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NURS 155 exam 2 Questions and Correct Answersfocuses on health promotion/protection against specific health problems, applied to
generally healthy people, taking action to avoid issues
✓ ~~~ primary prevention
What is the purpose of primary prevention?
✓ ~~~ decrease risk/exposure of disease
focuses on early identification of health problems & prompt intervention
✓ ~~~ secondary prevention
What is the goal of secondary prevention?
✓ ~~~ identify individuals in early stage of disease & limit future disability
focuses on restoration/rehabilitation with goal of returning individual to optimal level
of functioning, begins after illness, manages the illness.
✓ ~~~ tertiary
pt doesn't think about changing their behavior in next six months. They avoid talking
about it, may be uninformed/underinformed about consequences of risk behaviors,
tried to change before was unsuccessful and have no hope.
✓ ~~~ precontemplation stage
pt acknowledges having a problem, seriously considers changing behavior, actively
gathers info, & verbalizes plans to change behavior in near future (6 months), may
not be ready to commit to action, may take months/years for them to take action.
✓ ~~~ contemplation stage
pt intends to take action in immediate future (within next month), may have already
started making small behavioral changes such as buying self-help book, makes final
specific plans to accomplish the change.
✓ ~~~ preparation stage
person actively implements behavioral & cognitive strategies of plan to interrupt
previous health risk behaviors & adopt new ones, requires greatest commitment of
time/energy
✓ ~~~ action stage
person strives to prevent relapse by integrating new behaviors & lasts until person
no longer tempted by unhealthy behaviors can last 6 mo.- 5 yrs.
✓ ~~~ maintenance stage
ultimate goal, point pt has complete confidence that problem is no longer threat, as if
pt never acquired bad habit or new habit has become automatic.
✓ ~~~ termination stage
the nurses role in health promotion is to? (9)
, ✓ ~~~ model healthy lifestyle,
promote pt involvement,
teach self-care strategies,
help increase level of health,
educate pt to be effective health care consumers,
help choose health-promoting options,
guide pt development in effective decision making,
reinforce pts personal & family health-promoting behaviors,
advocate for changes to promote health
health promotion
✓ ~~~ behavior directed toward well-being
health prevention
✓ ~~~ behavior that prevents illness, early detection, maintains function
factors affecting wellness & well-being.
✓ ~~~ -environment: food, water, air
-social: opinions/belief
-emotional: ones limitations
-physical: positive lifestyle habits
-spiritual: morals, values, ethics
-intellectual: dealing w/ new challenges
-occupational: balancing work & leisure
determine each model of health & wellness:
-state of not being "sick"?
-if person can perform roles then they're healthy, even if clinical illness present?
-extreme good health flexible adaptation to environment to max. advantage?
-highest aspiration is fulfilment/complete development?
-predicts illness rather promoting wellness?
-health to illness from illness back to health?
✓ ~~~ clinical model
role-performance model
adaptive model
eudaimonistic model
agent-host-environment model
health-illness continua
semi sitting, head raised 45-60 degrees
✓ ~~~ fowler's position
head raised 15-45 degrees, sometimes called low fowler's
✓ ~~~ semi-fowler's position
head raised 60-90 degrees, pt is sitting upright
✓ ~~~ high fowler's position
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