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etiology
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study of the cause of a disease;origins
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hierarchy
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arrangement of an object,element,or values in a graduated series
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holistic
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approach to health care that consider the biologic psychological,sociologic,and spiritual aspects and need of the person
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homeostasis
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maintain stability in their internal environment while continually adjusting to change for survival
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idiopathic
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unknown origins
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maladaptation
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lack of adjustment
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primary illness
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illness that develops without being caused by another health problems
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self actualization
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reaching one's full potential
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stress
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take place in response to any adverse stimulus
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stressor
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adverse stimulus
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terminal illness
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illness with no cure that ends in death usuallly within a short period of time
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wellness
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movement toward fullfillment of one's potential
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health
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the state of functioning well physically and mentally and expressing the full range of one's potential
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disease
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pathologic process with a definite set of sign and symptom;disease causes illness
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defense mechanism
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strategies used to protect us from increasing anxiety
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secondary illness
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illness that results from or is caused by primary illness
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illness
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disease of body or mind
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acute illness
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illness that develops suddenly and resolves in a short time
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adaptation
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adjustment in structure or habits
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asymptomatic
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without symptom
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autonomic
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not subject to voluntary control
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chronic illness
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illness that develops slowly over a long period and lasts throughout life
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convalescence
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recovering after an illness and regaining health
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coping
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adjusting to or solving challenges
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what are the stages of illness
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transition stage
acceptance stage convalescence stage |
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what is the transition stage
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onset of illness may consist of vague, nonspecific symptoms.
one may deny feeling sick but have symptom. |
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example of transition stage
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feeling tired,sore muscle and sometime take medication
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acceptance stage
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when you stop denial illness and the sick role is acknpwledge
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example of acceptance stage
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taking over counter medication
going home to go to bed as symptom get worsen, medical treatment may be sought |
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convalescence stage
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when you recover from the illness and you regain health, if disease is chronic a total recovering is replaced by adaptation(adjust) or maladaption(lack of adjustment)
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WHO(world health organization) redefined health as
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the state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
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what are health and illness behavior based on
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what a person knows and believes about health and illness; how one's own health is assessed
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health behavior
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any action undertaken in order to promote health,prevent disease, or detect disease in an early asynptomatic stage
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illness behavior
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any activity a person takes in order to determine her actual state of health
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examples of health behavior
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watching dietary intake
engageing in regular exercise self examation immunization |
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examples of illness behavior
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consulting a doctor
pharmacist health clinic taking prescribed medication |
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what is the maslow's theory of basic needs
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necessary for existence and higher level needs for healthy integration of the whole being.
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name the 5 level of maslow's hierarchy of needsin the order of importance
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physiologic
safety and security love and belonging self-esteem self-actualization |
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a nurse used the maslow hierarchy of needs and adaptation to determine what
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priority of nursing care
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what must be satisfied such as food, air, water and rest, before the higher emotional level needs emerged
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basic physical needs
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the fundamental physical needs are essential to
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maintaining life
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the first physiologic needs is
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oxygen, follow by adequate cardiovascular function to suppy the tissue with blood
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name what is included in physiologic need
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oxygenation (tissue perfusion)
nutrition (food, water) elimination safety protection from injury) rest and comfort (relief from pain) hygiene (proving comfort and prevent bacteria) activity (musculoskeletal movement prevent atrophy deformity) sexual procreation |
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what is the second level of needs
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security and belonging
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security for patient depend on
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reassurance physiologic and safety needs be met and protection from psychologic harm, freedom from anxiety and fear.
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is active listening essential in meeting patient security needs, why or why not?
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yes it makes them feel secure and their needs are accurate perceived
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when entering a elderly patients room and rearrange their belonging, will it violate their security
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yes because she no longer knows where thing are placed
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