Adult Chronic Conditions:
Comprehensive Study and
Exam Questions And Answers
Review Notes
Chronicity - correct answers chronic illness is the irreversible presence, accumulation, or latency
of disease states or impairments that involve the total human environment for support care and
self-care, maintenance of function and prevention of further disability
can be associated with disability, ones identity, threatens ones quality of life, and affects friends
and family
Disease - correct answers
Illness - correct answers unique meaning that each individual attaches to it, is complex in
nature. It is a subjective label that reflects both personal and social ideas about what is normal
as much as the pathology behind it
nurses make a difference in the illness experience
Acute Illness - correct answers - end in a relatively short time, either by recovery and
resumption of prior activities or death
Chronic Illness - correct answers - it can appear suddenly or through an insidious process, have
episodic flare ups or remain in remission with no symptoms for a long time
-it is the irreversible presence, accumulation, or latency
of disease states or impairments that involve the
, total human environment for supportive care
and self-care, maintenance of function, and prevention
of further disability
The Canadian Health Care Context - correct answers 1. Medical Care Act (1966)
2. The Canada Health Act (1984)
3.Lalonde Report (1974)
4.The Ottawa Charter & Achieving Health for All: A framework for Health Promotion (1986)
The 5 Principles of the Canada Health Act (1984) - correct answers 5 principles: public
administration, comprehensiveness, universality, portability and accessibility
The basic assumption underlying the adoption of this Act was that medical care was human
right and not a privilege for those who could afford to pay
The Ottawa Charter - Framework for health promotion - correct answers A change from the
previous biomedical model-focused on the individual to manage and live their life.
Established health as a social and community responsibility
A population-based approach
Includes the social determinants of health (SDH) - such as employment, income and social
status, education, health literacy, clean water, housing and social environments.
Identified 3 health promotion mechanisms-
Self-care management,
healthy environments and mutual aid.
Definations of Health - correct answers Medical Model of health
Comprehensive Study and
Exam Questions And Answers
Review Notes
Chronicity - correct answers chronic illness is the irreversible presence, accumulation, or latency
of disease states or impairments that involve the total human environment for support care and
self-care, maintenance of function and prevention of further disability
can be associated with disability, ones identity, threatens ones quality of life, and affects friends
and family
Disease - correct answers
Illness - correct answers unique meaning that each individual attaches to it, is complex in
nature. It is a subjective label that reflects both personal and social ideas about what is normal
as much as the pathology behind it
nurses make a difference in the illness experience
Acute Illness - correct answers - end in a relatively short time, either by recovery and
resumption of prior activities or death
Chronic Illness - correct answers - it can appear suddenly or through an insidious process, have
episodic flare ups or remain in remission with no symptoms for a long time
-it is the irreversible presence, accumulation, or latency
of disease states or impairments that involve the
, total human environment for supportive care
and self-care, maintenance of function, and prevention
of further disability
The Canadian Health Care Context - correct answers 1. Medical Care Act (1966)
2. The Canada Health Act (1984)
3.Lalonde Report (1974)
4.The Ottawa Charter & Achieving Health for All: A framework for Health Promotion (1986)
The 5 Principles of the Canada Health Act (1984) - correct answers 5 principles: public
administration, comprehensiveness, universality, portability and accessibility
The basic assumption underlying the adoption of this Act was that medical care was human
right and not a privilege for those who could afford to pay
The Ottawa Charter - Framework for health promotion - correct answers A change from the
previous biomedical model-focused on the individual to manage and live their life.
Established health as a social and community responsibility
A population-based approach
Includes the social determinants of health (SDH) - such as employment, income and social
status, education, health literacy, clean water, housing and social environments.
Identified 3 health promotion mechanisms-
Self-care management,
healthy environments and mutual aid.
Definations of Health - correct answers Medical Model of health
