True of False. Having more than 2 drinks a day harmful for most people?
True
100
How can an HCA offer support in the home for family?
Education and Illness
100
What is connected to socioeconomic status?
Education and literacy
100
Give examples of chronic pain
Arthritis
Nerve Pain
IBS
Cancer
100
name 3 components involved in checking vital signs?
Pulse, Respirations, BLood Pressure
200
You realize that you do not have to be influenced by the choices of others. This is called ___________ and is an important step towards making healthy lifestyle choices
What is PERSONAL EMPOWERMENT
200
How can we support a client in their own home?
Saftey rails
Remove carpets
Lower items into counter tops from high places
200
True or False. The importance of social support extends to the broader community?
True!
200
What is the time line between acute pain and chronic pain?
6 months
200
What is the name of the pain scale used for assessing pain in children?
The oucher pain scale
300
TRUE or FALSE. Even though you have good holistic practices and encourage all healthy behaviors, you can still become ill based on genetics.
TRUE
300
What does the acronym DIPPS stand for?
Dignity
Independance
Preferences
Privacy
Safety
300
What factors affect environmental health?
all physical, chemical and biological factors external to a person
300
Define radiating pain
Felt at not just at the site of tissue damage but extends to near by areas
300
What is the pain that is felt in part of the body that is separate from the source of the pain called
What is referred pain
400
________ is the loss of physical or mental health, where as ________ is the loss of physical or mental function.
Illness
Disability
400
What is the window of time to give medications properly?
1/2 hr on either side
400
What services are designed to maintain and promote health?
What are health sevices
400
What are the 6 types of pain?
Acute
Chronic
Radiating
Referred
Phantom
Emotional
400
What is the difference between radiating and persistent pain?
radiating pain refers to where the pain is located. Persistent pain refers to how long the pain lasts
500
Does the manner in which we deal with stress influence our health in the long term?
Yes
500
What is the difference between illness and disability?
Disability is the loss of physical or mental function
Illness is the loss of physical or mental health
500
Support from family and friends is called__________
social support network
500
What is referred pain?
Pain felt in a part of the body, separate from the source.
500
___________________ pain lasts less than 6 months.