PNH midterm exam - Health and Wellness

Question 1

Health

Answer 1

Complete physical, mental, and social well-being
Able to cope with the surrounding environment
Resource for everyday living

Question 2

Wellness

Answer 2

Potential of which the individual is capable of functioning

Question 3

Illness

Answer 3

Subjective experience of loss of health

Question 4

Disease

Answer 4

objective state
can be detected by medical science

Question 5

Acute illness - 4

Answer 5

Symptoms often appear quickly
May or may not require intervention
Most people return to normal level
Characterized by severe symptoms of relatively short duration

Question 6

Chronic illness - 4

Answer 6

Lasts for an extended period
Usually has a slow onset
Care includes promoting independence, sense of control, and wellness
Learn how to live with physical
limitations and discomfort

Question 7

Medical Approach

Answer 7

Medical intervention restores health

Question 8

Behavioral Approach

Answer 8

Focus on health practices

Question 9

Socioenvironmental

Answer 9

Emphasizes psychosocial factors and
socioenvironmental conditions

Question 10

Psychosocial risk factors - 8

Answer 10

Complex psychological experiences resulting from
social circumstances
isolation
lack of social support
limited social network
low self-esteem
self-blame
low perceived power.

Question 11

Socioenvironmental risk conditions - 10

Answer 11

Social and environmental living conditions
poverty
low educational or occupational status
dangerous or stressful work
dangerous physical environments
pollution
discrimination
relative political or economic
powerlessness
inequalities of income or power

Question 12

Health Promotion
Disease Prevention

Answer 12

Increasing the level of well-being & self-actualization
Avoid or prevent illness/disease

Question 13

Social Determinants of Health - 11

Answer 13

Income & Social Status
Social Support Networks
Education & Literacy
Employment & Security
Physical Environment
Genetic & Biological Factors
Individual health practices & Coping
Healthy Child Development
Access to health services
Gender
Culture

Question 14

Disease Prevention Strategies - 3

Answer 14

Primary prevention
- Activities that protect against a disease before signs and
symptoms occur
Secondary prevention
- Activities that promote early detection of disease once
symptoms occur
Tertiary prevention
- Activities during the disease stage

Question 15

Working with vulnerable populations - 2

Answer 15

Understanding clients’ cultural beliefs, values, and practices
Working with them to determine their needs and interventions

Question 16

Harm reduction - Vulnerable populations - 4

Answer 16

Offer alternatives
Accept alternatives to abstinence
Reduce barriers to treatment
Provide user-friendly access

Question 17

TRC -Call to Action - 3

Answer 17

Truth and Reconciliation Commission

Truth = Recognition of the historical and ongoing wrongs perpetrated against Indigenous people

Reconciliation = correcting the relationship;
creating mutual respect

Question 18

TRC’s 94 call to action

Question 19

Barriers to Providing Spiritual Care - 4

Answer 19

time constraints
lack of privacy
inadequate training
role confusion

Question 20

Spirituality - 3

Answer 20

The nurse seeks to understand and reflect the patient’s spiritual values, beliefs, and experiences”.

Question 21

Role of spirituality

Answer 21

Body, mind and spirit are interconnected
- Does the patient have beliefs that will influence
important health care decisions?
- Are there religious rituals or restrictions that should
inform care?