ILLNESS AND DISEASE PN 1003- SESSION 3 EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS GRADED A++ LATEST UPDATE
Key Health Concepts
functioning, health, disease, illness
functioning
Levels reflected in terms of performance/social expectations; loss indicator of need for
nursing intervention
Health
a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence
of disease or infirmity
Disease
Failure of adaptive mechanisms
Results in functional or structural disturbances
Illness
Subjective experience of individual and physical manifestation of disease
Evidence-Based Practice
the conscientious, explicit, and judicious use of current best evidence in making
decisions about the care of individual patients
, integrating individual clinical expertise with the best available external clinical evidence
from systematic research
Stress
the process by which we perceive and respond to certain events, called stressors, that
we appraise as threatening or challenging
Homeostasis
relatively constant internal physical and chemical conditions that organisms maintain
Stressors
specific events or chronic pressures that place demands on a person or threaten the
person's well-being
crisis
A sudden, unpredictable, and potentially dangerous event
Developmental
Situational
Scientific Knowledge Base stress
1. Increasing heart rate
2. Diverts blood from the intestines and skin
3. Increases blood to the brain and striated muscles
4. Increases BP, respiratory rate, and blood sugar levels
Fight or flight responses
Neurophysiological responses- Medulla oblongata - Reticular formation - Pituitary gland
General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS)
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS GRADED A++ LATEST UPDATE
Key Health Concepts
functioning, health, disease, illness
functioning
Levels reflected in terms of performance/social expectations; loss indicator of need for
nursing intervention
Health
a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence
of disease or infirmity
Disease
Failure of adaptive mechanisms
Results in functional or structural disturbances
Illness
Subjective experience of individual and physical manifestation of disease
Evidence-Based Practice
the conscientious, explicit, and judicious use of current best evidence in making
decisions about the care of individual patients
, integrating individual clinical expertise with the best available external clinical evidence
from systematic research
Stress
the process by which we perceive and respond to certain events, called stressors, that
we appraise as threatening or challenging
Homeostasis
relatively constant internal physical and chemical conditions that organisms maintain
Stressors
specific events or chronic pressures that place demands on a person or threaten the
person's well-being
crisis
A sudden, unpredictable, and potentially dangerous event
Developmental
Situational
Scientific Knowledge Base stress
1. Increasing heart rate
2. Diverts blood from the intestines and skin
3. Increases blood to the brain and striated muscles
4. Increases BP, respiratory rate, and blood sugar levels
Fight or flight responses
Neurophysiological responses- Medulla oblongata - Reticular formation - Pituitary gland
General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS)
