LEC (1) Flashcards
individual desirous of health and with vital reparative process to deal with disease
man
major attributes of man
capacity to think, procreate, seek territory, use verbal symbols as language, develop and maintain culture
man is a biopsychosocial and spiritual being who is in constant contact with the environment
concept of holism
each person is unique possessing his or her own needs, goals, and desires in comparison to other persons
concept of individuality
composed of parts which are interdependent and interrelated with each other
concept of man as a unified whole
refers to the cognitive aspect of man; functions of brain
mental/intellectual dimension
refers to the mood, and ability to recognize and express feelings
emotional dimension
relates to man’s sense of overall purpose in life
spiritual dimension
refers to the ability to maintain meaningful relationships with other people; the basic social unit of relationship is the family and these relationships impact a person’s life the most
social dimension
refers to the individual’s capacity to make use of skills and capability
vocational dimension
refers to the reciprocal relationship of man with the environment
environmental dimension
an active process of becoming aware of and making choices toward a more successful existence
wellness
an alteration in body functions resulting in reduction of capacities or shortening of normal life span
disease
‘vulnerability’
hereditary: family history
behavioral factors: smoking, alcohol abuse
environmental factors: poor sanitation
predisposing factors
cause or triggers
- pathogens, genetic defects, UV rays, pollutions
precipitating factors
any effort to manage stress and maintain homeostasis
coping
any factors affecting the homeostasis
stress
‘immediate response’
- sympathetic fight or flight response is activated activated to release catecholamines and ACTH
alarm
‘wear and tear stage’
- body makes effort to resist the stressor
resistance
‘tear stage’
- adaptive mechanism become worn out and fail
exhaustion
belief of ‘something is wrong’
symptom experience
belief of ‘something is wrong’
symptom experience
accepting the fact that he/she may be sick but seek confirmation from family or social group
assumption of the sick role
seek advice of health professionals
medical care contact
the client becomes dependent to the health professional
dependent patient
gives up the sick role and returns to former roles
recovery
stages of illness behavior
S-ymptom experience
A-ssumption of the sick role
M-edical care contact
D-ependent patient
R-ecovery
- time interval between the initial infection and the 1st appearance of signs/symptoms
- the patient is infected but does not yet know it
incubation period
- beginning f appearance of symptoms
- patient is starting to get sick
prodromal period
- time of greatest symptomatic experience
period of illness
- pathogen replication is brought under control
- patient is getting better
period of decline
- pathogen replication has stopped
- body regains pre-illness strength
period of convalescence
totality of services offered by all health discipline
health care system
consists of health promotion and illness prevention
- activities that will avoid or delay the occurrence of disease
primary prevention
refers to the activities that are directed toward developing a person’s resources to maintain or enhance well-being as a protection to illness
health promotion
diagnosis and treatment
- link of health care system between primary and tertiary level of prevention
secondary level of prevention
- begins when disease has stabilized and no further healing is expected
- intent is to halt the disease or injury process
tertiary level of prevention
- nursing practice that involves comforting and caring for people of all ages who are dying
palliative care
physiology of dying
pulmonary, CVS, blood circulation, failing metabolism, urinary system, CNS
