Nursing 299 Nutrition And Development Across The
Lifespan Exam 1 Questions And Answers
How is health defined?
State of physical, mental, spiritual, and social functioning that realizes a person's potential and is
experienced within a developmental context.
(ON TEST)
This relates to individual and societal responsibility.
Primary Level of prevention
Focus is to maintain and improve general, individual, family, and community health.
(example: education and vaccines
Before you have diabetes, etc etc)
Passive Prevention
When the person isn't personally involved. Includes clean water/sewer, watching a health commercial
(classified under primary prevention)
Active prevention
When the person is personally involved. Includes creating lifestyle changes.
(classified under primary prevention)
Health Promotion
Includes health education, marriage counseling, sex education, good standard of nutrition adjusted to
developmental phases of life, and genetic screening.
, (classified under primary prevention)
Specific Protection
Includes getting immunizations, attention to personal hygiene, and avoidance of allergen
(classified under primary prevention)
Tertiary level of protection
Restoration and rehabilitation
Includes treatment to return the person to a useful place in society. Treatment should help the patient
prevent irreversible or permanent damage. Example: Teach lifestyle changes to prevent future strokes
and to prevent complications of a stroke.
Secondary level of protection
Early diagnosis
Prompt treatment
Disability limitation (adequate treatment to arrest disease processes and prevent further
complications and sequelae and prevent death.
Screenings (such as in scoliosis, mammograms) are examples of secondary prevention
Advocate
Helps individuals obtain what they are entitled to receive through the health care system.
Care Manager
Lifespan Exam 1 Questions And Answers
How is health defined?
State of physical, mental, spiritual, and social functioning that realizes a person's potential and is
experienced within a developmental context.
(ON TEST)
This relates to individual and societal responsibility.
Primary Level of prevention
Focus is to maintain and improve general, individual, family, and community health.
(example: education and vaccines
Before you have diabetes, etc etc)
Passive Prevention
When the person isn't personally involved. Includes clean water/sewer, watching a health commercial
(classified under primary prevention)
Active prevention
When the person is personally involved. Includes creating lifestyle changes.
(classified under primary prevention)
Health Promotion
Includes health education, marriage counseling, sex education, good standard of nutrition adjusted to
developmental phases of life, and genetic screening.
, (classified under primary prevention)
Specific Protection
Includes getting immunizations, attention to personal hygiene, and avoidance of allergen
(classified under primary prevention)
Tertiary level of protection
Restoration and rehabilitation
Includes treatment to return the person to a useful place in society. Treatment should help the patient
prevent irreversible or permanent damage. Example: Teach lifestyle changes to prevent future strokes
and to prevent complications of a stroke.
Secondary level of protection
Early diagnosis
Prompt treatment
Disability limitation (adequate treatment to arrest disease processes and prevent further
complications and sequelae and prevent death.
Screenings (such as in scoliosis, mammograms) are examples of secondary prevention
Advocate
Helps individuals obtain what they are entitled to receive through the health care system.
Care Manager
