NUR 155 WEEK 10 PRE-CLASS ASSIGNMENT
FULL REVISION NOTES WITH PATIENT CARE
AND BASIC NURSING CONCEPTS
◉ define disease
Answer: a systematic problem and usually shows evidence
◉ define illness
Answer: a personal state or feeling
◉ define acute illness
Answer: comes and goes quickly
◉ define chronic illness
Answer: lasts greater than 6 months. includes remission and
exacerbation
◉ What are the 5 stages of illness?
Answer: 1. symptoms
2. sick role
3. seeking care
,4. dependent patient role
5. recovery
◉ illness impacts who?
Answer: the patient and family
◉ define holism
Answer: view individual as a whole
◉ define homeostasis
Answer: maintain equilibrium or balance
◉ What is the highest priority according to maslow's?
Answer: physiological needs
◉ What are the 3 levels of prevention?
Answer: primary, secondary, tertiary
◉ Define primary prevention
Answer: education to prevent a problem from happening
◉ Define secondary prevention
, Answer: early identification and early intervention to detect issues
◉ Define tertiary prevention
Answer: occurs after the illness has appeared to prevent
complications
◉ define medical asepsis
Answer: clean technique
confining microorganisms
◉ define surgical asepsis
Answer: sterile technique
destroys all microorganisms
◉ what are the 6 types of infection?
Answer: local, systemic, bacteremia, septicemia, acute and chronic
◉ define local infection
Answer: pathogens are limited to a small area of the body
swelling, redness, etc.
FULL REVISION NOTES WITH PATIENT CARE
AND BASIC NURSING CONCEPTS
◉ define disease
Answer: a systematic problem and usually shows evidence
◉ define illness
Answer: a personal state or feeling
◉ define acute illness
Answer: comes and goes quickly
◉ define chronic illness
Answer: lasts greater than 6 months. includes remission and
exacerbation
◉ What are the 5 stages of illness?
Answer: 1. symptoms
2. sick role
3. seeking care
,4. dependent patient role
5. recovery
◉ illness impacts who?
Answer: the patient and family
◉ define holism
Answer: view individual as a whole
◉ define homeostasis
Answer: maintain equilibrium or balance
◉ What is the highest priority according to maslow's?
Answer: physiological needs
◉ What are the 3 levels of prevention?
Answer: primary, secondary, tertiary
◉ Define primary prevention
Answer: education to prevent a problem from happening
◉ Define secondary prevention
, Answer: early identification and early intervention to detect issues
◉ Define tertiary prevention
Answer: occurs after the illness has appeared to prevent
complications
◉ define medical asepsis
Answer: clean technique
confining microorganisms
◉ define surgical asepsis
Answer: sterile technique
destroys all microorganisms
◉ what are the 6 types of infection?
Answer: local, systemic, bacteremia, septicemia, acute and chronic
◉ define local infection
Answer: pathogens are limited to a small area of the body
swelling, redness, etc.
