Introduction to Health Care Domain Lecture

Question 1

What is health ?

Answer 1

The presence or absence of disease. The ability to maintain your normal role. (A person with an illness does not mean that person can’t be healthy.)

Question 2

What are the internal variables affecting health?

Answer 2

biologic dimension
psychological dimension
cognitive dimension

Question 3

What are the external variables affecting health ?

Answer 3

environment
standards of living
family and cultural beliefs
social support networks

Question 4

What is wellness?

Answer 4

state of well being; positive mindset will breed quicker results, but a negative mindset can hinder the progress (always meet the client where they are at)

Question 5

What are the 7 components of health?

Answer 5

Physical, Social, Emotional, Spiritual, Environmental, Occupational, and Intellectual

Question 6

What are the four goals of the Healthy People 2020 initiative?

Answer 6

• attain high quality, longer lives free of preventable disease, disability, injury, and premature death
• achieve health equity, eliminate disparities, and improve the health of all groups
• create social and physical environments that promote good health for all
• promote quality of life, healthy development, and healthy behaviors across all life spans.

Question 7

What will understanding the patient’s view of health, wellness, and illness allow the nurse to do ?

Answer 7

To create a plan with the patient that stands a chance of working.

Question 8

What is the health illness continua ?

Answer 8

The health illness continua is used to describe the level of wellness or illness of a person.
*Wellness means having maximum energy while death is having total energy depletion

Question 9

What are some examples of strategies to promote health across life span

Answer 9

health beliefs
physical fitness and exercise
oral health
nutrition screening 
normal sleep / rest patterns
consumer education

Question 10

Health Examinations for infants consist of ?

Answer 10

Screening of newborns for hearing loss at 1 month of age, diagnosis by the 3 months, with intervention and treatment by 6 months of age
*physical exams take place at 2 weeks, and at 2,4,6,9 and 12 months

Question 11

Infant safety consists of ?

Answer 11

• importance of supervision
• car seat, crib with a firm mattress, playpen, bath and home environment safety measures
• no stuffed animals, pillows or blankets in the crib
• position the infant on the back for sleep
• provide toys with no small parts

Question 12

Health Examinations for toddlers consist of ?

Answer 12

check ups at 15 and 18 months and then as recommended by the primary care provider
*dentist visits starting at age 3 or earlier