NUSB 201 Module 5 Flashcards
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What is the holistic health model?
The holistic health model is an approach to healthcare that considers the interconnectedness of physical, emotional, social, and spiritual factors in an individual’s life.
What is health belief?
Health belief refers to an individual’s perception and understanding of their health and the factors that influence it, including beliefs about illness causes and preventive measures.
What is health promotion?
Health promotion involves strategies and interventions aimed at improving and maintaining health, focusing on enhancing physical, mental, and social well-being.
What are basic human needs in the holistic health model?
Basic human needs include physiological needs, safety and security needs, social needs, self-esteem needs, and self-actualization needs, which are interconnected and essential for overall health.
What developmental theories should be applied when assessing a teenage patient?
Developmental theories include Erikson’s Psychosocial Development Theory, Piaget’s Cognitive Development Theory, Kohlberg’s Moral Development Theory, Freud’s Psychosexual Development Theory, and Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs.
How does spirituality help in healing?
Supporting patients’ spirituality can lead to faster healing by increasing pain thresholds, decreasing stress, enhancing immune responses, and reducing pain and anxiety.
What interventions can a nurse use when addressing a patient’s spiritual health?
Interventions include active listening, spiritual assessment, facilitating connections with spiritual communities, providing presence and support, facilitating rituals, collaborating with the healthcare team, and offering education and resources.
What are dietary restrictions for various spiritual beliefs?
Hinduism: Some are vegetarians. Buddhism: Some are vegetarians and fast on Holy Days. Islam: Pork and alcohol are haram; caffeine is makrooh. Judaism: Observes kosher restrictions. Christianity: Some denominations discourage alcohol and caffeine. Jehovah’s Witnesses: Avoid food with blood. Mormonism: Abstain from alcohol and caffeine. Russian Orthodox: No meat on certain days. Native Americans: Varies by tribe.
What safe and complementary therapies can a nurse implement?
Examples include relaxation techniques, meditation, breathing exercises, imagery and visualization, art therapy, and homeopathic therapy.
What is integrative healthcare?
Integrative healthcare combines conventional medicine with evidence-based complementary and alternative therapies to address all aspects of health.
What is complementary therapy?
Complementary therapy refers to non-conventional approaches used alongside conventional treatments to support health and well-being.
What is alternative therapy?
Alternative therapy involves non-conventional approaches used in place of conventional medical treatments.
What patient education is necessary for a patient undergoing acupuncture?
Patients should avoid semi-permanent needles if they have valvular heart disease, and they should be relaxed and breathing normally during therapy.
What is the nursing process in patient-centered care?
Nurses can provide patient-centered care that acknowledges the individual’s preferences, beliefs, and goals, while ensuring the safety and effectiveness of the chosen therapies.
What patient education is necessary for a patient undergoing acupuncture?
The use of semi-permanent needles should be avoided in the case of valvular heart disease because these needles increase the risk of infection. The patient should be relaxed and breathing normally during therapy, because this helps with the insertion of needles. The nurse should not instruct the patient to hold the breath during needle insertion. It is not necessary for a family member to sit with the patient during the therapy, unless the patient would feel more comfortable.
How can health belief, health promotion, basic human needs, and holistic health models be used by a nurse?
These models inform nursing practice by addressing patient beliefs, motivations, and needs.
Health Belief Model focuses on individual perceptions; Health Promotion Model emphasizes personal characteristics; Basic Human Needs Model addresses fundamental needs; Holistic Health Model considers all aspects of well-being.
What are energy-based therapies?
Energy-based therapies are based on the belief that a disruption in the flow of energy can result in symptoms of physical or psychological illness. Balancing and returning the optimal flow of energy facilitates healing.
What is Massage Therapy?
Massage therapy involves manipulating soft tissue through stroking, rubbing, or kneading.
What complementary and alternative therapies can be applied by the nurse?
Progressive relaxation, breathwork, and imagery are nurse-accessible complementary therapies. Massage therapists require licensing, and practitioners of traditional Chinese medicine and therapeutic touch also undergo specific training.
What is the nurse’s role in health promotion, health education, and illness prevention?
Nurses advocate for health promotion, provide health education, and prevent illness through screenings, vaccinations, and community health initiatives.
What teaching strategies are best for patients with limited literacy?
Interactive demonstrations using simple language and visuals are the most appropriate teaching strategy for these patients, enhancing understanding and retention.
Differentiate between acute and chronic illnesses.
Acute illnesses have a sudden and severe onset of symptoms requiring immediate attention, while chronic illnesses are characterized by persistent symptoms lasting over six months with gradual onset.
What is Freud’s Oedipus complex?
In the oedipal stage, the child is attracted to the parent of the opposite sex, known as the Oedipus complex or Electra complex, depending on the child’s gender. This stage lasts from about 3 to 6 years of age.
Describe Erikson’s stage of Initiative versus Guilt.
In this stage, children use fantasy and imagination to explore the environment and often talk to or play with imaginary friends.
