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What is the primary goal of promoting health in nursing?

To facilitate coping with disability or death
To perform diagnostic measurements and assessments
To reduce the risk of illness
To increase the quality and years of healthy life

Which of the following is NOT a role of nursing?

Pharmacist (correct)
Manager of care
Teacher
Caregiver

What is the main difference between a patient and a client in nursing?

A patient is under medical care, while a client does not
A patient is under medical care, while a client pays for services (correct)
A patient is a healthcare provider, while a client is a recipient of nursing
A patient pays for services, while a client does not

What is the role of a nurse in restoring health?

To perform diagnostic measurements and assessments (C)

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What is the term for a person who uses the services of a healthcare provider, including patients receiving medical care or treatment?

Consumer (B)

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Which of the following is not a component of health, as defined by the World Health Organization (WHO)?

Absence of any discomfort (A)

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What is the main difference between disease and illness, as defined in the content?

Disease refers to the objective biological change, while illness is the subjective experience of that change. (A)

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According to Florence Nightingale, what is the primary focus of nursing?

Utilizing the patient's environment to aid in recovery. (D)

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Which of the following statements best reflects Henderson's definition of nursing?

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According to the World Health Organization (WHO), what is the scope of nursing practice?

Nurses provide care to individuals of all ages, families, groups, and communities in various settings. (A)

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Flashcards

Health Promotion Goal

Enhancing well-being by empowering individuals and communities.

Restoring Health

Performing diagnostic measurements and assessments.

Consumer (Healthcare)

An individual utilizing healthcare services.

Disease

Objective biological alteration.

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Illness

Subjective experience of being unwell.

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Nightingale's Focus

Environment impacts patient recovery.

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Client

Services of a healthcare provider.

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Patient

Medical care of a health professional.

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WHO Nursing Scope

Care for all ages, settings, always the aim.

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Health (WHO)

Absence of disease or infirmity.

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Study Notes

Introduction to Nursing

Definition of health by WHO: Complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not merely the absence of disease.
Definition of disease: Pathological changes in body or mind structure/function.
Definition of illness: Personal response to disease.

Definitions of Nursing

Florence Nightingale: Founder of modern professional nursing, improved sanitary conditions during the Crimean War.
Nightingale's definition: Utilizing the patient's environment to aid recovery.
Virginia Henderson: Nursing as assistance with activities related to health, recovery, or peaceful death.
WHO definition of nursing: Autonomous and collaborative care across all ages, promoting health, preventing illness, and caring for the ill, disabled, and dying.

Recipient of Nursing

Patient: Individual under medical care or treatment.
Client: Person paying for professional healthcare services.
Consumer: Individual using healthcare provider services.

Aims of Nursing

Promotion of health: Enhance quality and length of healthy life.
Prevention of illness: Reduce illness risk.
Restoring health: Conduct diagnostic measurements and health assessments.
Care of the dying: Support coping with disability or death.

Roles of Nursing

Caregiver: Provide direct patient care.
Communicator: Facilitate effective communication between patients and healthcare teams.
Decision maker: Make judgments on patient care.
Provider of holistic care: Address physical, emotional, and social needs.
Patient advocate: Represent the needs and rights of patients.
Manager of care: Organize and oversee healthcare services.
Teacher: Educate patients and families about health and wellness.
Counselor: Provide emotional support and guidance.
Leader: Take initiative in healthcare settings and improve practices.
Researcher: Contribute to nursing knowledge and practices through research.