Concept of Man: Lesson 1

Lesson 1: Concept of Man

• Families are the core social unit for support and value development
• Family is a socially recognized group (blood, marriage, cohabitation or adaptation) with emotional connection and economic function
• Two types of families: family of orientation (born into) and family of procreation (formed through marriage)

Man

• A product of historical formations and sociopolitical events
• Defined beyond grammar and logic—an invention of society
• Distinct from other beings—an object of metaphysics

Human Being

• A creature of the homo sapiens species
• Meaning remains static
• Understandable through scientific or philosophical perspectives

Being Human

• Characterized by a range of emotions and qualities (kindness, empathy, generosity)
• The meaning and nature of being human can vary based on factors like religion, ethnicity, and education
• This is displayed in varying natural characteristics like anger, pity, jealousy, and love

Major Attributes of Human Being

• Capacity to think: Thinking precedes action and influences choices.
• Family formation: The tendency to establish and maintain a family unit
• Territoriality: Social behavior that involves maintaining a specific space
• Verbal symbols and language: Used to communicate and develop culture, characterized by qualities like generativity, recursion and displacement

Lesson 1.3: Healthcare Delivery System

• Healthcare is a totality of services from multiple disciplines
• Provides mechanisms to address health needs of people

Lesson 1.4: Principles of Aseptic Technique and Infection Control Procedures

• Asepsis: Absence of disease-causing microorganisms
• Sepsis: Acute organ dysfunction from infection
• Microorganisms can spread through airborne particles, moisture, and fluid.

Lesson 2: The Nursing Process

• Critical thinking & clinical reasoning (assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, evaluation) are integral parts of the nursing process
• Nursing diagnosis clarifies specific client problems and needs
• Four types of assessment: initial, problem focused, emergency, time-lapsed
• Data is organized, validated, and documented throughout the process

Data Organization

• Nurses collect, organize, evaluate data for strengths/weaknesses.

Conceptual Models/Frameworks

• Gordon's functional health patterns
• Orem's self-care model
• Roy's adaptation model

Nursing Diagnosis

• Labels describe client responses to a disease or health condition
• Medical diagnoses focus on the disease process
• Etiology describes the relationships between problems and risks.

Types of Nursing Diagnoses

• Actual diagnoses describe present client problems
• Potential/Risk diagnoses describe client vulnerability to problems

Goal statement/Outcome (Expected Outcome)

• Explicit, observable, and measurable statements about anticipated changes
• Based on client's/patient's needs and health condition

Interventions

• Actions taken to help meet identified client needs
• Independent interventions are initiated by the nurse
• Dependent interventions require a physician's order