Chapter I Flashcards
Is a profession aimed at helping the population achieve better health thru their own hands
Nursing
Is a shared reality
Health
Health according to WHO (1958)
“A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity”
“Of or relating to living together in organized groups or similar close aggregates”
Meaning of social
Refers to units of people in communities who interact with one another.
Social
Connotes community vitality and is a result of positive interaction among groups within the community, with an emphasis on health promotion and illness prevention.
Social Health
Saylor pointed out that the WHO definition considers several dimensions of health.
*physical (structure/function)
*social
*role
*mental (emotional and intellectual)
*general perceptions of health
“A state of well-being in which the person is able to use purposeful, adaptive responses and process physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually, and socially”
(Murray, Zentner, & Yakimo, 2009)
“The individual’s total well-being. The regular patterns of people and their environments that result in maintaing wholeness and human integrity”
(Roy, 2009)
“Realization of human potential through goal-directed behavior, competent self-care, and satisfying relationships with others”
(Pender, Murdaugh, & Parsons, 2011)
“State of physical, mental, spiritual and social functioning that realizes a person’s potential and is experienced within a developmental context”
(Greiner, 2014)
From his viewpoint, illness, health, and peak wellness are on a continuum; health is fluid and changing.
Dunn (1961)
“The enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health is one of the fundamental rights of every human being without distinction of race, religion, political belief, economic or social condition.”
As stated by Dr. Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General in 2017
As one of the primary rights of an individual is well known and accepted
Health
Health as a human right is grounded in the
Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)