chapters 1-4: principles of nursing care Flashcards
what is the world health organizations definition of health
a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not just absence of disease
what are some things that go into health
- welness
- health prmotion
- health care
name some different influences on health care delivery
- population demographics (gerontologic considerations, veteren considerations, cultural diversity)
- changing patterns of disease and wellness
- advances in technology and genetics
- quality, safety, and EBP
- interprofessional collaborative practice
name some different things that go intot the practice of nursing
critical thinking and the nursing process
name some points that go into ethics in nursing care
- ethics vs morals
- ethics theories
- approaches to ethics
- moral situations
- types of ethical problems in nursing
- preventative ethics
- ethical decision making
what is ethics
formal study of moral beliefs
what are morals
specific ideas evaluated through ethics
describe medical surgical nursing
- can be adolescents to end of life
- umbrella for a ton of different things
describe care transitioning nursing
ensures consistency of care after the hospital
describe critical care nursing
provides service for critical cases
describe rehabilitation nursing
holistic focused care to incapacitated patients facing life altering illness/injury
goal oriented process that enables people with acute or chronic disorders with activity limitations or participation restrictions to:
- indentify, reach, and maintain optimal function levels
- focus on existing abilities to facilitate independence, self determination, and social integration
describe ADLs
bathing, eating, moving
describe adaptive devices
anything that helps people with disabilities perform a task
describe assistive technology
- crutches, walkers, glasses
- used to improve functional capabilities
describe debilitated
imparied strength, injured, disabled, failure to thrive
describe instrumental ADLs
higher order tasks like going shopping or to the bank
describe prosthesis
used to replace a body part
describe rehabilitation
teach how to function with change in abilities
what is the goal of rehabilitation nursing
attain and maintain optimum health as defined by the patient
whos on the rehabilitation team
- rehab nurse
- psychologist
- social worker
- occupational therapist
- rehab specialist
- physiotherapist
what are some different areas of specialty rehabilitation
- stroke recovery/TBI
- spinal cord
- orthopedic
- cardiac
- pulmonary
- pain management
- burn
- peds
- substance abuse
whats included in comprehensive assessment of functional capacity
ADLs and IADLs
what are some tools to measure levels of independence
- functional independence measure
- PULSES profile
- barthel index
- pateint evaluation conference system (PECS)
- gordons patterns of function
what are some therapeutic exercises
- passive
- active
- active-assistive
- resistive (push pull)
- isometric/muscle setting
what are some gerontologic considerations
- sense of loss of independence and autonomy
- permanent diasability
- increased social isolation
- addedd burden on spouse/fam
- decreased access to healthcare, community services, and faith institutions
- increase vulnerability to declining health
- fears/doubts about ability to learn/relearn
- inadequate support system
name some types of screenings
- routine health exams
- labs
- chest xrays
- mammogrmas
- gynocologic exams
- bone density
- prostate exams
- vision
name some adult immunizations
- hep B
- HPV
- flu
- meningococcal
- tdap
- pneumococcal
- zoster
- covid19
what are some componenets of adult health assessment
- role of the nurse in assessment
- health history
- physical assessment
- nutritional assessment
- cultural assessment
