Aperson who shows affection, fairness, concern, and respect for others.Communicates effectively, has satisfying relationships, and interacts well with
others
Social Wellness
Gives direction, meaning, and purpose to life through values, morals, and ethics. Has optimism, faith, and high self esteem
Spiritual wellness
This is more than preventing illness
Health promotion
______ means assisting individuals to better health, functioning, and well being and
to maximize their potential.
Health promotion
This is appropriate for the individual and entire population
Health
promotion
Obstructing, thwarting, or hindering a disease or illness that incorporates new and improved ideas
Illness
prevention
Three types of illness prevention
Primary, secondary, tertiary prevention
Includes all
practices designed to keep health promotions from developing. Least expensive
intervention
Ex: following recommended childhood
immunizations, eating calcium rich foods to prevent osteoporosis, not smoking
to prevent lung cancer
Ex: following recommended childhood
immunizations, eating calcium rich foods to prevent osteoporosis, not smoking
to prevent lung cancer
Primary
prevention
Includes
activities related to early identification and treatment of disease
processes. Early detection of disease.
EX: identification of family history, risk
factors, signs and symptoms of possible disease.
Secondary
prevention
Focuses on
maximizing recovery after an illness or injury and preventing long term
complications
Ex: physical rehabilitation, utilizing adaptive
equipment etc.
Tertiary
prevention
The
center of the prevention of the health care team is the _______.
Individual
Genetics
and human biology, environmental influences, personal behavior, and health care
are ______.
Factors
that affect health
Factors
that are influenced by inherited traits such as sickle cell, down syndrome, or
anemia
Genetics
and human biology
____
influences health by natural or man made factors such as poison ivy or asbestos
and lead or hurricanes and floods
Environmental
influences
____
has the most factors that affect health and wellness and is controlled entirely
by the individual.
Personal
behavior
Factors
such as diet, exercise, personal care, sexual relationships, level of stress,
tobacco or drug use, alcohol use, and safety, affect ______.
Personal
behavior
Dental
exams should be performed how often
Every
6- 12 months
this
is a way to follow health problems through generations visualize family
members, births, death dates, and ages and specific health problems
genograms
Diagnostic
tests are either _____ and ______?
Noninvasive
or invasive
____
means that the body is not entered with any type of instrument; the skin and
body tissues remain intact.
Noninvasive
_____
means that the body tissues, organs, and cavities are accessed through some
type of instrument.
invasive
type
of precaution that should always be used during invasive or noninvasive
procedures
Standard
precaution
Who
is at risk when tests are not scheduled correctly?
Theclient is at risk for health illness and the institution is at risk to lose money
What
are the nursing measures to ensure client safety?
Establish baseline vital signs, identify known allergies, and assess teaching effectiveness
Specimen
labels should contain ______?
Clients name, room number, date, time, and source, and initials
Presence of blood in the urine
Hematuria
The use of a needle to puncture a vein to
aspirate blood
venipuncture
True or false
Venipuncture tests
should be grouped together so that the client has only one venipuncture
true
1. correct requisition form
2. all requested information is
written
3. pertinent data such as
medications taken
4. correct specimen collection
5. lab results are in the correct
medical record
Are examples of _____
Accurate lab testing procedures
What do arterial blood gases reveal?
The lungs ability to exchange gases
What do arterial blood gases measure?
Partial pressure of oxygen and carbon dioxide
and evaluates pH (potential hydrogen)
Where is the arterial blood drawn from?
Peripheral artery (radial or femoral)
What are symptoms of impaired circulation?
1.Numbness, tingling
2. bluish color (cyanosis)
3. absence of
peripheral pulse
Where would diabetics puncture for blood glucose
analysis?
Capillary puncture
____ is performed when small quantities are
needed or when the client has poor veins.
Capillary puncture
A blood sample is collected through ___ via a
venous catheter that is inserted into the superior vena cava through the
subclavian or internal or external jugular
Central line
True or False
The first blood
sample drawn from a central line could be used for diagnostic testing?
False
A port that has been implanted under the skin
over the third or fourth rib that could be used to withdraw blood.
Port-a-cath
Random collection, timed collection, collection
from a closed drainage system, sterile specimen, and clean voided specimen are
all examples of _____?
The different methods for collecting urine
A urine specimen that could be collected at
anytime using a clean, not sterile cup is called?
A random Collection or UA (routine urine
analysis)
This type of urine collection is done over a 24
hour period in a plastic gallon container that contains preservatives
Timed collection
Type of urine collection collected from an
indwelling foley catheter and closed drainage system is called
Collection from a closed drainage system
Type of urine collection used when a sterile
specimen is required is called
Sterile specimen
Stools that are collected over a prolonged
period of time are placed into a container and _____?
refrigerated
Defecating
into a bedpan is an example of what type of collection
Stool collection
What are the four basic blood types?
TYPES: A, B, AB, and O
___ identifies the clients blood type and
determines compatibility of blood between a potential donor and recipient.
Type and crossmatch
____ are substances, usually proteins that cause
the formations of and react specifically with antibodies
antigen
Immunoglobins produced in the body in response
to bacteria, viruses, or other antigenic substances
antibodies
Type A and B antigens are classified as ______,
or substances that cause agglutination (clumping of RBC's)