Basic Nursing Flashcards
Health
is a state of being that people define in relation to their own values, personality and lifestyle.
Health belief’s
are a persons ideas, convictions, and attitudes about health and fitness.
Health belief model
addresses the relationship between a persons belief and behaviors.
The health promotion model
multidimensional nature of people as they interact within their environment to pursue health.
Passive strategies of health promotion
individuals gain from the activities of others without acting themselves.
Active strategies of health promotion
individuals adopt specific health programs.
Health promotion
activities, such as routine exercise and good nutrition, help patients maintain or enhance their present levels of health and reduce their risks for certain disease.
Wellness education
teaches people how to care for themselves in a healthy way and includes topics such as physical awareness, stress management, and self-responsibility.
Illness prevention
activities such as immunization programs, protect patients from actual or potential threats to health.
Primary prevention
is true prevention.
Secondary prevention
focuses on people who are experiencing health problems or illnesses and who are at risk for developing complications or worsening conditions.
Tertiary prevention
occurs when a defect or disability is permanent, irreversible, and stabilized.
Risk factor
is any situation, habit or environmental condition, physiological condition, or other variable that increases the vulnerability of an individual or a group to an illness or accident.
Acute illness
short term and severe
Chronic illness
usually last longer than 6 months.
