NSG 2000 - Exam 1
health promotion definition - ANS- actions taken by nurses. health care workers, and
others to empower clients to take control over their own health
Wellness definition - ANS- the actions taken by individuals to achieve health potential
disease prevention definition - ANS- measures taken to limit exposure or effects of
illness. "to keep from happening or existing"
Roles of the Professional Nurse - ANS- provider of care
advocate
educator
communicator
member of a profession
designer/manager/coordinator of care
facets of direct and indirect care - ANS- promote health
prevent disease
care of ill. disabled, and dying
assessor
problem-solver
how to prevent disease - ANS- assessment, education, planning, early intervention
The NEW nursing process - ANS- Recognize cues (assessment)
Analyze cues (assessment, diagnosis)
Prioritize hypothesis (diagnosis)
Generate solutions (planning)
Take action (implementation)
Evaluate outcomes (evaluate)
Levels of prevention - ANS- primary, secondary, tertiary
primary prevention - ANS- decreasing the risk of alterations in health occurring by
changing behaviors or minimizing exposure
-healthy clients
-promote health
-prevent disease
-decrease risk (diet, exercise, sleep, stress, drugs, alcohol, smoking)
, Primary prevention examples - ANS- -immunization programs
-health education in schools
nutrition, fitness activities
-car seat education programs
-protection from occupational hazards
Secondary prevention - ANS- early SCREENING interventions to detect disease process
before it progressed to cause symptoms or complications in the patient
-identify illness
-provide treatment
-prevent worsening health
-activities are directed at diagnosis and prompt intervention
secondary prevention examples - ANS- communicable disease screening
screenings (ex. diabetes)
exercise programs for frail
tertiary prevention - ANS- efforts to control a health issue that has already occurred or to
slow the spread and prevent further illness
-chronic illness/disability
-prevent further consequences
-provide support of function
tertiary prevention examples - ANS- -prevention of pressure injuries after spinal cord
injury
-referrals to support groups
-rehab centers
assessment role of the nurse - ANS- -in context of nursing process
-professionalism
-data collection
-documentation
documentation - ANS- if it wasn't documented, it wasn't done!
two components of health assessment - ANS- 1. health history
2. physical exam
aspects of physical exam - ANS- complete vs focused
temporal
psychomotor and cognitive skills
accurate measurement and documentation
Complete vs focused physical exam - ANS- complete=full body
health promotion definition - ANS- actions taken by nurses. health care workers, and
others to empower clients to take control over their own health
Wellness definition - ANS- the actions taken by individuals to achieve health potential
disease prevention definition - ANS- measures taken to limit exposure or effects of
illness. "to keep from happening or existing"
Roles of the Professional Nurse - ANS- provider of care
advocate
educator
communicator
member of a profession
designer/manager/coordinator of care
facets of direct and indirect care - ANS- promote health
prevent disease
care of ill. disabled, and dying
assessor
problem-solver
how to prevent disease - ANS- assessment, education, planning, early intervention
The NEW nursing process - ANS- Recognize cues (assessment)
Analyze cues (assessment, diagnosis)
Prioritize hypothesis (diagnosis)
Generate solutions (planning)
Take action (implementation)
Evaluate outcomes (evaluate)
Levels of prevention - ANS- primary, secondary, tertiary
primary prevention - ANS- decreasing the risk of alterations in health occurring by
changing behaviors or minimizing exposure
-healthy clients
-promote health
-prevent disease
-decrease risk (diet, exercise, sleep, stress, drugs, alcohol, smoking)
, Primary prevention examples - ANS- -immunization programs
-health education in schools
nutrition, fitness activities
-car seat education programs
-protection from occupational hazards
Secondary prevention - ANS- early SCREENING interventions to detect disease process
before it progressed to cause symptoms or complications in the patient
-identify illness
-provide treatment
-prevent worsening health
-activities are directed at diagnosis and prompt intervention
secondary prevention examples - ANS- communicable disease screening
screenings (ex. diabetes)
exercise programs for frail
tertiary prevention - ANS- efforts to control a health issue that has already occurred or to
slow the spread and prevent further illness
-chronic illness/disability
-prevent further consequences
-provide support of function
tertiary prevention examples - ANS- -prevention of pressure injuries after spinal cord
injury
-referrals to support groups
-rehab centers
assessment role of the nurse - ANS- -in context of nursing process
-professionalism
-data collection
-documentation
documentation - ANS- if it wasn't documented, it wasn't done!
two components of health assessment - ANS- 1. health history
2. physical exam
aspects of physical exam - ANS- complete vs focused
temporal
psychomotor and cognitive skills
accurate measurement and documentation
Complete vs focused physical exam - ANS- complete=full body
