Health and Illness

Composing the whole person:

• Intellectual
• Environmental
• Spiritual
• Sociocultural
• emotional
• Physical

A state of complete physical, mental, and social well being not merely the absence of disease

• The unique response of a person to a disease
•  - disease medical term, pathlogic change to in structure/function of body or mind

• Active state oriented towards maximizing the potential of the individual
• health and wellness used interchangable

Generally has a rapid onset of symptoms, last only a relatively short time

ex. appendicitis, pneumonia, diarrhea, common cold

A broad term that encompasses many different physical and mental alterations

ex DM, lung disease, arthritis, lupus

• - permanent change, slow onset
• -irreversible alterations in normal A&P
• - leading health problems in the world
• - requires special pt education/rehab
• - requires long period of care and support grieving
• - period of remissions (dx present no Sx)
• - roles changes for patient and family

Experiencing symptoms

Assuming Sick role

Assuming dependent role

Achieving recovery and rehab

- measure person's level of health

- views health as a constantly changing state with high level wellness to death on opposite ends

- illustrates the dynamic (ever-changing) state of health

Risk factors:

• - age children- menopause CV
• - genetic factors- family CV CA DM
• - physiologic factors- obesity and CV
• - Health habits- smoking and lung CA
• - Lifestyle- stress pt, accident, illness
• - Environment- poor sanitation- TB

Physical- genetic inheritance, age, develop level, race and gender

Emotional- How the mind effects the body function and responds to body conditions

Intellectual- cognitive abilities, educational background, and past experience

Environmental- housing, sanitation, climate, air pollution, food, and water

sociocultural- economic level, lifestyle, family and culture

Spiritual- spiritual beliefs and values

The absence in basic human need results in illness

the presence helps prevent illness

meeting need restore health

one feels something is missing when needs are not met

one feels satisfaction when needs are met

Includes, oxygen water food temp, elimination, sexuality, physical activity and rest

must be met to maintain

highest priority

oxygen most essential

physical and emotional components

security of body or employment, or resources, or morality of the family of health of property

security- protection from actual harm

nurse- allows decision making to be by patient

emotional safety and security

understanding and accepting of others, giving and receiving love

feeling of belonging to

friendship, family, and sexual intimacy

needs unmet- lonely, isolated, withdraw, overly demanding, critical

nurse- includes family and in care, esta. npr, support groups

confidence, achievement respect of others, respect by others

need to feel good about self

positive- feels good about oneself

• change in body image can impact self esteem
• nurse- respect pt value beliefs, facilitate family support

in order to be here u have to meet all th other other dimension