Quiz Unit A Flashcards
What is the W.H.O.’s definition of health?
A state of complete physical, mental, and social well being
What are the elements of a health interview? (from video)
Interview, health hx, focused interview, physical assessment, documentation, and interpretation of findings
What are the 6 dimensions of health promotion?
Individual, family, community, socioeconomic, cultural, and environmental
What are the 4 models of health, and tell the health extremes for each?
Clinical: healthy = absence of illness or s/s of illness; illness = s/s of disease/illness____Role-performance: healthy = max performance of social role; illness = failure to perform role____Adaptive: healthy = adapts to environment; illness = alienation from environment____Eudaimonistic: healthy = exuberant well being; illness = devitalized/increasing debility
What is society’s definition of “healthy”?
Able to meet role obligations
What are the 7 health determinants of Healthy People 2020?
More physical activity, reduce obesity, reduce tobacco use, increase responsible sexual behavior, raise mental health, increase environmental quality, better access to health care
What are the 3 levels of prevention?
1) Primary = prevents disease; 2) Secondary = screening for early detection/prompt tx/limit disability; 3) Tertiary = rehab after disease for optimal functioning (permanent & irreversible)
What are the 5 steps within these levels of prevention?
1) Health promotion & specific prevention (primary); 2) Early Dx (secondary); 3) Prompt Tx (secondary); 4)Disability limitation (secondary); 5) Restoration and rehabilitation (tertiary)
What are the 2 types of primary prevention?
Active-lifestyle changes, and passive-public health efforts like clean water
How often is “Healthy People” reassessed, and what is its goal? (%)
q10yrs. 10%
What is the ANA’s role in health care reform?
It advocates for a single payer system, with focus on primary care and prevention
What are the 3 parts of Medicare, and what do each cover?
Part A: free to 65+, covers inpt care, which includes home nrsg services, hospice, or end stage renal disease at any age; Part B: supplemental coverage which we pay for; Part D: is prescription coverage, which we pay for
Who does Medicaid cover?
The poor, families with children
Who determines Medicaid eligibility?
It is determined by the state, and can cost up to 50% of a state’s budget
What is the physical/biological behavioral theory?
Brain controls behavior
General system theory
Take in stimuli through the 5 senses, mull it over in your brain where external forces at on it, then you output it through actions and words
Who pioneered operant conditioning theory, and what is it?
Skinner, which is reinforcement based
Psychoanalytic theory was pioneered by who?
Sigmund Freud
What are the 5 levels of Maslow’s theory, starting with the base?
Physiologic needs, safety, intimacy/love, esteem, self-actualization
Who were the pioneers of cognitive theory?
Bandura, Piaget, Vygotsky
Who pioneered moral theory?
Kohlberg and Gilligan
What is capitation?
A mechanism for paying for health care where a flat fee is paid regardless of the service rendered
What’s the difference btwn a PPO and a HMO?
A PPO acts as a broker btwn insurer and provider. A HMO is a prepayment plan, but she called them “gatekeepers” in class
What is a POS?
Combination of PPO and HMO
What is MODY?
Maturity Onset of DM in the Young
What causes MODY?
Genetic mutations. Different from both Type 1 & Type 2
What groups are most at risk for health problems?
Those of Mexican origin, young adults, working uninsured, illegal aliens
The US is becoming age _________.
irrevelant
What life stage is the foundation period of life?
childhood
Human behavior has a _____. It is _____ directed and involves both _____ and _____.
Purpose. Goal. Gain and loss.
What are the 3 “critical periods”?
Prenatal. Middle-age, and old-age
What are the 4 major competencies for development?
Physical, cognitive, emotional, social
Development is _____ and it is _____. Explain this.
Relative: its not the same for us all-genetics, family, and society all contribute; Modifiable: one can make or “prune” dendrites based on life choices
What are the 3 directional growth patterns?
Cephalocaudal (head to toe), Proximodistal (arms and legs), and Bilateral (symmetry)
What is a vector?
A means of transmission for pathogen. It can be an intermediary (living) vector, or a vehicle (non-living) vector
What was Florence Nightingale’s contribution to nursing?
Established a nrsg school, and of course, is considered the founder of nrsg as we know it today
What was Clara Barton’s contribution? Lillian Wald?
She founded the Red Cross. Henry Street Settlement
What did Mary Breckinridge do?
Founded the Frontier Nursing School in 1925
