Health Assessment Across the Lifespan
-Test 1
Primary prevention
Involves strategies aimed at "Preventing"problems and taking safety measures or
precautions.
What is an example of Primary prevention?
Immunizations, nutritional counseling, health safety, diabetic teaching, safety
precautions, health teaching.
Secondary prevention
"Screening" Includes the early diagnosis of Health problems and prompt treatment to
prevent complications.
What is an example of Secondary prevention?
Vision screening, Blood pressure screening, scoliosis screening, mammograms, Pap
smears, hearing testing, colonoscopy, tuberculin skin testing.
What is Tertiary prevention?
Focuses on preventing complications of existing disease and promoting health to the
highest level.
What is an example of Tertiary prevention?
Diet teaching for diabetics, inhaler teaching for patients with lung disease, cardiac
rehabilitation, providing resources for social support groups, providing education on
nutrition, home health care, assisting with receiving social services, exercise programs
for patient who have had a myocardial infarction.
What is Wellness?
Wellness is the process by which people maintain balance and direction in the most
favorable environment. It is an active state of being healthy by living a lifestyle that
promotes good physical, mental and emotional health. Wellness is a direction of
progress, a dynamic process, and a move toward optimal functioning.
, Optimal health
Is high-level wellness.
What is the nurses role in promoting wellness?
The role of nurses is to facilitate achievement through health promoting and teaching.
Ex. Nutrition and exercise
What is Health Promotion?
Those activities that assist people in developing resources that maintain or enhance
well-being, improve quality of life and focuses on a person's potential for wellness.
Examples: Self-responsibility, nutrition awareness, stress reduction and management
techniques, physical fitness.
What is the nurses role in Health Promotion?
Assess environmental factors, lifestyle, genetics, family history, health-Promotion
activities, introduce screening questions, serve as a role model, identity high risk areas,
identify patient perceptions, benefits and barriers, positive outcomes. Collaborate with
patient to select areas for change. Make goals attainable, provide education on healthy
behaviors, provide reinforcement and follow-up.
What are Factors that affect "health behaviors?"
Personal or cultural expectations in relation to health and illness, past experiences with
health or illness, age, developmental state, environmental factors, peer influences,
personality characteristics, and positivity.
What is the role of the nurse according to the American Nurses Association (ANA)?
To promote health, to prevent illness, to treat human responses to health or illness, to
advocate for individuals, families, communities, and populations.
Mortality
The number of individuals who have died over a specific period. Presented in rates per
100,000 population.
Morbidity
The measure of prevalence of a specific illness in a population at a particular time.
Presented in rates per 1,000 population.
-Test 1
Primary prevention
Involves strategies aimed at "Preventing"problems and taking safety measures or
precautions.
What is an example of Primary prevention?
Immunizations, nutritional counseling, health safety, diabetic teaching, safety
precautions, health teaching.
Secondary prevention
"Screening" Includes the early diagnosis of Health problems and prompt treatment to
prevent complications.
What is an example of Secondary prevention?
Vision screening, Blood pressure screening, scoliosis screening, mammograms, Pap
smears, hearing testing, colonoscopy, tuberculin skin testing.
What is Tertiary prevention?
Focuses on preventing complications of existing disease and promoting health to the
highest level.
What is an example of Tertiary prevention?
Diet teaching for diabetics, inhaler teaching for patients with lung disease, cardiac
rehabilitation, providing resources for social support groups, providing education on
nutrition, home health care, assisting with receiving social services, exercise programs
for patient who have had a myocardial infarction.
What is Wellness?
Wellness is the process by which people maintain balance and direction in the most
favorable environment. It is an active state of being healthy by living a lifestyle that
promotes good physical, mental and emotional health. Wellness is a direction of
progress, a dynamic process, and a move toward optimal functioning.
, Optimal health
Is high-level wellness.
What is the nurses role in promoting wellness?
The role of nurses is to facilitate achievement through health promoting and teaching.
Ex. Nutrition and exercise
What is Health Promotion?
Those activities that assist people in developing resources that maintain or enhance
well-being, improve quality of life and focuses on a person's potential for wellness.
Examples: Self-responsibility, nutrition awareness, stress reduction and management
techniques, physical fitness.
What is the nurses role in Health Promotion?
Assess environmental factors, lifestyle, genetics, family history, health-Promotion
activities, introduce screening questions, serve as a role model, identity high risk areas,
identify patient perceptions, benefits and barriers, positive outcomes. Collaborate with
patient to select areas for change. Make goals attainable, provide education on healthy
behaviors, provide reinforcement and follow-up.
What are Factors that affect "health behaviors?"
Personal or cultural expectations in relation to health and illness, past experiences with
health or illness, age, developmental state, environmental factors, peer influences,
personality characteristics, and positivity.
What is the role of the nurse according to the American Nurses Association (ANA)?
To promote health, to prevent illness, to treat human responses to health or illness, to
advocate for individuals, families, communities, and populations.
Mortality
The number of individuals who have died over a specific period. Presented in rates per
100,000 population.
Morbidity
The measure of prevalence of a specific illness in a population at a particular time.
Presented in rates per 1,000 population.
