BSNC 1000 Exam #1 Questions With Correct
Answers.
Health - answerstate of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the
absence of disease or infirmity
Homeostasis - answerMaintenance of physiological, functional, & social norms leading to
adaptation & homeostasisFeeling i...
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BSNC 1000 Exam #1 Questions With Correct
Answers.
Health - answer✔✔state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the
absence of disease or infirmity
Homeostasis - answer✔✔Maintenance of physiological, functional, & social norms leading to
adaptation & homeostasisFeeling in control over one's life and living conditions
Human potential - answer✔✔Actualization of human potential through goal-directed behaviour,
competent self-care & satisfying relationships with othersHaving a sense of purpose
Harmony - answer✔✔Adjustment to maintain structural integrity & harmony with relevant
environmentsFeeling connected to the community
Community definition - answer✔✔People & relationships Share = agencies, institutions,
physical environment Defined by = geography common interest or focus shared status or special
interest groupCan be a client
population - answer✔✔eg. School of health sciences
aggregate - answer✔✔Groups that form a population. eg. BCIT student in BSN program
Population health - answer✔✔Measured by determinants of health (DoH) & health status
indicators Improves the health of populations & decreased inequitiesScope consists of the
following 5 elements -think of these as clients ( individuals, families, groups, communities,
population)
9 key elements of a population health approach - answer✔✔1. focuses on the health of
populations
2. addresses the determinants of health and their interactions
3. makes decisions based on evidence
4. increases upstream investments
5. applies multiple interventions and strategies
6. collaborates actress sectors and levels
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7. employs mechanisms for public involvement
8. establishes partnership with clients and stakeholders
9. demonstrates accountability for health outcomes
Population health: Four sub-concepts - answer✔✔Health promotion, Illness and injury
prevention, Chronic disease management, Epidemiology
Nurses' role in population health - answer✔✔Nurses collaborate with other health care
professionals to address health inequities while keeping the determinants of health in sight.
Methods used by nurses [many more ... sample]: Social justice -acknowledging injustice &
differences, Systemic inequity -working towards reducing this factor, Citizen engagement -
strengthening cohesion by leveraging stakeholders within the health care system
Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) - answer✔✔comprehensive approach: Disease prevention,
Community developmentServices and programs, Working in interprofessional teams,
Intersectoral collaboration for healthy public policy
Primary Care - answer✔✔the first contact between a person and the health care system [health
care providers] usually resulting in a diagnosis of a specific health problem. It usually refers to
the curative treatment of disease, rehabilitation, and preventive measures such as vaccines,
behavioral changes, etc. It may not be intersectoral nor may it be comprehensive Primary care is
a core component of primary health care
primary health care - answer✔✔a strategy for delivery of comprehensive, integrated health care
system which addresses issues of equity and social justice.
Illness - answer✔✔is the subjective experience of the loss of health. It is the individual's
personal experience and perception of & reaction to a disease. This person is incapable of
functioning at their desired "usual" level of performance
disease - answer✔✔an objective state of ill health and the pathological process of which can be
detected by medical science. It refers to abnormal changes in the structure or functioning of the
human body that fit with the medical model. Diseases usually follow an identifiable progression
known as the course of a disease. The natural history of disease depicts this phenomenon in two
periods:A) prepathogenesis = no disease is present but susceptibility to disease existsB)
pathogenesis = is a period from early pathogenesis to convalescence
prepathogenesis - answer✔✔no disease is present but susceptibility to disease exists
pathogenesis - answer✔✔is a period from early pathogenesis to convalescence
Medical diagnosis - answer✔✔MD / NP. Strict protocol as previous slide. Declares that an
individual has a medical diagnosis or a disease
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