GALEN COLLEGE OF NURSING (NUR 155 )
EXAM 2 2024 WITH 100% ACCURATE
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Acute illness - (ANSWER)An illness typically characterized by an abrupt onset and short
duration.
Less than 6 months
Behavioral Risk Factors Surveillance System (BRFSS) - (ANSWER)Ann ongoing, state-based,
random- digit- dialed telephone survey of the noninstitutionalized U.S population over 18 years
old.
The BEFSS collects data on health risk behaviors and preventive health services related to
leading causes of death.
Chronic illness - (ANSWER)Any condition characterized by a loss or abnormality of body
function that requires on going care.
More than 6 months
Exacerbation - (ANSWER)worsening of clinical manifestations
Genetic Vulnerability - (ANSWER)The risk of Disease expression based on genotype.
Health - (ANSWER)A state of complete physical, mental, and social well- being, and not merely
the absence of disease or infirmity
Health Belief Model (HBM) - (ANSWER)A model developed by psychologist hochbaum,
rosenstock, and kegels that explores the relationship between patient attitudes and beliefs and
how those factors predict health behavior.
,Health Promotion - (ANSWER)Behavior motivated by the desire to increase well-being and
optimize health status
Health Promotion Model (HMP) - (ANSWER)A health model by Pender that relies on the
premise that a multidimensional interaction exists between an individual and the environment in
which health promotion consists of a collection of behaviors directed at improving the
individual's well being
Health Protection - (ANSWER)includes intentional behaviors aimed at circumventing illness,
detecting it early, and maintaining the best possible level of mental and physiologic function
within the boundaries of illness
Healthy People 2030 - (ANSWER)An initiative designed to track, over 10 year increments, risk
factors and personal behaviors related to physical activity, access to health services, tobacco use,
substance use, responsible sexual behavior, mental health, immunizations, injury, and violence
prevention.
Holistic Health Models - (ANSWER)Models based on the philosophy that a synergistic
relationship exists between the body and the environment.
Humanistic - (ANSWER)The promotion of human welfare
Illness - (ANSWER)A state of health characterized by decreased or impaired abilities to engage
in physical or mental functioning that was previously experienced
Maslow's Hierarchy of needs - (ANSWER)A model of human needs developed by Abraham
Maslow, to understand the interrelationship between the elements of basic requirements for
survival and the desires that drive personal growth and development
Opportunistic Infections - (ANSWER)Harmless organism that becomes pathogenic
Preventive Action - (ANSWER)A lifestyle change along with information gathering about a
health topic that leads to actual change in behavior.
, Primary Prevention - (ANSWER)the stage of an individual's health when it is possible to keep
disease from becoming established, either by removing the potential causes or by increasing
resistance.
Remission - (ANSWER)A period of relief from symptoms during chronic illness
Risk Factor Reduction - (ANSWER)The step by step improvement of individual health factors
that, when combined, lower the likelihood of developing a certain disease.
Secondary Prevention - (ANSWER)involves early detection and diagnosis of health problems
before the patient exhibits symptoms of the disease in order to prevent complications
Self-Actualization - (ANSWER)the highest level of optimal functioning that involves the
integration of cognition, consciousness, and physiologic utility into a single entity
Self- Concept - (ANSWER)the way in which individuals perceive unchanging aspects of
themselves, such as social character or abilities, physical appearance, body image, and ways of
thinking
Self- Efficacy - (ANSWER)the belief in one's own ability to preform a task
Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) - (ANSWER)identifiable variables that affect health and
wellness that are key components inn guiding health promotion activities and preventive
behaviors
Stages of illness model - (ANSWER)A model that best describes illness behavior and how
individuals arrive at the coping mechanisms necessary for the management of disease conditions.
Tertiary Prevention - (ANSWER)Occurs when a condition or illness is permanent and
irreversible.
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