What is Health?
The state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
List 3 aspects of the Aboriginal View on Health
Traditional knowledge
Interconnectedness between people, food, environment, health, healing and lifestyle choices.
Holistic healthcare balances the mind, body, spirit with the community and the environment.
What is wellness?
The optimal state of health of individuals and groups.
What affects our health?
Self-Responsibility
Our daily decisions
Our perspective
Self-Awareness
Dynamic
What are the 8 Domains of Wellness?
Emotional, Intellectual, Occupational, Physical, Sexual, Spiritual, Environmental, Social
List the 5 aspects on the Aboriginal view on Wellness
Interconnectedness with all creation
Family, community, nation, plants, animals, spirit people, those who have died, those not born yet
Plan for future generations
Strong sense of family
Belief of how each individual contributes unique gifts that can benefit communities
Point on the Aboriginal Medicine Wheel
There are different variations of this medicine wheel – all emphasize good living every day in terms of human behavior and interaction.
It’s a mirror reflecting an individuals’ life;
interconnectedness of mind, body, emotion, spirit.
Medicine is seen as spiritual energy, healing, enlightenment.
Healing is seen as making decisions and taking actions for balance and harmony.
The concept of a circle is important to all parts of living a life.
Points on Traditional Chinese Medicine
Holistic health belief that focuses on the body’s state of unbalance through the concepts of qi (“chee”), yin and yang, five elements, and meridians.
Qi – life energy from birth; also gained from air, food, water
Yin and yang – opposing forces in body to maintain equilibrium of the Qi
Five Elements – wood, fire, earth, metal, water
Meridians – energy pathways of body that move and store qi
What are the 5 Models of Health?
Medical (Clinical) Model
Agent-Host-Environment (Ecological) Model
Travis’s Illness-Wellness Continuum
Rosenstock’s and Becker’s Health Belief Model
Maslows’s Hierarchy of Needs
What does violence in the workplace consist of?
physical and sexual assault, pushing, hitting, pinching, verbal abuse, vulgar language, harassment, destruction of property
How can violence in nursing occur?
other to other, other to nurse, nurse to nurse, nurse to other
How many % of nursing students experienced violence in the workplace?
100%
How were they bullied?
Verbal and Physical
If the behavior is offensive and undermines the student or their job in any way, should it be reported?
Yes
Who does violence in the workplace impact?
Nurse of health care worker; family; patient; organization; community
How are Organizations reducing workplace violence?
Implementing policies, awareness and improving safety of workplaces
Which three groups have the same right to safety? (WCP)
Workers, clients, patients
Can you use force?
“use as much force as is reasonably necessary to prevent an assault from occurring, or to defend himself or anyone under his protection as long as he uses no more force than is reasonably necessary to prevent the assault or the repetition of it.”
What are some reductions of Violence and injury?
Code Pink
Violence prevention programs
Safety engineered needles
TLR
Mechanical lifts and electric beds
Return to Work programs
