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Acute illness

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Rapidily occuring illness that runs its course, allowing person to return to normal

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Chronic illness

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irreversible illness that causes permenant physical impairment and requires long term health care

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Disease

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Pathologic change in the structure of the body or mind

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Exacerbation

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The period in chronic illness when symptoms reappear

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Health disparity

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a specific difference that is related to social, economic or environmental disadvantage

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Health equity

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attainment of highest level of health for all people

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Health promotion

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behavior of an individual motivated by personal desire to increase well being

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Holistic health care

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Health care that takes into account the whole person interacting with the environment

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Illness

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Abnormal process in which any aspect of a person’s functioning is altered
**Not always the presence of disease
**Response of a person to a disease

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morbidity

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frequencey that it occurs

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mortality

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number of deaths

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Remission

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peroid of a chronic illness when the disease is present but patient experiences no symptoms

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risk factor

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something that increases a persons risk for injury or illness

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Social determinants of health

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conditions in the environment in which people are born, live, work, play, worship and age that affect a wide range of health, functioning, and quality of life outcomes and risks

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vulernable population

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Disadvantaged parts of the community require utmost care, specific considerations, and protection. Poverty, women, children, older adults, new immigrants, homeless, mentally ill and disabilities

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Wellness

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An active process in which an individual progresses toward max potential, regardless of current state of health

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Health

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a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, not merely the absences of disease

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What are Dunns, states of self

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Being - recognizing as individual
Becoming - growing and developing
Belonging - being part of a whole
Befitting - choices to benefit oneselve in future

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What are the variables influencing health?

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  • perception of illness/functioning
    -developmental stage
    -emotional factors
    -family practices/cultural background
    -socioeconomic factors
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Chronic illness is defined of having 1 or more of the following characteristics

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  1. Permanent change
  2. Causes or caused by irreversible alterations to anatomy/physiology
  3. required rehab
  4. requires long patient care or support
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What are the factors that increase the vulnerability to illness?

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Genetic & physiological factors
Age
Environment
lifestyle

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What are the 5 basic human needs?

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Self-actualization
Self-esteem
Love and belonging needs
Safety and security
physiological (Oxygen, nutrition, shelter, sex, body temp, elimination)

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What are the 4 stages of illness behaviors?

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  1. experiencing symptoms
  2. Assuming the sick role
  3. Assuming the dependent role
  4. Achieving recovery
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A basic human need is

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essential for emotional and physiologic health and survival

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The physical dimension includes?

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genetics, age, developmental level, race and sex

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The emotional dimension includes?

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how the mind affects the body functions and responds to body conditions, can impact both positively or negatively

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The intellectual dimension includes?

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Cognitive abilities, educational background and experiences.

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The environmental dimension includes?

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Housing, climate, sanitation, pollution of air, food, water

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The sociocultural dimension includes?

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Economic level, lifestyle, family and culture

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The religious dimension includes?

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Catholic - baptism
Jews - kosher diet
Jehovah witness - oppose blood transfusion

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What are the 6 risk factors?

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Age, Genetics, Physiological, health habits, lifestyle, environment

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What is the primary level of prevention for nursing?

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Health promotion and preventing injury or developemnt of disease

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What is the secondary level of prevention for nursing

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Screening, early diagnosis and treatment

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What is the tertiary level of prevention in nursing?

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  • Prevent further progression of disease
    -Restoration and rehabilitation
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What is the health belief model?

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focuses on what people believe to be true about themselves in relation to their health

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What are the 3 components of the health belief model?

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  1. Susceptibility
  2. Seriousness
  3. Benefits of taking action
37
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Does the NCLEX Differ from state to state?

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NO - you only take it one time

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Do all states have the same nursing practice act?

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no each state differs also for CNA and LPN

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how long is your liscense good for
?

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2 years then need 30 credit hours to renew

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What is the nursing process?

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Assessment
Diagnosis
Plan
implement
evaluate

41
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Is there a nurse to patient ratio law in nv?

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no

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What is a long term care facility?

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Patient there for life
24.7 care

43
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How long is hospice care?

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1 year with family after patient dies

44
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What does a physical therapist do?

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Works with muscoskeletal system, improving strength

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What does an occupational therapist do?

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Helps people do daily life things.

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Is medicaid the same in each state?

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no varies from state to state, each state defines “low income”. Feds send set amount of $ and state determines how to use it

47
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Is medicare the same in each state?

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Yes its federal, same in each state

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What is PART A medicare?

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everyone gets / covers hospital stay

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What is PART B medicare?

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need to sign up / covers dr visits, outpatient

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What is PART D medicare?

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need to sign up / covers medicines from their list of meds

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What is PART C advantage plan medicare?

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Covers part A,B,D all on one

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Prospective Payment System (PPS)?

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got healthcare specialist to put certain amount on services so hospitals don’t over charge

** developed DRG

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HCAHPS - what does this do?

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survey after care

** bad surveys could result in medicare pulling payment or fining

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What is the difference between teritary prevention and tertiary level of care?

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Tertiary prevention - prevent further progression of disease

Tertiary level of care - specialized / compez care. IE Cardiac care,

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