10 Questions
What is the fundamental aspect of the nursing profession's view of persons?
Biopsychosocial aspect
What is the primary goal of nursing?
To assist persons to achieve and maintain a healthy state
What is health, according to the World Health Organization (WHO)?
A state of complete physical, social, and mental wellbeing
What is the purpose of primary prevention?
To prevent disease or disability before it occurs
What is the focus of tertiary prevention?
Managing chronic diseases or residual disability
What is the main reason behind the tremendous change in nursing education and practice?
Increasing concern for the rights of all people to quality health care
What is the focus of nursing care at all levels?
Detection of alteration of those areas that require the most care
What is one of the consequences of the changes in the health care delivery system?
Increased incidents of diabetes mellitus, cancer, and cardiovascular diseases
What is one of the roles of health care providers, including geriatric nurses, in the health care system?
Focusing on health promotion and maintenance
What is one of the definitions of nursing?
The art and science of caring for people
Study Notes
Nursing in the Health Care System
- Nursing is undergoing significant changes in education and practice due to increasing concern for quality healthcare and shifting healthcare delivery systems.
Advances in Healthcare
- Advancements in administrative technologies, involving computers and data processing.
- Clinical technology advancements, including pacemakers, organ transplants, open-heart surgeries, MRI, CAT scans, and cardiac catheterization.
Changes in Diseases and Health Promotion
- Decrease in incidents of childhood diseases (diphtheria, polio, whooping cough) due to new vaccines.
- Improved public health programs have led to a decline in diseases like malaria and typhoid fever.
- Increase in health problems like diabetes mellitus, cancer, and cardiovascular diseases.
Focus of Nursing Care
- Emphasis on health promotion, maintenance, and prevention of alterations in health.
- Detection of alterations in areas requiring most care, such as sleep, activity, comfort, skin integrity, nutrition, and self-care.
Definitions of Nursing
- Nursing is the art and science of caring for people.
- Assisting individuals in performing activities contributing to health or recovery.
- Provision of direct care services to individuals and groups to achieve and maintain health.
Holistic View of People
- Persons are viewed as biopsychosocial beings interacting with the environment.
- Includes biological, psychological, and social aspects, considering culture, religion, genetics, ethnicity, and economics.
Goals and Responsibilities of Nursing
- Goal: to assist people in achieving and maintaining a healthy state.
- Three-fold responsibility of the nurse: conserve life, alleviate suffering, and promote health.
Health-Related Terms
- Health: a state of complete physical, social, and mental wellbeing (WHO).
- Holistic health: physical, social, mental, intellectual, and spiritual wellbeing.
- Health promotion: transmitting knowledge, practices, and values to improve quality of life and prevent disease.
- Primary prevention: preventing disease or disability before it occurs (e.g., immunization).
- Secondary prevention: detecting and treating problems at the earliest possible moment.
- Tertiary prevention: managing chronic diseases or residual disabilities.
Explore the changing landscape of nursing education and practice, driven by the need for quality healthcare and advancements in technology.
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