Healthcare Delivery Systems Flashcards
Aims of nursing practice
promote health
prevent illness
restore health
facilitate coping with disability or death
health
a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
Six Human Dimensions
physical, emotional, sociocultural, spiritual, intellectual, environmental
illness
the response to a disease.
disease
pathological changes in structure or function of the body or mind.
morbidity
how frequently a disease occurs.
mortality
the number of deaths resulting from a disease.
co-morbidity
disease exist simultaneously with and worsens a primary disease.
health disparity
difference in health status between 2 or more groups of people due to socioeconomic
health literacy
ability to understand causes, prevention, and treatment of disease.
remission
the disease is present but no symptoms.
exacerbation
the symptoms of disease reappear.
acute illness
rapid onset of symptoms and lasts a short period of time.
chronic illness
a broad term that encompasses a number of different physical and mental alterations in health.
Holistic care
takes into account the whole person.
compares emotional state with physical state.
focuses on the absence of all disease processes.
prevents global morbidity and mortality
levels of preventive care
primary, secondary, and tertiary
primary prevention
health promotion and preventing the development of disease processes or injury.
secondary prevention
identify an illness, reverse or reduce its severity and return person to maximum health asap.
focus on screening for early detection of disease.
illness has already occurred.
tertiary prevention
begins after an illness is diagnosed and treated, with the goal of reducing disability and rehabilitate patients with maximum level of functioning.
examples of primary
immunization clinics, family planning services, providing poison control information, accident prevention education
examples of secondary
pap smears, mammograms, screenings (blood pressure, cholesterol, glaucoma, HIV, skin cancer), dressing change, administering medications
examples of tertiary
patient attending physical therapy, a hospice nurse visits a client in the hospice house, rehabilitation, surgical treatment, therapies
preventive care
stress management, use of seat belts, smoking cessation, etc
knowledgable and engaged customers
including clients in their plans of care, providing clients access to their health records, etc.
