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| emphasizes that nurses must keep the whole person in mind and strive to understand how one area of concern relates to the whole person. |
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| describes the relative constancy of the internal processes of the body, such as blood oxygen and carbon dioxide levels, bp, body temp, blood glucose, and fluid and electrolyte balance. |
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| homeostatic mechanisms that are counterbalancing because they tend to counteract conditions that are abnormal for the person. |
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| focuses on health promotion and protection against specific health problelms; the purpose is to decrease the risk of exposure of the individual or community to disease. |
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| focuses on early identification of health problems and prompt intervention to alleviate health problems; goal is to identify indivduals in an early stage of a disease process and to limit future disability. |
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| focuses on restoration and rehabilitation with the goal of returning the individual to an optimal level of functioning. |
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| behavior motivated by the desire to increase well-being and actualize human health potential |
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| includes self-responsibilty; an ultimate goal; a dynamic, growing process; daily decision making in the areas of nutrition, stress management, physical fitness, preventive health care, and emotional health; and most importantly, the whole being of the individual. |
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