NURS 352 Midterm Exam Study Guide
Illness - answer· Highly personal state, diminished physical, emotional, intellectual, or spiritual
functioning, may or may not be related to disease
Health - answerpresence or absence of disease; highly individualized; free from symptoms or pain,
being functi...
Illness - answer✔· Highly personal state, diminished physical, emotional, intellectual, or spiritual
functioning, may or may not be related to disease
Health - answer✔presence or absence of disease; highly individualized; free from symptoms or pain,
being functional and active
Disease - answer✔Alteration in body functions, reduction of capacities, shortening of life
Acute Pain - answer✔o Sudden
o Identifiable injury
o Autonomic response (dilated pupils, etc.)
o Duration is less than 6 months
Chronic Pain - answer✔o Longer than 6 months
o Not always a known cause (think of Fibromyalgia)
o Physiological adaptation of autonomic responses (body gets used to pain)
o Severity varies
Acute Disease - answer✔an alteration in health or functioning characterized by severe symptoms of
relatively short duration
Chronic Disease - answer✔an alteration in health or function that lasts for an extended period of time,
usually 6 months or longer, and often for the duration of an individual's life
Remission - answer✔symptoms of chronic illness or disease disappear
Exacerbation - answer✔symptoms of chronic illness or disease reappear
Illness Behavior - answer✔coping mechanism involving ways in which individuals perceive their
symptoms and take action
Role of Nurse in Health Promotion - answer✔-prove explanations about necessary lifestyle adjustments
and treatments
-carry out treatments to manage disease and injury
-provide support to accommodate healthy lifestyles for every client
Those at risk for immobility - answer✔-infants, children may have genetic disorders or congenital
malformations
-children, adolescents, young adults prone to trauma from sports, abuse or accidents
-older adults present inflammatory and "wear-and-tear" problems
-pregnant women may have decreased ROM and increased back pain
5 P's - answer✔PAIN
PULSE (unaffected and non-affected)
PALLOR
PARESTHESIA (Sensation)
PARALYSIS
Avoid during hip surgery - answer✔crossing legs
leaning forward
twisting
bending
heavy lifting
signs and symptoms of CP - answer✔-abnormal muscle tone
-lack of coordination
-spasticity
-developmental delays
-back arching
-visual defects
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