30 Questions
What is a primary focus of primary health care?
Improving health outcomes for an entire population
What is a challenge facing nursing due to the aging baby boomer generation?
Increased number of elderly patients requiring care
What type of care is focused on reducing and controlling risk factors for disease?
Preventive care
What is an example of a restorative care service?
Home care
What is a characteristic of integrated health care delivery?
Collaboration among health professionals, health care leaders, and community members
What is an example of a continuing care service?
Nursing center or facility
What is a challenge facing nursing due to the shortage and uneven distribution of physicians?
Decreased access to health care services
What is the primary goal of health promotion programs?
To reduce the incidence of disease
What is an example of a secondary care service?
Rural hospital
What is a challenge facing nursing due to the rate of nurses' retirements?
Decreased number of available nursing staff
What is the primary objective of Healthy People 2030?
To promote a society in which all people live long, healthy lives
According to the World Health Organization, what is health defined as?
A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being
Which model of health and illness considers emotional, spiritual, social, cultural, and physical aspects of wellness?
Holistic Health Model
What is a primary purpose of models of health and illness?
To explain complex concepts or ideas, such as health and illness
Which of the following influences health positively or negatively?
Health beliefs
What is a key aspect of health that individuals define in relation to their own values, personality, and lifestyle?
State of health
What is the main purpose of health education?
To help people develop a greater understanding of their health and how to better manage their health risks
Which of the following is an example of a nonmodifiable risk factor?
Genetics
What is the main goal of tertiary prevention?
To reduce the severity of disease or disability
What is the Transtheoretical Model of Change?
A theory that explains how people change their behaviors
What is the primary focus of illness prevention?
To protect people from actual or potential threats to health
What is the role of family in health promotion and illness prevention?
To influence health behaviors and practices
What type of illness has a short duration and is severe?
Acute illness
Which of the following is an example of an internal variable influencing illness and illness behavior?
Genetic predisposition
What is the impact of illness on the patient's self-concept?
Negative change in self-esteem
What is a recommended activity for caring for oneself?
Getting adequate sleep
What type of illness lasts longer than 6 months and affects functioning?
Chronic illness
What is an example of an external variable influencing illness and illness behavior?
Cultural background
What is one way that illness can impact a family?
Impact on family roles
What is illness behavior?
How people monitor their bodies and define and interpret their symptoms
Study Notes
Health Care Delivery System
- The health care delivery system faces four challenges:
- Aging baby boomer generation
- Shortage and uneven distribution of physicians
- Rate of nurses’ retirements
- Uncertainty of health care reform
Traditional Levels of Health Care
- There are six traditional levels of health care:
- Preventative
- Primary
- Secondary
- Tertiary
- Restorative
- Continuing health care
Integrated Health Care Delivery
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Primary and preventive health care services are focused on:
- Improved health outcomes for an entire population
- Collaboration among health professionals, health care leaders, and community members
- Health promotion programs to reduce disease incidence
- Preventive care to reduce and control risk factors for disease
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Secondary and tertiary care involves:
- Hospitals
- Intensive care
- Mental health facilities
- Rural hospitals
- Discharge planning
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Restorative care includes:
- Home care
- Rehabilitation
- Extended care facilities
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Continuing care encompasses:
- Nursing centers or facilities
- Assisted living
- Respite care
- Adult day care centers
- Palliative and hospice care
Healthy People
- Provides evidence-based, 10-year national objectives for promoting health and preventing disease
- Healthy People 2030 aims to promote a society in which all people live long, healthy lives
- Identifies leading health indicators, which are high-priority health issues in the United States
Definition of Health
- A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity (WHO, 1947, 2018)
- A state of being that people define in relation to their own values, personality, and lifestyle
Models of Health and Illness
- Models help explain complex concepts or ideas, such as health and illness
- Health beliefs are a person's ideas, convictions, and attitudes about health and illness
- Health beliefs can influence health positively or negatively
- Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs is used to understand the interrelationships of human needs
- Holistic Health Model considers emotional, spiritual, social, cultural, and physical aspects of wellness
Variables Influencing Health
- Internal variables: developmental stage, intellectual background, perception of functioning, emotional factors, spiritual factors
- External variables: family role and practices, social determinants of health, culture
Health Promotion and Illness Prevention
- Health promotion helps individuals maintain or enhance their present health
- Health education helps people develop a greater understanding of their health and how to better manage their health risks
- Illness prevention protects people from actual or potential threats to health
Levels of Prevention
- Primary prevention reduces the incidence of disease
- Secondary prevention focuses on preventing the spread of disease, illness, or infection once it occurs
- Tertiary prevention occurs when a defect or disability is permanent or irreversible
Risk Factors
- Any attribute, quality, environmental situation, or trait that increases the vulnerability of an individual or group to an illness or accident
- Risk factors include nonmodifiable risk factors, modifiable risk factors, and environment
Risk Factor Identification and Changing Health Behaviors
- Identify risk factors through assessment and health risk appraisal forms
- Implement education and counseling, wellness strategies, and understand the stages of change using the Transtheoretical Model of Change
Illness
- A state in which a person's physical, emotional, intellectual, social, developmental, or spiritual functioning is diminished or impaired
- Acute illness has a short duration and is severe
- Chronic illness lasts longer than 6 months and affects functioning
- Illness behavior involves how people monitor their bodies and define and interpret their symptoms
- Variables influencing illness and illness behavior include internal variables and external variables
- Impact of illness on the patient and family includes behavioral and emotional changes, impact on body image, self-concept, family roles, and family dynamics
Caring for Yourself
- Eat a nutritious diet
- Get adequate sleep
- Engage in exercise and relaxation activities
- Establish a good work-family balance
- Engage in regular nonwork activities
This quiz covers the fundamentals of nursing, focusing on the health care delivery system and the challenges facing nursing. Topics include the aging baby boomer generation, physician shortage, nurses' retirements, and health care reform uncertainty.
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