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1. provider of care indirect and direct care; promote health, prevent disease, care of ill, assess,
prob- lem solve, advocate, educate, communicate
2. primary decreases the risk, minimizes exposure; immunization programs, health
preven- tion
education, nutrition activities, car seat education, protection from hazards
3. secondary
early screening to detect a disease; identify illness, provide treatment,
pre- vention
prevent worsening health, activities are directed at diagnosis
(screenings for diabetes, hypertension, exercise programs for frail)
4. tertiary
chronic illness and disability, prevent further consequences, provide
preven- tion
support of function
5. nursing process Recognize cues (assessment)
Analyze cues (assessment and
diagnosis) Prioritize hypothesis
(diagnosis) Generate solutions
(planning)
Take action (implementation)
Evaluate outcomes (evaluate)
6. health actions taken by nurses, health care workers, and others to empower clients
to take control over their own health
7. wellness the actions taken by individuals to achieve health promotion
8. prevention to keep from happening or existing, measures taken to limit exposure or
ettects of illness
9. OLD CARTS Onset: What happened?
Location: Where is the illness centralized?
Duration: How long has the patient been experiencing
illness? Character: Characteristics of illness
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Aggravating Factors: What makes it worse?
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