Health, Wellness, Injury and Illness Flashcards
Why are health and wellness not the same thing
Health may not always accompany well-being
What is health
The presence or absence of disease
Who is Florence nightingale & what are her 5 basic concepts
emphasized that the nurse must use her brain, heart and hands to creating healing environments to care for the patients body, mind and spirit
5 concepts: pure water, pure air, efficient drainage, cleanliness and light
Foxglove
Florences favorite flower
Chemicals used for digoxin, digitalis being the major source from it
Commonly used for heart failure, CHF and A-fib
Crimean fever
Developed in Florence, bacterial infection, now knows as brucellosis.
Had her bed bound for the rest of her life, making her permanently blind in 1901
Died at the age of 90 of congestive heart failure
What is WHO
takes holistic view of health
What is wellness
The state of being in good health especially as a goal the individual persues
What are the factors that go into optimal health and wellness
Environmental= food water and air
Occupational= achieving a work life balance
Intellectual= the ability to learn and use new information
Spiritual= a force of nature or higher power provides meaning and purpose in life
Physical= ability to carry out daily tasks and achieve good lifestyle habits through fitness
Emotional= managing stress and emotions
Social= ability to have good interactions with others including intimacy
What is well being
the absence of negative emotions, having positive emotions only
What is illness
How an individual feels, can or cannot be related to a disease
Impacts physical, emotional and social
What is a disease
An alteration/body function that reduces the persons capacity or shortens their lifespan
Can affect mentally and physically
Acute classification of illness
symptoms appear suddenly and subside quickly
Most return to state of wellness
Chronic classification of illness
last for six months or longer or the duration of someones life
Symptoms often disappear and reappear
What does injury/illness impact in one’s life
Can impact the whole family
Can require lifestyle changes
Can result in financial costs
Can impact household or relationships
Can cause feelings of anxiety, hopelessness, denial and depression
Most importantly patient can lose autonomy (state of being independent and self directed) and their role they have in the family
Advocacy role
The nurse advocates for the patient by educating the patients about their rights.
Also assesses the ability of the patience to understand, read, and interpret information
