Chapter 6: Communcation, Education, and Counseling Flashcards
Based on previous knowledge, attitudes, and sociocultural factors
Motivation to learn
The willingness of the person to learn
Motivation
People with an _______ locus of control attribute succes or failure to their own efforts.
Internal
People with an _________ locus of control attribute success or failure to external factors.
External
Causes a person to believe he or she will fail no matter is what is tried, making the person less likely to learn or change
Learned helplessness
The level of literacy required to function in the health environment. Cannot be predicted from educational level.
Health literacy
What type of learning has been shown to be most effective?
Structured
This is used to measure learning and health related outcomes, monitor performance, and determine competence. Information gathered during this process is used to redirect teaching with the goal of improving responses and outcomes.
Evaluation
Behaviors that maintain and improve health over time.
Health maintenance activities
What three characteristics does health maintenance depend on?
- Perception of health
- Motivation to change when needed
- Adherence to prescribed interventions
Involves one’s understanding of current health status and having the knowledge to manage positive health behaviors.
Perception of health
Determined by the responsibility that the learner assumes for health.
Motivation to change
Requires making the decision to change or comply, setting goals, and actually making the therapeutic lifestyle changes.
Adherence to prescribed intervention
Type of disease prevention:
Precedes the occurrence of disease and is used with healthy populations. Aims to decrease the probability of disease.
Primary prevention
Type of disease prevention:
Involves screening to detect and treat disease in its earliest stages; before symptoms are present. Includes screening programs.
Secondary prevention
Type of disease prevention:
Attempts to reduce complications and disability from established disease. The goal is to minimize residual dysfunction and to maximize functional level.
Tertiary prevention
Refers to risk reduction strategies applied at the population level.
Health promotion
Designed for patients who are too ill to be discharged from the hospital to a traditional extended care facility or home.
Subacute care
Type of subacute care facility:
An alternative to continued hospital stays for patients with complex nursing or medical care needs (e.g. deep wound management, complicated vascular or cardiac surgery).
Transitional units
Type of subacute care facility:
These are for stable patients who require a moderate level of care (e.g. long term intravenous therapy)
General units
Type of subacute care facility:
For patients with little or no hope of recovery (e.g. ventilator dependent patients)
Chronic units
Type of subacute care facility:
For patients with medically complex conditions when recovery is expected (e.g. acute ventilator support with difficulty weaning).
Long term transitional units
Offers care to patients experiencing debilitating acute or chronic illnesses (e.g. multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, surgery, trauma)
Nursing homes
What are the 3 conditions that learning depends on?
- Motivation to learn
- Ability to learn
- Learning environment
