NUR 155 WEEK 10 PRE-CLASS ASSIGNMENT FULL REVISION NOTES WITH PATIENT CARE AND BASIC NURSING CONCEPTS

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.