Taylor's Fundamentals of Nursing: The Art and Science of Person-Centered Care 9th edition Chpt 3 EXAM 1 with complete solution graded A+

acute illness - rapidly occurring illness that runs its course, allowing a person to return to one's previous level of functioning chronic illness - irreversible illness that causes permanent physical impairment and requires longterm health care disease - pathologic change in the structure or function of the body or mind exacerbation - period in chronic illness when the symptoms of the disease reappear health - Not just the absence of disease or infinity, but a state of optimal functioning or well-being. Health integrates all human dimensions-the physical, intellectual, emotional, sociocultural. Spiritual and environmental aspects of the whole personal. health disparity - a specific difference that is closely linked to social, economic, and/or environmental disadvantage health equity - attainment of the highest level of health for all people health promotion - Behavior of an individual motivated by a personal desire to increase well-being and health potential holistic health care - health care that takes into account the whole person interacting in the environmentillness - abnormal process in which any aspect of the person's functioning is altered (in comparison to the previous condition of health) Morbidity - frequency that a disease occurs mortality - number of deaths remission - period in a chronic illness when the disease is present, but the person does not experience symptoms of the disease Risk factor - Something that increases a person's chance for illness or injury