Module 1: Concept of Man, Risk Factors, Healthcare Settings and Services Flashcards
What are the Seven (7) Components of Wellness
- Environmental
- Social
- Emotional
- Physical
- Spiritual
- Intellectual
- Occupational
______ described his model of high-level wellness as functioning to one’s maximum potential while maintaining balance and a purposeful direction in the environment.
Dunn (1980)
- an active state of being healthy by living a lifestyle that promotes good physical, mental, and emotional health.
- a more active state, regardless of one’s level of health.
WELLNESS
The Four quadrants of health and wellness are:
- High-level wellness in a favorable environment.
- Protected poor health in a favorable environment.
- Poor health in an unfavorable environment.
- Emergent high-level wellness in an unfavorable environment.
A medical term, meaning that there is a pathologic change in the structure or function of the body or mind.
DISEASE
______ is the response of the person to a disease; it is an abnormal process in which the person’s level of functioning is changed when compared with a previous level.
ILLNESS
_______ are the way people cope with alterations in function caused by the disease.
Illness behaviors
What are the Classifications of Illness?
Acute Illness
Chronic Illness
It has a rapid onset of symptoms and lasts only a relatively short time.
Acute Illness
It is a broad term that encompasses many different physical and mental alterations in health.
usually have a slow onset and many have periods of remission (when the disease is present, but the person does not experience symptoms) and exacerbation (the symptoms of the disease reappear).
Chronic Illness
Is something that increases a person’s chances for illness or injury.
risk factors
Types of risk factors and definitions/examples
- Modifiable – able to be changed, such as quitting smoking
2. Nonmodifiable – unable to be changed, such as a family history of cancer.
It is the totality of services offered by all health disciplines. It is one of the largest industries in the
United States.
Health care system
Causes of Diseases
✓ Inherited genetic defects
✓ Developmental defects
✓ Biologic agents or toxins
✓ Physical agents (temperature, chemicals, and radiation)
✓ Generalized tissue responses to injury or irritation
✓ Physiologic and emotional reactions to stress
✓ Excessive or insufficient production of body secretions (hormones, enzymes, etc.)
Primary Prevention: ___________________
Secondary Prevention: ___________________
Tertiary Prevention: ___________________
Health Promotion and Illness
Diagnosis and Treatment
Rehabilitation, Health Restoration, and Palliative Care
Primary prevention programs are:
adequate and proper nutrition
weight control and exercise,
Stress reduction
Illness prevention programs practices are:
providing immunizations
identifying risk factors for illnesses
helping people take measures to prevent these illnesses from occurring.
The goal of tertiary prevention is:
To help people move to their previous level of health (i.e., to their previous capabilities) or to the highest level they are capable of given their current health status.
Tertiary Prevention
It emphasizes the importance of assisting clients to function adequately in the physical, mental, social, economic, and vocational areas of their lives.
Rehabilitative care
Tertiary Prevention
If the injury is temporary, rehabilitation can assist in return to former function. If the injury is permanent, rehabilitation assists the client in adjusting the way activities are performed in order to maximize the client’s abilities.
Health Restoration
Tertiary Prevention
Providing comfort and treatment for symptoms.
Palliative care
HEALTHCARE SETTINGS AND SERVICES
it is established at the local, state, and federal levels to provide public health services according to the needs of the area.
Public Health Government (official) agencies
HEALTHCARE SETTINGS AND SERVICES: Public Health Government (official) agencies
Responsible for developing programs to meet the health needs of the people, providing the necessary nursing and other staff and facilities to carry out these programs, continually evaluating the effectiveness of the programs, and monitoring changing needs.
Local health departments
HEALTHCARE SETTINGS AND SERVICES: Public Health Government (official) agencies
They are responsible for assisting the local health departments.
State health organizations
HEALTHCARE SETTINGS AND SERVICES: Public Health Government (official) agencies
Conducts research and provides training in the health field, assists communities in planning and develops health facilities, and assists states and local communities through financing and provision of trained personnel.
The Public Health Service (PHS)
HEALTHCARE SETTINGS AND SERVICES: Public Health Government (official) agencies
Administers a broad program related to surveillance of diseases and behaviors that lead to disease and disability. The CDC also publishes recommendations about the prevention and control of infections and administers a national health program.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
HEALTHCARE SETTINGS AND SERVICES
It is where routine health screening, illness diagnosis, and treatment are done. Does not require the expertise of registered nurses (RNs).
Physicians’ Offices
HEALTHCARE SETTINGS AND SERVICES
Agencies that deliver medical care on an outpatient basis may be located in hospitals, may be a free-standing service provided by a group of healthcare providers who work together.
Ambulatory Care Centers
HEALTHCARE SETTINGS AND SERVICES
Provides exercise facilities and coordinates health promotion activities which include work safety and health education, annual employee health screening for tuberculosis, and maintaining immunization information; screening for health problems like hypertension and obesity, caring for employees following injury, and counseling.
Occupational Health Clinics
Types of Hospitals
- Governmental (public) - either federal, state, county, or city hospitals.
- Nongovernmental (private) - are often operated by churches, companies, communities, and charitable organizations.
HEALTHCARE SETTINGS AND SERVICES: Classification of Hospitals
Admit clients requiring a variety of services, such as medical, surgical, obstetric, pediatric, and psychiatric services. Other hospitals offer only specialty services, such as psychiatric or pediatric care.
General Hospitals
HEALTHCARE SETTINGS AND SERVICES: Classification of Hospitals
Provides assistance to clients whose illness and need for hospitalization are relatively short term, for example, several days.
Acute care hospital
HEALTHCARE SETTINGS AND SERVICES: Classification of Hospitals
Usually have inpatient beds, emergency services, diagnostic facilities, ambulatory surgery centers, pharmacy services, intensive and coronary care services, and multiple outpatient services provided by clinics.
Urban hospitals
HEALTHCARE SETTINGS AND SERVICES: Classification of Hospitals
Limited to inpatient beds, radiology and laboratory services, and basic emergency services.
Rural Hospitals
HEALTHCARE SETTINGS AND SERVICES: Classification of Hospitals
Provides a significant level of care to low-income, uninsured, and vulnerable populations.
Safety-net hospital