Galen NUR 155 Exam 1
examples of external variables influencing health status, beliefs and practices? -
✔️✔️physical environment, standards of living, family and cultural beliefs, and social
support network
Define transmission-based precautions - ✔️✔️for known or suspected infections that
are spread in one of three ways
What are the 5 stages of illness? - ✔️✔️1. symptoms
2. sick role
3. seeking care
4. dependent patient role
5. recovery
What are the 7 components of wellness? - ✔️✔️environmental
occupational
intellectual
spiritual
physical
emotional
social
define health - ✔️✔️presence or absence of disease
define wellness - ✔️✔️overall state of well-being or total health
Define environmental wellness - ✔️✔️ability to promote health measures that improve
standard of living and quality of life
define occupational wellness - ✔️✔️ability to achieve a balance between work and
leisure time
define intellectual wellness - ✔️✔️ability to learn and use info effectively for personal,
family and career development
define spiritual wellness - ✔️✔️the belief in some force that serves to unite human
beings and provide meaning and purpose to life
define physical wellness - ✔️✔️ability to carry out daily tasks, achieve fitness, maintain
adequate nutrition and proper body fat, avoid abusing drugs and alcohol or using
tobacco products and generally practicing positive lifestyle habits
, Define role performance model - ✔️✔️ability to fulfill societal roles
How does the health-illness model work? - ✔️✔️health and illness/disease are
opposite ends of a health continuum. Your everyday decisions influence where you end
up.
examples of internal variables influencing health status, beliefs and practices? -
✔️✔️biologic dimension, psychological dimension, cognitive dimension
define disease - ✔️✔️a systematic problem and usually shows evidence
define illness - ✔️✔️a personal state or feeling
define acute illness - ✔️✔️comes and goes quickly
define chronic illness - ✔️✔️lasts greater than 6 months. includes remission and
exacerbation
illness impacts who? - ✔️✔️the patient and family
define holism - ✔️✔️view individual as a whole
define homeostasis - ✔️✔️maintain equilibrium or balance
What is the highest priority according to maslow's? - ✔️✔️physiological needs
What are the 3 levels of prevention? - ✔️✔️primary, secondary, tertiary
Define primary prevention - ✔️✔️education to prevent a problem from happening
Define secondary prevention - ✔️✔️early identification and early intervention to detect
issues
Define tertiary prevention - ✔️✔️occurs after the illness has appeared to prevent
complications
define medical asepsis - ✔️✔️clean technique
confining microorganisms
define surgical asepsis - ✔️✔️sterile technique
destroys all microorganisms
examples of external variables influencing health status, beliefs and practices? -
✔️✔️physical environment, standards of living, family and cultural beliefs, and social
support network
Define transmission-based precautions - ✔️✔️for known or suspected infections that
are spread in one of three ways
What are the 5 stages of illness? - ✔️✔️1. symptoms
2. sick role
3. seeking care
4. dependent patient role
5. recovery
What are the 7 components of wellness? - ✔️✔️environmental
occupational
intellectual
spiritual
physical
emotional
social
define health - ✔️✔️presence or absence of disease
define wellness - ✔️✔️overall state of well-being or total health
Define environmental wellness - ✔️✔️ability to promote health measures that improve
standard of living and quality of life
define occupational wellness - ✔️✔️ability to achieve a balance between work and
leisure time
define intellectual wellness - ✔️✔️ability to learn and use info effectively for personal,
family and career development
define spiritual wellness - ✔️✔️the belief in some force that serves to unite human
beings and provide meaning and purpose to life
define physical wellness - ✔️✔️ability to carry out daily tasks, achieve fitness, maintain
adequate nutrition and proper body fat, avoid abusing drugs and alcohol or using
tobacco products and generally practicing positive lifestyle habits
, Define role performance model - ✔️✔️ability to fulfill societal roles
How does the health-illness model work? - ✔️✔️health and illness/disease are
opposite ends of a health continuum. Your everyday decisions influence where you end
up.
examples of internal variables influencing health status, beliefs and practices? -
✔️✔️biologic dimension, psychological dimension, cognitive dimension
define disease - ✔️✔️a systematic problem and usually shows evidence
define illness - ✔️✔️a personal state or feeling
define acute illness - ✔️✔️comes and goes quickly
define chronic illness - ✔️✔️lasts greater than 6 months. includes remission and
exacerbation
illness impacts who? - ✔️✔️the patient and family
define holism - ✔️✔️view individual as a whole
define homeostasis - ✔️✔️maintain equilibrium or balance
What is the highest priority according to maslow's? - ✔️✔️physiological needs
What are the 3 levels of prevention? - ✔️✔️primary, secondary, tertiary
Define primary prevention - ✔️✔️education to prevent a problem from happening
Define secondary prevention - ✔️✔️early identification and early intervention to detect
issues
Define tertiary prevention - ✔️✔️occurs after the illness has appeared to prevent
complications
define medical asepsis - ✔️✔️clean technique
confining microorganisms
define surgical asepsis - ✔️✔️sterile technique
destroys all microorganisms
