Fundamentals NURS 100 exam 1

nurse - a person who nourishes, fosters, and protects and who is prepared to take care of sick, injured, aged, and dying people Nursing (ICN) - Nursing encompasses autonomous and collaborative care of individuals of all ages, families, groups, and communities, sick or well, and in all settings. Nursing includes the promotion of health; prevention of illness; and the care of ill, disabled, and dying people. Advocacy, promotion of a safe environment, research, participation in shaping health policy and in patient and health systems management, and education are also key nursing roles. health - state of optimal functioning or well-being health literacy - is the ability of people to obtain, process, and understand the basic information needed to make appropriate decisions about health Nursing is recognized as a profession based on what criteria - *well-defined body and specific and unique knowledge *strong service orientation *recognize authority by a professional group *code of ethics *professional organization that sets standards *ongoing research *autonomy and self-regulation Standards - allow nurses to carry out professional roles, serving as protection for the nurse, the patient, and the institution where health care is provided nurse practice acts - are laws established in each state in the US to regulate the practice of nursing reciprocity - allows a nurse to apply and be endorsed as an RN by another state EBP - problem-solving approach to making clinical decisions, using the best evidence available Quality improvement - systematic and continuous actions that lead to measurable improvement in health care services and the health status of targeted patient groups holistic health care - care that addresses the many dimensions that comprise the whole person--the nurse must understand and respect eacj person's own definition of health and responses to illness, and should be familiar with models of health and illness health - a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity morbidity - how frequently a disease occurs mortality - the numbers of deaths resulting from a disease wellness - a state of being healthy, including living a lifestyle that promotes good physical, mental, and emotional health disease - referring to pathological changes in the structure or function of the body or mind illness - response of the person to a disease; it is a process in which the person's level of functioning is changed when compared to the previous level acute illness - rapid onset of symptoms and lasts only a relatively short time chronic illness - usually have a slow onset; permanent change; causes, of is caused by, irreversible alterations in normal anatomy and physiology; requires special patient education for rehab; and requires a long period of care to support remission - disease is present, but the person does not experience symptoms exacerbation - the symptoms of the disease reappear health equity - the attainment of the highest level of health for all people health desparity(healthy people 2020) - particular type of health difference that is closely linked with social, economic, and/or environmental disadvantages social determinants of health - the conditions in the environments in which people are born, live, learn, work, play, worship, and age that affect a wide range of health, functioning, and quality of life outcomes and risks