Week 10 Flashcards
How does WHO define health?
A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
How is wellness defined?
A positive state of health, including spirituality, mental health, physical, and environmental aspects.
What is health promotion?
Empowering people to increase control over and improve their health, motivated by the desire to increase wellness.
What is disease prevention?
Stopping health conditions before they start or progress, motivated by the desire to avoid illness.
What is primary prevention?
Activities to prevent or slow onset of disease. Examples: immunizations, exercise, healthy diet, sunscreen.
What is secondary prevention?
Screening and education to detect illness early. Examples: BP checks, mammograms, TB tests.
What is tertiary prevention?
Managing disease to reduce progression. Examples: rehab, physical therapy, nutrition after diagnosis.
Where can health promotion occur?
Healthcare settings, community organizations, schools, workplace.
What is an example of health promotion in schools?
Teaching handwashing or sexual health education.
Name 5 social determinants of health.
Economic stability, health care access/quality, education access/quality, social context/community, neighborhood/built environment.
Why is self-care considered an ethical obligation for nurses?
Nurses must maintain their own well-being to fulfill their moral duty to patients and model healthy behaviors.
A nurse is providing discharge instructions to a client in subsidized housing who can’t afford medication. Which factor affects their health?
Socioeconomic
What is client education?
An ongoing, goal-driven, interactive process that provides clients with new information to promote health and wellness.
Why is client education important in nursing?
It empowers patients, improves self-care, enhances advocacy, and helps reduce healthcare costs.
What are the three domains of learning?
Cognitive (thinking), Psychomotor (skills), and Affective (feelings/attitudes).
Define the Cognitive domain of learning.
Involves storing and recalling information (e.g., knowledge, comprehension, analysis).
Define the Psychomotor domain of learning.
Involves physical skills like movement, coordination, and use of motor-skill areas.
Define the Affective domain of learning.
Involves feelings, values, appreciation, motivations, and attitudes.
What are Knowles’s principles of adult learning?
Relevance, self-directed learning, use of life experience, readiness, task-centered focus, and motivation.
What is health literacy?
The ability to obtain, process, and understand basic health information to make appropriate health decisions.
What are methods to promote health literacy?
Use plain language, ask “how” or “what” questions, repeat info, use visuals, and offer help with forms.
What are key components of the learning environment?
Non-judgmental support, privacy, repetition, and constructive feedback.
What are the steps of the nursing process in client education?
Assessment, Analysis, Planning, Implementation, Evaluation.
What is the purpose of learning objectives?
To guide content delivery and ensure specific, measurable outcomes that lead to overall teaching goals.
