NR 222: Exam 1 Study guide
• What is the primary role of the nurse?
Patient’s advocate. Health education is one the primary prevention techniques available
to
avoid the major causes of disabilities and death today. ADPIE Asses,
diagnose, plan, implement, Evaluate
• Identify the many roles that the nurse plays in the life of the patients?
Advocate, Care manager, consultant, deliverer of services, educator, healer, and
researcher.
• What are the goals of Healthy People 2020?
Increase the quality and years of healthy life and eliminate health disparities.
• What are primary, secondary and tertiary interventions? Give examples of each Primary
prevention – health promotion and specific protection. Exp. Immunization and why
they’re needed.
Secondary prevention – early diagnosis, prompt treatment and disability limitation. Exp.
Patient is obese and is prone to be Diabetic type 2. We have to teach him/her a better
diet and how to properly exercise.
Tertiary prevention – restoration and rehabilitation
Exp. Patient who had a stroke, Minimizing effect to prevent complications/deterioration
HEALTH PROMOTION, SPECEFIC HEALTH PROTECTION, AND PREVENTION OF SPECIFIC
DISEASES.
• Define and give examples of: Acute, Sub acute and Hospice care
Acute care - Emergency treatment and critical care also known as secondary care.
Sub acute care - comprehensive inpatient care designed for someone who has an
acute illness, injury or exacerbation of a disease process.
Hospice care - Hospice care provides medical services, emotional support, and spiritual
resources for people who are in the last stages of a serious illness, such as cancer and
heart failure.
• Review factors that institute Lifestyle changes and health promotion
A key milestone in promoting health was the advent of Healthy People (U.S. Department
of Health, Education, and Welfare. Exercise, diet, limit alcohol and drinking,
• What are the levels of prevention and how are they applied to patient care? Give
examples
• Primary prevention – health promotion and specific protection. Exp. Immunization and
why they’re needed.
• What is the primary role of the nurse?
Patient’s advocate. Health education is one the primary prevention techniques available
to
avoid the major causes of disabilities and death today. ADPIE Asses,
diagnose, plan, implement, Evaluate
• Identify the many roles that the nurse plays in the life of the patients?
Advocate, Care manager, consultant, deliverer of services, educator, healer, and
researcher.
• What are the goals of Healthy People 2020?
Increase the quality and years of healthy life and eliminate health disparities.
• What are primary, secondary and tertiary interventions? Give examples of each Primary
prevention – health promotion and specific protection. Exp. Immunization and why
they’re needed.
Secondary prevention – early diagnosis, prompt treatment and disability limitation. Exp.
Patient is obese and is prone to be Diabetic type 2. We have to teach him/her a better
diet and how to properly exercise.
Tertiary prevention – restoration and rehabilitation
Exp. Patient who had a stroke, Minimizing effect to prevent complications/deterioration
HEALTH PROMOTION, SPECEFIC HEALTH PROTECTION, AND PREVENTION OF SPECIFIC
DISEASES.
• Define and give examples of: Acute, Sub acute and Hospice care
Acute care - Emergency treatment and critical care also known as secondary care.
Sub acute care - comprehensive inpatient care designed for someone who has an
acute illness, injury or exacerbation of a disease process.
Hospice care - Hospice care provides medical services, emotional support, and spiritual
resources for people who are in the last stages of a serious illness, such as cancer and
heart failure.
• Review factors that institute Lifestyle changes and health promotion
A key milestone in promoting health was the advent of Healthy People (U.S. Department
of Health, Education, and Welfare. Exercise, diet, limit alcohol and drinking,
• What are the levels of prevention and how are they applied to patient care? Give
examples
• Primary prevention – health promotion and specific protection. Exp. Immunization and
why they’re needed.
