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