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Fundamentals of Nursing
Chapters 16 & 17
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Nursing
Professional
03/19/2012

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Maslow’s five levels of human needs
Definition
Physiological needs
Safety and security needs
Love and belonging needs
Self-esteem needs
Self-actualization
Term
Kalish
Added 6th layer to Maslow's levels...
Definition
Stimulations needs.. which goes between Physiological needs and safety and security needs on Maslow's pyramid.
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Health people 2020 Developed to create strategies to:
Definition
reduce health disparities
Identify national health goals related to health promotion and disease prevention
Recognizes that individual health and community health are interrelated.
Partnerships with community resources, businesses, local government, and religious organizations are the focus for increasing participation in health promoting behaviors.
Term
Defining Health Promotion
Three levels of prevention are...
Definition
Primary focuses on health promotion, protection against specific health problems
Secondary focuses on early identification of health problems, prompt intervention to alleviate health problems
Tertiary focuses on restoration and rehabilitation with the goal of returning the individual to an optimal level of functioning
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Health Behavior Change Focus on...
Definition
on individual characteristics that influence behavior including what people KNOW and THINK:
Knowledge (not sufficient to produce behavior change)
Attitudes
Beliefs
Personality traits
Term
Health Belief Model was Developed by a group of psychologists in 1950 to help explain why people used or did not use health services
And addresses a person’s perceptions of :
Definition
-the threat of a health problem (susceptibility, seriousness)
-factors that affect decision to act (internal or external cues to action; demographic and socio-psychological variables)
- the accompanying perceived benefits of a recommended behavior for preventing or managing a problem (benefits of action; self-efficacy; will action make a difference, barriers)
Term
What are the six stages of change?
Definition
Pre-Contemplation- No denial
Contemplation-Maybe
Preparation- Yes,lets go(0-3mons)
Action- Doing it(3-6mons)
Maintenance- Living it(over 6 mons)
Term
What is the nurse’s role in health behavior change/health promotion?
Definition
Model healthy behaviors/lifestyles
Be sure clients are involved!
Client education
Health environment advocacy
Positively reinforce health promoting behaviors
Remember to work with…not for. Role is of advocacy, consultant, teacher.
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Nurse Process includes what?
Definition
Assessment- holistic picture of the client (or community) including history, physical, spiritual, lifestyle, risks, stressors
Life-Change Index, p. 291
Diagnosis- wellness diagnoses
Planning- client decides on goals, how to get there
Implementation- facilitate, educate, support while client makes behavior changes
Evaluation- ongoing, assess need for revisions, evaluate progress, reprioritize
Term
Health is....
Definition
A state of complete physical,mental and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
Term
Wellness is defined as...
Definition
A state of well-being.
Term
Well-being is defined as...
Definition
A subjective perception of vitality and feeling well.
Term
Chronic illness is...
Definition
characterized by sypmtoms that lasts for an extended period, usually 6 months or more.
Term
Acute illness is......
Definition
Characterized by symptoms of relatively short duration.
Term
Disease is defined as.....
Definition
Alteration in body functions resulting in a reduction of capacities or a shortening of the normal life span.
Term
Illness behaviors are...
Definition
Actions people take to understand their health state,maintain an opitmal state of health.
Term
What is Health Promotion and what is it not?
Definition
Health promotion is defined as "behavior motivated by the desire to increase well being and actualize human health potenial"It is motivated by personal,positive approach to wellness.
It is not disease oriented.
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Disease prevention or health protection is...
Definition
behavior motivated by a desire to actively avoid illness, detect it early ot maintain functioning within the constraints of illness.
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