Potter & Perry Ch. 5/6 Vocab

Question 1

A problem-solving approach to clinical practice that inte- grates the conscientious use of best evidence in combination with a clinician’s expertise and patient preferences and values in making decisions about patient care.

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Evidence-Based Practive (EBP)

Question 2

Article is one reviewed by a panel of experts familiar with the topic or subject matter of the article before it was published.

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Peer-Reviewed

Question 3

Systematically developed statements about a plan of care for a specific set of clinical circumstances involving a specific patient population.

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Clinical Guidelines

Question 4

A way to identify new knowledge, improve professional education and practice, and use resources effectively.

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Nursing Research

Question 5

A “state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity”

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Health

Question 6

Because health and illness are complex concepts, models are used to understand the relationships between these concepts and the patient’s attitudes toward health

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Health Behaviors

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Addresses the relationship between a person’s beliefs and behaviors.

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Health Belief Model

Question 8

Attempts to create conditions that promote optimal health.

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Holistic Health Model

Question 9

Teaches people how to care for themselves in a healthy way and includes topics such as physical awareness, stress management, and self-responsibility.

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Wellness Education

Question 10

Activities such as immunization programs protect patients from actual or potential threats to health.

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Illness Prevention

Question 11

Individuals gain from the activities of others without acting themselves.

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Passive Strategies of Health Promotion

Question 12

Individuals are motivated to adopt specific health programs.

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Active Strategies of Health Promotion

Question 13

True prevention; it precedes disease or dysfunction and is applied to patients considered physically and emotionally healthy.

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Primary Prevention

Question 14

Focuses on individuals who are experiencing health problems or illnesses and are at risk for developing complications or worsening conditions.

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Secondary Prevention

Question 15

Occurs when a defect or disability is permanent and irreversible.

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Tertiary Prevention

Question 16

Any situation, habit, social or environmental condi- tion, physiological or psychological condition, developmental or intellectual condition, spiritual condition, or other variable that increases the vulnerability of an individual or group to an illness or accident.

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Risk Factor

Question 17

A state in which a person’s physical, emotional, intellectual, social, developmental, or spiritual functioning is diminished or impaired.

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Illness

Question 18

Usually reversible, has a short duration, and is often severe. The symptoms appear abruptly, are intense, and often subside after a relatively short period.

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Acute Illness

Question 19

Persists, usually longer than 6 months, is irreversible, and affects functioning in one or more systems.

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Chronic Illness

Question 20

People who are ill generally act in a way that medical sociologists call…

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Illness Behavior