SCF NUR
secondary trauma stress - A response to witnessing or hearing about another's traumatic
experience in which the person develops some of the same symptoms as the victim.
Spiritual factors - how a person lives his or her life, including the values and beliefs exercised, the
relationships established with family and friends, and the ability to find hope and meaning in life
Ex: Jehovah Witness DO NOT RECEIVE BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS
Achieve health equity (absence or avoidable unfair or remediable difference among groups of ppl),
eliminate disparities, and improve the health of all groups.
Create social and physical environments that promote good health for all.
Promote quality of life, healthy development, and healthy behaviors across all life stages.
primary prevention - Efforts to prevent an injury or illness from ever occurring.
Ex: education programs, immunizations, nutritional programs, and physical activities
secondary prevention (screening) - -focuses on early identification of individuals or communities
experiencing illness, providing treatment, and conducting activities that are geared to prevent worsening
health status
-examples: communicable disease screening and case finding; early detection and treatment of diabetes;
exercise programs for older adult clients who are frail
teritary prevention - people who already have the disorder (prevents worsening or rolls back
symptoms)
*preventing complication and deterioration
*Activities directed at rehab
, precontemplation stage of change - stage of change in which people are unwilling to change their
behavior within the next 6 months
Contemplation stage of change - stage of change in which people are considering changing
behavior in the next 6 months
Preparation stage of change - making small changes in preparation for a change in the next month
action stage of change - actively engaged in strategies lasts up to 6 months
only a minority of ppl are actually in this stage
maintenance stage of change - 5th stage- work to prevent relapse and to consolidate gains made
begins 6 months after action has started and continues indefinitely
choose the nursing strategies the match the stages of change
Healthy People 2020 - Attain high-quality, longer lives free of preventable disease, disability,
injury, and premature death.
Internal Variables - developmental stage, intellectual background, perception of functioning,
emotional factors, spiritual factors
developmental stages - concept of illness for a child adolescent or adult depends on the
individual's developmental stages
Intellectual Background - -Person's health beliefs are largely shaped by:
-Knowledge or lack of knowledge
-Educational background
-Cognitive abilities
r/t developmental stage