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NUR 1600 ( LATEST 2024 / 2025 ) TEST 2 CH.1 | COMPLETE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (SOLVED) 100% CORRECT
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NUR 1600 Test 2 Ch.11. Define health, illness, wellness, and disease
Answer
Health Dynamic state in which individuals adapt to their internal and external environments so
that there is a state of physical, emotional, intellectual, social, and spiritual well-being.
Illness (1) Abnormal process in which any aspect of a person's functioning is diminished or
impaired compared with his or her previous condition.
(2) The personal, interpersonal, and cultural reaction to disease.
WellnessDynamic state of health in which an individual progresses toward a higher level of
functioning, achieving an optimum balance between internal and external environments.
Disease Malfunctioning or maladaptation of biological or psychological processes.
2. Explain the health-illness continuum and the concept of high-level well- ness
Answer
The health-illness continuum is a tool (visual) that is used to encourage people to make
healthier life choices. The high-level wellness concept is where we are working towards
maximizing the potential of our patients and understanding what they're capable of.
"Measurements of a person's perceived level of wellness"
3. Define health promotion
Answer
Health promotion is the process of enabling people more control over, and to improve their
health.
4. Describe the nurse's role in health promotion
Answer
The nurse's role in health promotion is to educate the patient on how they can continue to
improve their overall health. This includes diet, hydration, exercise, sleep behaviors, etc.
5. Describe the nurses' role in public health
Answer
, The nurse's role in public health is to focus on the prevention of illness/injuries/disabilities,
promote health, and maintain health amongst populations.
6. Identify characteristics of health, disease, and illness
Answer
Health. free from illness and disease, confident in their health, no social/mental/physical stress,
properly functioning organs and body systems.
Disease. Objective and measured signs/symptoms. 4 types - infectious, deficiency, hereditary,
and physiological. (response to physiological causes)
Illness. Changes in vital signs, coughing, muscle aches, fatigue, diarrhea, fever.
7. Differentiate illness from disease
Answer
Illness vs. disease. An illness is something that should need management such as pain, distress,
fatigue, etc. A disease is
something that needs to be cured and diagnosed by a physician (can include infection, injury,
cell malfunctions, etc.).
8. Differentiate acute illness from chronic illness
Answer
Acute vs. chronic. Acute is referring to a shorter term, less constant/reoccurring. Chronic is
something that reoccurs, lasts a long time, etc.
9. Identify preventative health activities that promote wellness and healthy lifestyle
behaviors.
Answer
Making sure they're getting routine health screenings/testing/checkups, exercise, dietary and
hydration considerations, sleep promotion, social wellness, etc.
10. Define primary, secondary and tertiary levels of prevention.
Answer
Primary levels of prevention. First contact in a given episode of illness that leads to a decision
regarding a course of action to prevent worsening of the health problem.
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