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define health - ANS presence or absence of disease
define wellness - ANS overall state of well-being or total health
What are the 7 components of wellness? - ANS environmental
occupational
intellectual
spiritual
physical
emotional
social
Define environmental wellness - ANS ability to promote health measures that improve
standard of living and quality of life
define occupational wellness - ANS ability to achieve a balance between work and leisure
time
define intellectual wellness - ANS ability to learn and use info effectively for personal, family
and career development
define spiritual wellness - ANS the belief in some force that serves to unite human beings
and provide meaning and purpose to life
define physical wellness - ANS ability to carry out daily tasks, achieve fitness, maintain
adequate nutrition and proper body fat, avoid abusing drugs and alcohol or using tobacco
products and generally practicing positive lifestyle habits
Define role performance model - ANS ability to fulfill societal roles
How does the health-illness model work? - ANS health and illness/disease are opposite
ends of a health continuum. Your everyday decisions influence where you end up.
examples of internal variables influencing health status, beliefs and practices? - ANS
biologic dimension, psychological dimension, cognitive dimension
,examples of external variables influencing health status, beliefs and practices? - ANS
physical environment, standards of living, family and cultural beliefs, and social support network
define disease - ANS a systematic problem and usually shows evidence
define illness - ANS a personal state or feeling
define acute illness - ANS comes and goes quickly
define chronic illness - ANS lasts greater than 6 months. includes remission and
exacerbation
What are the 5 stages of illness? - ANS 1. symptoms
2. sick role
3. seeking care
4. dependent patient role
5. recovery
illness impacts who? - ANS the patient and family
define holism - ANS view individual as a whole
define homeostasis - ANS maintain equilibrium or balance
What is the highest priority according to maslow's? - ANS physiological needs
What are the 3 levels of prevention? - ANS primary, secondary, tertiary
Define primary prevention - ANS education to prevent a problem from happening
Define secondary prevention - ANS early identification and early intervention to detect
issues
Define tertiary prevention - ANS occurs after the illness has appeared to prevent
complications
define medical asepsis - ANS clean technique
confining microorganisms
define surgical asepsis - ANS sterile technique
destroys all microorganisms
, what are the 6 types of infection? - ANS local, systemic, bacteremia, septicemia, acute and
chronic
define local infection - ANS pathogens are limited to a small area of the body
swelling, redness, etc.
List the 5 levels of Maslow's Hiearchy of needs: From lowest to highest - ANS 1.
physiological needs
2. safety and security needs
3. love and belonging needs
4. self-esteem needs
5. self-actualization needs
Define systemic infection - ANS an infection throughout the body
Define bacteremia - ANS presence of bacteria in the blood
define septicemia - ANS blood poisoning
define a nosocomial infection - ANS hospital acquired infection
what are the 6 chains of infection? - ANS etiologic agent, reservoir, portal of exit, mode of
transmission, portal of entry and susceptible host
define etiologic agent - ANS how a microorganism gets in
define reservoir - ANS where microorganisms live; carrier
define portal of exit - ANS how it leaves the reservoir
define method of transmission - ANS Specific ways in which microorganism travel from the
reservoir to the susceptible host.
what are the methods of transmission? - ANS direct contact, indirect contact (vehicle borne,
vector borne, and airborne)
Define portal of entry - ANS any opening in the body; non-intact skin
define susceptible host - ANS person who is at risk for infection
What are the first lines of defense against infection? - ANS intact skin/mucosa membranes,
mouth, cilia of nasal passages, tears, GI, vagina and urine flow
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