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Adaptive Model: Wellness

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Disease is considered a failure in adaptation ; treatment is to restore persons ability to cope / adapt

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Role-performance model: Wellness

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Health defined by individuals ability to fulfill societal roles

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Clinical Model: Wellness

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Health is defined by absence of signs and symptoms of disease or injury

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Health promotion

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Aims to informing, influencing and assisting both individuals and organizations to accept responsibility and be active in matters affects mental and physical health

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Determinants of Health: Examples

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Income/ social status, Social networks ,Education, Employment, Social environment , Physical environment, Personal health practices, Healthy child development, Genetics, Health services, Gender, Culture

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Downstream thinker

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Acts on immediate problem

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Upstream thinker

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Examines problems and advocate for health.

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Basic human needs

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Food, Water, Shelter, Protection, Love

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Healthy living needs

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Oxygen/Circulation, Nutrition, Elimination, Fluid & Electrolyte, Activity & Rest, Safety/Protection, Neurohormonal Integrity, Psychosocial Needs

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Asepsis

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Absess of disease producing microorganisms

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Medical asepsis

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Procedures to reduce and prevent microorganisms

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Surgical asepsis

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Sterilization- eliminates all microorganisms including pathogens and spores

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Normal flora

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Bacteria normal found in areas of the body ex. GI, skin

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Nosocomial infection

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Acquired in health care facility

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Chain of infection

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Pathogen
Reservoir
Portal of exit
Route of transportation
Portal of entry
Susceptible host
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Airborne infection

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Transmitted by airborne droplet nuclei smaller than 5 microns: wear n95 mask.
Ex. TB, chickenpox

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Droplet infection

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Serious illnesses transmitted by particle droplet 5 microns or larger- need mask, gown , gloves
Ex. Pneumonia, mumps, diphtheria

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Contact infection

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Transmitter by direct contact- hand hygiene, need gloves and gown
Ex. C. Diff, wound infection

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Risks that infect safety: Age

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Elderly- decreased cognitive, mobility, sensory function

Adolescent- sense of immortality

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Risks that affects safety: Lifestyle

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Alcohol, drugs, risk taking, less sleep, poor diet, less exercise, stress, smoking

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Risk factors that affect safety- impaired mobility

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Elderly- many have decreased mobility

Children- not developed mobility skills

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Risk factors that affect safety- sensory/ cognitive impairment

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Less mobility, vision, hearing, mental ability

Children

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Risk factors that affect safety- lack of safety knowledge

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Impaired awareness
Adolescent
Not enough safety training on job
Low income

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Promote safety: Restraints

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Use as little as possible- check client often

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ADL

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Activities of Daily Living

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What are ADLs

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Feeding,dressing, tolieting, bathing/hygiene

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Nursing process

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A- assessment
N- nursing diagnosis 
P- planning
I- implementation
E-evaluation
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Objective data

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Can be tested- Seen, felt, heard, smelled

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Subjective data

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Client’s perceptions, beliefs, feelings, values and attitudes : also known as symptoms

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Physical assessment

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Includes
I- inspection
P- palpitation
P- percussion 
A- auscultation
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Types of percussion sounds

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Resonance 
Hyperesonance
Tympany
Dull
Flat
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What do you auscultate for?

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Frequency
Loudness
Quality
Duration

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Age of a Young Adult

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20-40

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Age of a Middle Adult

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40-65

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Menopause

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Change of hormones in women

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Andropause

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Change in hormones for men

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Times vitals are assessed

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Admission
Routine schedule
Before and after surgery
Change in condition
Before and after some medications
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Temperature norms

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35.8 - 37.3

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Ways to lose heat

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Radiation- transfer of heat without direct contact
Conduction- transfer of heat with direct contact
Convection- transfer of heat by air movement
Evaporation

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Medical term for fever

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Pyrexia

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Febrile

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To have a fever

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Afebrile

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No fever

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Diaphoresis

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Visible perspiration; excessive

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Pulse norms

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60-100 beats per minute

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Bradycardia

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Slow pulse (<60)

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Tachycardia

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Fast pulse (>100)

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Arrhythmia

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Abnormal rhythm in heart rate

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Pulse deficit

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Difference between apical and radial pulse

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Pulse characteristics

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Rate
Rhythm
Strength
Equality

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Respiration norms

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12-20 breaths per minute

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Apnea

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No breathing periods

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Dyspnea

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Laboured breathing

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Eupnea

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Normal breathing

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Orthopnea

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Easier breathing sitting

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Cheyne’s stokes

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“Death rattle” deep shallow breathing, periods of apnea

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Kussmal’s

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Abnormally deep and rapid breathing

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Characteristics of respirations

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Rate
Depth
Rhythm
Quality

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Blood pressure norms

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120/80= optimal
140/90= hypertension
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Pulse pressure

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Difference between systolic and diastolic blood pressure

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O2 sat norms

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95%-100%

75% below= LIFE THREATENING

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Chest assessment

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Inspection- 2:1,chest expansion, tactile fremitus
Palpitation- lumps , bumps, mushy
Auscultation- landmarks

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Bronchial sounds

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High pitched, loud

Inspiration< expiration

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Bronchialvesicular sounds

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Located over bronchi
Blowing noises
Inspiration=expiration

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Vesicular

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Soft, breezy, low pitched
Inspiration x3 of expiration
Over lung periphery

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Fluid distribution: Intracellular

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In cells: 2/3 of total body fluid

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Fluid distribution: extracellular

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Outside cells

1/3 of total body fluid

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ADH- antidiuretic hormone

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Controls fluid excreted by kidneys

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Adolsterone

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Hormone reabsorbs sodium and water from kidney tubules

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Osmoreceptors

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Hormone regulation- sense volume conestoa ruin of blood

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Hypothalamus

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Part of brain regulating hormones

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Electrolytes

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Sodium
Potassium
Chloride
Bicarbonate

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Fluid deficit

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Mild-2% body wt loss
Moderate-5% body wt loss
Severe - 8% body wt loss

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Edema

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Swelling resulting from excessive accommodation of fluid in tissues
Shiny, taut skin

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Putting Edema

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Pressure from thumb leaves indentation in skin

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Aerobic exercise

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Cardio

Ex, dance, running

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