5-Nursing Skills Flashcards
nursing
provision of services essential or helpful to the restoration of health or prevention of illness for other who for any reason are not able to provide such services for themselves.
health
optimal physical, mental , and social well-being, not merely the absence of disease”
disease
deviation from normal -fraction or disease
Classification of diseases by -
DAMMIT
drug -adverse reactions
dna- genetic disease
amatomical abnormalities
allergic reactions
autoimmune disease-lupus
metabolic disease - hyperthyroidism
mental
nutritional disease - obesity
neoplasia -cancers
infectious disease
toxins
trauma
Many factors can influence pt feeding /appetite in clinic :
- age
- nutritional requirements
- decreased appetite -due to illness
whole body pt care
look-diposition, mm color demeaner 5