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NUR 220 Midterm 11. Ecological Model of Health
Answer
-interconnection between people and their environment (physical, social)
-promotes health on multiple levels (individual, family, society)
2. Social Determinants of health
Answer
the factors in society that have an influence on health and the options accessible to improve or
maintain their health; these form the basis for Healthy people 2020
3. Describe the differences in the historical perspectives of health before 1940, throughout the
1940-50s, and after the 1950s.
Answer
Before 1940- health was the absence of disease, infectious diseases were prominent, physicians
were the only primary practitioner, govt only for public health
!940s-50s- Health was the ability to fulfill one's roles, physicals determined fitness, physicians
linked to hospitals, increased federal role (programs)
After 1950s- health is the adaptation and reaction the environment, focus on disease prevention
and health promotion, emphasis on individual's responsibility, the gov't controls costs
4. Clinical Model of Health
Answer
the absence of disease; prevention is not emphasized and someone may wait until they are sick
to see the doctor
5. Role performance model of health
Answer
health is based on whether a person can perform societal roles
,6. Adaptive model of health
Answer
health is based on the person's ability to adapt positively to change; illness occurs when they
cannot adapt
7. Eudaimonistic model of health
Answer
exuberant well being, health is based on having multiple relationships in life; illness is due to a
lack of involvement in life
8. Functioning
Answer
levels reflected in terms of performance or social expectations
9. Health
Answer
state of physical, mental, spiritual, and social functioning within develop- mental context
10. Disease
Answer
failure of adaptive mechanisms
11. Illness
Answer
subjective experience of individual and physical manifestation of dis- ease
12. What is Health People 2020? How many focus areas do they have and what are their four
overarching goals?
Answer
-national guidelines to promote health
-42 focus areas
-1. longer and higher quality lives
,2. health equity and eliminate disparities
3. social and physical environments to promote good health
4. promote quality of life and health behaviors
13. Primary Prevention
Answer
-prevent disease or injury before it even occurs
-health promotion, education, immunizations, a ban or law on something (seatbelt)
14. Secondary Prevention
Answer
-reduce the impact of a disease or injury that has already occurred
-early diagnosis, prompt treatment, disability limitation, screening, medications
15. Tertiary Prevention
Answer
-soften the impact of an ongoing illness of injury that has lasting effects.
-rehabilitation, management programs, support groups
16. Health promotion
Answer
the process of enabling people to increase control over and improve their health (definition
made from World Health Organization)
17. Nursing Roles in Health Promotion and Protection include being a....
Answer
-ad- vocate
-care manager
-consultant
-deliverer of services
, -educator
-healer
-researcher
18. Evidence Based practice
Answer
use of the current best evidence to make decisions about patient cade; integrate this with
clinical expertise
19. What are some improving prospects of health?
Answer
-population
Answer
diversity, age distribution
-shifting problems
Answer
pollution, stress, increase in chronic conditions, lifestyle
-moving towards solutions
Answer
individual and governmental involvement
20. Health disparities
Answer
umbrella term that includes disparities in health and health- care; preventable differences that
greatly affect groups of people to achieve optimal health based on their racial/ethnic group
21. Health equity
Answer
the accomplishment of the highest level of health for all people
22. What are the emerging populations?
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