NUR 1600 Test 2
- health
presence or absence of a disease has 2 types of variables that influence it external variables internal variables
- external variables
lifestyle choices
healthy or unhealthy choices
- internal variables
- biological (genetic factors)
- psychological (presence of mental illness)
- cognitive (disorders of cognition such as autism spectrum disorder)
- illness
highly personal state
may or may not be related to disease
diminished physical, emotional, intellectual, social/developmental, spiritual function- ing
- wellness
state of well-being
components are 1 / 3
environmental occupational intellectual spiritual physical emotional social
EOISPES!
- disease
alteration in body function
reduces your capacities of something you should be able to do shortens normal lifespan
- health-illness continuum
health and illness/disease can be seen as opposite ends of a health continuum
- individuals move back and forth day by day
- no distinct boundary
- perceptions of self, others perception affect placement on continuum WILL FOCUS ON
SELF, PATIENT, AND OTHERS AND COMMUNITY
- high-level wellness
- health promotion
motivated by desire to increase well being 2 / 3
can be offered to all clients regardless of health or illness status, age (primary, 2ndary, tertiary prevention)
- describe self, patient, and others/community relationship to health, illness, wellness, &
disease
- effect of illness on the client and family
-brings changes, specifically
-behavioral and emotional
-self-concept and body image
-lifestyle
loss of autonomy
often means change in lifestyle (Ex
hispanic clients who are obese lose weight fastest and have most success because FAMILY changes whole lifestyle too)
- nurse's role in health promotion
information dissemination health risk appraisal, wellness assessment (risk factors) lifestyle and behavior change environmental control (like nuclear power plants) health promotion activities
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