Week 1 & 2 Flashcards
Functions of Family
- Physical maintenance & care
- Addition of new members
- Socialization
- Basic economic unit
- Nurturance (love)
Healthy Family
- Positive body language
- Equal communication
- Respect
Dysfunctional Family
- Poor communication
- Lack of respect
- Lack of autonomy
Current Family Trends
- Married couples dominant
- Couples without children
- Multigenerational households
- Family size is smaller
- Women living alone
- 1 person households
Family Health Nursing
- Assist family as whole
- Achieve highest potential health
- Adaptation to health/illness
Ways to View Family
- Family as context
- Family as a sum of its parts
- Family subsystem as client
- Family as client
- Family as a society component
Community as Client of Care
- Focus on entire community
Community as Context of Care
- Focus on family
- Community impacts on family health
Primordial Prevention
- Prevent establishment
- Social, economic, behavioral conditions
- Through national policy
Primary Prevention
- Reduces impact of existing risk factors
- Reduces occurrence of disease
Secondary Prevention
- Provide screening
- Early detection & treatment
Tertiary Prevention
- Reduces impact of long term disease/disability
Quaternary Prevention
- Highest level
- Identify overmedicalization risk
Primary Health Care (PHC)
- Promote healthy lifestyles
- Continuing care of chronic conditions
- Broad determinants of health
- Range of care providers
Primary Care
- Service provided
- Coordinating care
- Intergrading care with rest of health system
Public Health Nursing (PHN)
- Connect individual & family health
- Health promotion
- Disease/injury prevention
- Population health assessment
- Emergency preparedness
Home Health Nursing (HHN)
- Focus on clients & families
- Chronic disease management
- Curative care
- Health promotion & education
- Rehab & palliative care
- Social support
Biomedical Model
- Absence of disease
- Health as a mechanistic/technical process
Behavioural Model
- Lifestyle changes
- Risk behaviors
Socio-Environmental Model
- Interrelation between systems
- Living conditions
- Lifestyle
- Environment
Inequity Reduction Strategies
- Promoting social justice
- Advocating for common good
- Acting for social change
- Eliminating victim blaming
Ottawa Health Charter
- Build health public policy
- Create supportive environments
- Strengthen community action
- Develop personal skills
- Reorient health services
Build Health Public Policy
- Advocacy for all
- Social policy
- Foster great equity
- Increase health resources
Risk Factors
- Behavioral patterns
- Lead to poor health
- Modifiable through behavior change strategies
Risk Conditions
- Circumstances affecting health status
- Result of public policy
- Individual has little control
- Modifiable through social reform
Upstream Approach
- Primordial & primary prevention
Downstream Approach
- Secondary & tertiary prevention
EQUIP Model
- Trauma & violence informed care
- Harm reduction
- Culturally safe care
Harm Reduction Approach
- Reducing harms of high risk behaviors
- Evidence based information
Intersectionality Theory
- Unique experiences
- Interactions
- Privilege/oppression
Mental Health
- Capacity to enhance enjoyment
- Face challenges
- Positive sense of well-being
Mental Illness
- Group of diagnosable conditions
- Distress
- Impaired functioning
Suicide Trends
- Leading cause of death in Canada youth
- 4x mortality in men
- Increased hospitalization in women
Suicide Risk Factors
- Genetics/heredity (biomed)
- Complex trauma
- Ageism, racism, sexism
Recovery Model
- Challenge status quo
- Living with mental illness
- Person central in planning care
Maternal Health Components
- Family planning
- Preconception
- Prenatal
- Postnatal
Immigrant/Refugee Maternal Health
- Lack of social support
- Poverty
- Negative mental health outcomes
Indigenous Maternal Health
- High adolescent pregnancy
- Unhealthy birth weight
- Diabetes associated pregnancy
- Poor nutrition
- Isolation from social support
Relational Approach
- Strengths of women & children
- Understand life context
- Collaborative
- Address inequities
- Access to services/programs
Child Nutrition
- Early year emphasis
- Breastfeed (2 yrs)
- Solid foods 6 months
- Obesity concerns
Importance of Relationships on Child Health
- Security
- Stable attachments
- Infant bonding