Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing Chapter 2 Prep Exam Questions And Correct Answers.
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What are the three stages of illness - Answer Transition Stage, Acceptance Stage, Convalescence Stage
Transition Stage - Answer -onset of the illness
-may deny illness
-self medicate or seek medical assiatance
acceptance stage - Answer -sick role is assumed
-acknowledge sickness a...
Fundamental Concepts and Skills for
Nursing Chapter 2 Prep Exam Questions
And Correct Answers.
What are the three stages of illness - Answer Transition Stage, Acceptance Stage, Convalescence Stage
Transition Stage - Answer -onset of the illness
-may deny illness
-self medicate or seek medical assiatance
acceptance stage - Answer -sick role is assumed
-acknowledge sickness and tries to become well
-medications, bed rest, medical treatment
-may cause anxiety for the fear of the unknown
convalescence stage - Answer -Recovering after the illness and regaining health
-adapting to chronic illness
-some show signs of maladaptation
Halbert Dunn and Rene Dubos - Answer -urged people to look at health and illness differently
-health changes daily or even hourly
-created the continuous spectrum
continuous spectrum - Answer Ranges from obvious disease through absence of disease to a state of
optimum functioning in every aspect of life
What is Dunn's Health Continuum, bottom (worst) to top (best) - Answer Death, critical or terminal
illness, very poor health, poor health, normal health, good health, high level wellness, peak wellness
, High-level wellness - Answer -ideal state of health
-dynamic and active moment towards fulfillment of one's potential
-health is a passive state which one enjoys because of heredity and environmental factors
What are the multiple variables influencing health and illness? - Answer -genetic influence
-cognitive abilities
-age
-sex
-environment, life style
-geographic location
-culture
-religion
-standard of living
-health beliefs, practices
-previous health experiences
-support systems
health behaviors - Answer Any action that promotes good health, prevent disease, or detect disease in
early asymptomatic stage
illness behavior - Answer Any activity a person takes to determine her actual state of health and seek a
suitable remedy for a health problem
Cross-Cultural Ex.:
Noncontact people, many religions, traditional health and illness beliefs, liver cancer, stomach cancer ,
coccidioidomycosis, hypertension, lactose intoerance - Answer Asian
Cross-Cultural Ex:
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