Nursing Theory Flashcards
Health
Not merely the absence of disease or infirmity, but a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being. (per the World Health Organization-WHO)
Health Promotion
process of enabling people to increase control over and to improve their health.
Wellness
purposeful, enjoyable living or, more specifically, a deliberate lifestyle choice characterized by personal responsibility and optimal enhancement of physical, mental, and spiritual health.
6 Dimensions of Wellness
SOS PIE
- Social
- Occupational
- Spiritual
- Physical
- Intellectual
- Emotional
Social (6 dimensions of wellness)
Actively taking part in improving our world, seeking ways to enhance personal relationships, celebrating friendships, and building our community
Occupational (6 dimensions of wellness)
Finding enrichment through our work or vocation to enhance our well-being.
Spiritual (6 dimensions of wellness)
Identifying our basic purpose in life; learning how to experience love, joy, peace and fulfillment, and helping ourselves and others achieve our potential.
Intellectual (6 dimensions of wellness)
Ability to think and learn from life experience, openness to new ideas, and capacity to question and evaluate information.
Emotional (6 dimensions of wellness)
- The degree to which one feels positive and enthusiastic about oneself and life.
- involves awareness and acceptance of a wide range of feelings in oneself and other.
Physical (6 dimensions of wellness)
participation in regular physical activity leading to a heightened awareness of the connection between body, mind and spirit
Illness
subjective experience of loss of health; unhealthy condition; poor health;sickness
Disease
objective state of ill health; any abnormal condition in a plant that interferes with its vital physiological processes caused by pathogenicmicroorganisms, parasites, unfavorable environmental, genetic, or nutritional factors, etc.
Epidemiology
Study of how often diseases occur in different groups of people and why.
Morbidity
Disease rate in one period of time or in one place
Mortality
Number of deaths in one period of time or in one place
Population Health
- A way of thinking about the social and economic forces that shape health
- Builds upon public health and health promotion
Disease Prevention
action to avoid disease
3 levels of prevention
- primary prevention
- secondary prevention
- tertiary prevention
Primary Prevention (3 levels of prevention)
Protection from disease before signs and symptoms.
Secondary Prevention (3 levels of prevention)
Activities that promote early detection of disease once pathogens have occurred.
Tertiary Prevention (3 levels of prevention)
Activities are initiated in the convalescence stage of disease and are directed toward minimizing residual disability and helping people to live productively with limitations. Ex. cardiac rehab program after heart attack
Health Protection
- Protecting health
- Preventing illness or injuries
Empowerment
An outcome and a process by which people, individually and collectively in organizations and communities, exercise their ability to effect change to enhance control, quality, of life and social justice
Mental Health
state of emotional and psychological well-being in which an individual is able to use his or her cognitive and emotional capabilities, function in society, and meet the ordinary demands of everyday life