NU 136 UNIT 1 STUDY GUIDE WITH 100% CORRECT Answers Save

acute illness - ANSWERSA sudden illness from which a person is expected to recover chronic illness - ANSWERSan on-going illness, slow or gradual in onset; it has no known cure; it can be controlled and complications prevented with proper treatment General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS) - ANSWERSSeyle's concept that the body responds to stress with alarm, resistance and exhaustion Repression (defense mechanism) - ANSWERSYOU FORGET THE NAME OF SOMEONE FOR WHOM YOU HAVE INTENSE NEGATIVE FEELING TOWARDS. Denial (defense mechanism) - ANSWERS- Refusing to acknowledge the existence of a real situation or the feelings associated with it. EX: A women drinks alcohol every day and cannot stop, failing to acknowledge that she has a problem. projection (defense mechanism) - ANSWERS- Attributing feelings or impulses unacceptable to ones self to another person. EX: Sue feels a strong sexual attraction to her track coach and tells her friend, "Hes coming on to me!" reaction formation (defense mechanism) - ANSWERS- Preventing unacceptable thoughts or behaviors from being expressed by exaggerating opposite thoughts or types of behaviors. EX: Jane hates nursing. She attended nursing school to please her parents. During career day, she speaks to prospective students about the excellence of nursing as a career. Regression (defense mechanism) - ANSWERS- Responding to stress by retreating to an earlier level of development and the comfort measures associated with that level of functioning. EX: When 2 year old Jay is hospitalized for tonsillitis he will drink only from a bottle, although his mother states he has been drinking from a cup for over 6 months. Rationalization (defense mechanism) - ANSWERS- Attempting to make excuses or formulate logical reasons to justifying unacceptable feelings or behaviors. EX: John tells the rehab nurse, "I drink because its the only way I can deal with my bad marriage and awful job." IDENTIFICATION (DEFENSE MECHANISM) - ANSWERSMODELING BEHAVIOR AFTER SOMEONE ELSE A 6 YEAR OLD GIRL DRESSES UP IN HER MOMS DRESS displacement (defense mechanism) - ANSWERS- The transfer of feelings from one target to another that is considered less threatening or that is neutral. EX: A client is angry at his doctor, does not express it, but becomes verbally abusive with the nurse. sublimation (defense mechanism) - ANSWERS- Rechanneling of drives or impulses that are personally or socially unacceptable into activities that are constructive. EX: Mom of son killed by drunk driver, president of MADD. TRANSITION STAGE OF ILLNESS - ANSWERSDENY FEELING ILL BUT RECOGNIZE THAT SYMPTOMS OF AN ILLNESS ARE PRESENT. Acceptance stage - ANSWERSAcknowledge illness and take measures to become well CONVALESCENCE STAGE OF ILLNESS - ANSWERSPROCESS OF RECOVERING AFTER THE ILLNESS AND REGAINING HEALTH alarm stage of GAS - ANSWERSfight or flight response Stage of Resistance (GAS) - ANSWERSThe activity of the nervous and endocrine systems in returning the body to homeostasis Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs - ANSWERS(level 1) Physiological Needs, (level 2) Safety and Security, (level 3) Relationships, Love and Affection, (level 4) Self Esteem, (level 5) Self Actualization Stage of Exhaustion (GAS) - ANSWERSpoint where the body can no longer return to homeostasis -allostatic overload: "cost" of bodies organs and tissues for an excessive or ineffectively regulated allostatic response ADAPTATION - ANSWERSADJUSTMENTS IN HABITS TO GET WELL maladaptive - ANSWERSnot providing adequate or appropriate adjustment to the environment or situation primary prevention - ANSWERSEfforts to prevent an injury or illness from ever occurring. Primary prevention examples - ANSWERS- Discuss a low-fat diet and the need for regular physical exercise with clients. - when a nurse provides health education and training for daycare workers about issues of health and hygiene, such as proper hand hygiene, diapering, and food preparation and storage - Immunizations, importance of wearing seatbelts, taking folic acid supplementation at preconception to prevent neural tube defects, fluoridation of water supplies to prevent dental caries, and actions taken to reduce human exposure to agents that may cause cancer - Implement a community level program like walking for exercise to assist citizens in improving health behaviors related to lifestyle. - Use the Code of Ethics for Nurses to guide your nursing practice - Use the information exchange process to increase the client's understanding of how to use the health care system and the health promotion strategies that will maintain health. - Complete a family genogram and assess health risks with the family to contract for family health activities to prevent diseases from developing secondary prevention - ANSWERS-focuses on early identification of individuals or communities experiencing illness, providing treatment, and conducting activities that are geared to prevent worsening health status -examples: communicable disease screening and case finding; early detection and treatment of diabetes; exercise programs for older adult clients who are frail tertiary prevention - ANSWERS-aims to prevent the long-term consequences of a chronic illness or disability and to support optimal functioning -examples: prevention of pressure ulcers as complication of a spinal cord injury; promoting independence for the client who has traumatic brain injury Antimicrobial - ANSWERSable to destroy or suppress the growth of pathogens and other micro-organisms antiseptic - ANSWERSsubstance that prevents infection Asepsis - ANSWERSAbsence of pathogens aseptic - ANSWERSpreventing infection; having a cleansing effect Helminths - ANSWERSparasitic worms immune response - ANSWERSthe body's specific recognition, response, and memory to a pathogen attack Interferons - ANSWERSAntiviral proteins secreted by T cells medical asepsis - ANSWERSpractices designed to reduce the number and transfer of pathog