Prelim Flashcards
It is the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, alleviation of suffering through diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities, and populations.
Nursing
the professional judgments that nurses make every day to our patients, colleagues, members of other disciplines and the public
Nursing Diagnosis
the process of identifying a disease, condition, or injury from its signs and symptoms
Medical Diagnosis
those signs, symptoms and processes which denote the individual’s interaction with an actual or potential health problem.
Human Response
Also called pathogenesis. It is the way a disease gradually impacts an organism and how it starts and develops into a major health issue.
Disease Process
Human Response and done by…
Nurses
Disease Process is work of…
Doctors
Environmental Theory is made by…
Florence Nightingale
Who said this statement: “act of utilizing environment of the patient to assist him in his recovery”
Florence Nightingale
Mother of Modern Nursing
Florence Nightingale
Who said this statement: “the unique function of the nurse is to assist the individual, sick or well, in the performance of these activities contributing to health or its recovery (or to peaceful death) that he would perform an aided if he had a necessary strength, will or knowledge, and to do his in such a way as to keep him gain independence as rapidly as possible.”
Virginia Henderson
Who made the Needs Theory/14 Fundamental Needs?
Virginia Henderson
the center of nursing practice
Patient
Levels of Clientele
Individual, Families, Communities, Population
Nursing is both…
Science and Art
Body of Knowledge
Science
Creative Interpretation/Expression
Art
The signs or practice of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease.
Medicine
Integrates the art and science of caring.
Nursing
Whose roles and responsibilities are the following:
*analyze symptoms
*conduct thorough examinations
*perform surgeries
*prescribe medication
MEDICINE
Whose roles and responsibilities are the following:
*frontline caregivers
*vital signs
*administering medications
*ensuring patient’s comfort and well-being
Nursing
Give the 7 vital signs
body temperature, pulse rate, respiratory rate, blood pressure, oxygen saturation (SPO2), pain level, capillary refill time
These three gives prescription.
- Doctors
- Dentist
- Vet. Med
What are the 4 scope of nursing practice?
*promoting health and wellness
*preventing illness
*restoring health
*caring for dying
It is a process that engages in activities and behaviors that enhance quality of life and maximize personal potential.
Promoting Health and Wellness
What are the 3 types of Prevention?
Primary Level of Prevention
Secondary Level of Prevention
Tertiary Level of Prevention
Immunization, prenatal and infant care, prevention of STI, is what part of scope of nursing practice?
Preventing Illness
What is level of prevention is health promotion, risk, and risk reduction, and the patient has no disease yet?
primary
This disease usually heal less than 6 months.
Acute Disease
This disease usually lasts more than 6 months.
Chronic diseases
An example of this disease are diabetes, hypertension, and cancer.
Chronic disease
An example of this disease is dengue, chickenpox, measles.
Acute disease
This level of prevention is the early detection and treatment of the disease specially acute diseases.
Secondary
This level of prevention manages the complications of the disease and sometimes needs rehab.
Tertiary
This is the care given for terminally-illed patients.
Hospice care
This is the care to relief the symptoms of disease.
Palliative care
This is the care given after the death of the patient.
Post-mortem care
