Health Promotion & Pt Education Flashcards
Define health
State of complete physical, mental, and social well-being
Define wellness
Active state of being healthy
What is the social determinants of health definition
The condition in the environments in which people are born, live, learn, work, play, worship, and age that affect a wide range of health, functioning, and quality of life outcomes and risk
What is health disparities definition
Health difference that is closely linked with social, economic, and/or environmental disadvantage
What are health disparities influenced by?
Racial, ethnic groups, poverty, gender, age, mental health, education level, disabilities, sexual orientation, health insurance, access to healthcare
Who is most at risk for health disparities?
Minorities, poor, women, children, elderly, rural populations, people with disabilities
What is the nursing approach to delivering health promotion?
Focus on health, not illness
Empowering clients
Recognizing the health is multi dimensional
Acknowledging the health is influenced by factors outside individual control
What is health promotion?
Umbrella term that includes all those activities intended to prevent disease, improve health, and enhance well-being
What is the primary level of prevention?
Focuses on health promotion and protection against specific health problems or injury
Proceeds disease or dysfunction
What are examples of primary prevention?
Immunization clinics, family planning services, accident prevention education
What is the secondary level of prevention?
Focuses on early identification of health problems and prompt intervention to alleviate illness and health problems
Acute
What our examples of secondary prevention
Screenings (BP, cholesterol, skin cancer)
Women OBGYN exams and mammograms
Teaching testicular self exams to men
Direct nursing care interventions include administering medication, and caring for wounds
What is the tertiary level of prevention?
Focuses on restoration and rehabilitation that begins after an illness is diagnosed and treated, with the goal of reducing disability and helping rehabilitate patients to a maximum level of function
Chronic
What are examples of tertiary level of prevention?
Teach a diabetic patient how to recognize and prevent complications
Referring a stroke patient with left sided weakness to rehab for strengthening and learning new ways to do ADLs
What does the quality of patient education depend on?
Patient age, education level, culture, motivation, and plan of care, nurses ability
What are the goals of education?
1) maintain and promote health and wellness
2) prevent illness or further injury
3) restore health
4) facilitate coping
What are some effective communication tools?
Be sincere and honest
Stick to the basics - avoid giving too much detail
Focus on the most important information
Ask open ended questions
Have a positive attitude
Utilize positive reinforcement
Avoid lecturing
Use simple words
Vary your tone
Be clear and concise
Listen and do not interrupt
Show genuine interest, and respect
Ensure the environment is conducive to learning
What are the learning domains of blooms taxonomy?
Affective
Psychomotor
Cognitive
What is affective
Changes in attitudes, values, feelings. Verbs to assess outcomes: chooses, displays, gives, helps, forms, justifies, relates, selects, shares, values
Basically feelings lol
What a psychomotor
Physical skill. Verbs to assess outcomes: demonstrates, manipulates, shows
What is cognitive?
Storage and ability to recall new information. Verbs to assess outcomes: compares, describes, explains, identifies, states, summarizes
How do you use teach back?
Use a loop process
-introduce concept, ask patient to teach back
Use open end questions
- don’t ask “ do you understand?”
Always chunk and check
-summarize throughout, do not wait
until the end
