Levels of Preventative Care and Nursing Roles

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What is the primary focus of health promotion strategies?

  • Educating on healthy behaviors (correct)
  • Detecting existing diseases
  • Treating acute medical conditions
  • Managing chronic illnesses

Which level of preventative care involves early detection and management of diseases?

  • Quaternary prevention
  • Secondary prevention (correct)
  • Tertiary prevention
  • Primary prevention

What is a common method to educate patients on health risk reduction?

  • Accident prevention education (correct)
  • Referral to specialists
  • Setting up surgical procedures
  • Immediate medical treatment

In which preventative care level is teaching a patient with diabetes about recognizing and preventing complications categorized?

<p>Tertiary prevention (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is part of developing a behavior change plan for clients?

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How should nurses address disparities in healthcare during health promotion?

<p>Summarize data from assessments (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is essential for implementing behavior change goals successfully?

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Which of the following reflects a key responsibility in health promotion for nurses?

<p>Addressing clients' health strengths (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Flashcards

Primary Prevention

Actions taken to avoid disease or injury before it occurs.

Secondary Prevention

Early detection and treatment of disease or injury to limit its severity.

Tertiary Prevention

Managing the effects of a disease or injury to prevent further complications and reduce impact.

Health Risk Assessment

Evaluating a person's potential for health issues based on their characteristics and behaviors.

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Behavior Change Plan

A personalized plan to improve health habits considering client preferences, scientific knowledge, and motivational factors.

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Nurse's Role in Health Promotion

Supporting clients to improve their well-being, preventing illness, and reducing health disparities.

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Client Strengths

Identifying the client's positive attributes and abilities.

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Behavior Change Goals

Specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound goals for modifying a behavior.

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Study Notes

Levels of Preventative Care

  • Primary: Prevent/slow onset of disease in those not yet sick. Examples: immunizations, family planning, poison control information, and assessing health risks.

  • Secondary: Identifying illnesses in early stages. Examples: screening for normal growth and development in children, regular medical checkups, dental and vision exams, administering medications, and caring for wounds.

  • Tertiary: Treating illness and rehabilitating patients to the highest possible level of functioning after diagnosis. Examples: teaching patients with diabetes how to recognize and prevent complications, physical therapy to prevent contractures following stroke or spinal cord injury, and support groups for cancer survivors.

Role of the Nurse in Promoting Health, Preventing Illness, and Addressing Disparities

  • Review and summarize data from health assessment.
  • Reinforce client strengths and abilities.
  • Identify health goals and behavioral changes.
  • Create a behavioral plan based on client preferences, stages of change, and effective interventions.
  • Highlight benefits of change and incentives for change.
  • Identify environmental and interpersonal facilitators and barriers to change.
  • Determine a timeframe for implementation
  • Commit to and structure support for achieving behavioral change goals.

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