellbeing
Primary Prevention - (ANSWER)Activities that protect against a disease before signs and symptoms
occur
precedes disease of dysfunction.
generally applies to healthy people.
Secondary Prevention - (ANSWER)Early identification or detection of health problems
Pathogenesis has occurred, Halts disease
Promote early detection of disease so prompt treatment can be initiated
Example as Breast self-exam, BP screening, blood sugar screening, TSE
,NURS 1170 MIDTERM EXAM REVIEW | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | RATED 100%
CORRECT.
Tertiary Prevention - (ANSWER)Restoration/rehabilitation
actions taken to contain damage or live a new normal once a disease or disability has progressed
beyond its early stages
Five Levels of Care - (ANSWER)Health promotion
Disease prevention
Curative-Diagnosis and Treatment
Rehabilitative
Supportive
First Level of Care - (ANSWER)Health Promotion in the client.
Second Level of Care - (ANSWER)Preventive-Disease Prevention in the client
Third Level of Care - (ANSWER)Three sub levels
1. Primary Care First contact with client
2.Secondary care- hospital/home setting
3rd Tertiary care- specialized highly technical care (CAT,CT,XRAY ECT
Fourth Level of Care - (ANSWER)Rehabilitative
Fifth Level of Care - (ANSWER)Supportive
Metaparadigm of Nursing - (ANSWER)consists of the major concepts of the discipline: person,
environment, health, and nursing
Three Major Approaches of Health - (ANSWER)Medical
, NURS 1170 MIDTERM EXAM REVIEW | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | RATED 100%
CORRECT.
Behavioral
Socio-Environmental
Medical Approach to Health - (ANSWER)Stability-oriented
Dominated western thinking for most of the 20th century
Emphasizes the physiological
Focuses on pathology (the precise study and diagnosis of disease)
Medical (doctor) intervention restores health
Behavioral Approach to Health - (ANSWER)Healthy lifestyle choices, health education
Often secondary, may be primary
Lifestyle choices and behaviors of INDIVIDUALS
At risk behaviors may include smoking, substance abuse, poor fitness, stress
Consider stress management, coping skills, body mechanics training, etc.
Socio-Environmenta Approach to Health - (ANSWER)More attention given to social context of health
internationally
Canada instrumental in focusing on social and environmental conditions
1986: Ottawa charter
focuses on; Poverty, air pollution, water quality, work hazards influence health
Physiological Needs - (ANSWER)Biological needs-food, water, oxygen, elimination, shelter, sex
Basic human needs
Enable homeostasis (The ability or tendency of an organism or cell to maintain internal equilibrium by
adjusting its physiological processes)
Required to maintain and sustain life
Hildegard Peplau - (ANSWER)interaction theorist
