A&P CH1
The study of the structures of the body
Anatomy
The state of dynamic equilibrium of the internal environment of the body
Homeostasis
Household nursing school in Boston
Shepard Gill School of Practical Nursing
Develops slowly over a long period and lasts throughout life
Chronic illness
Develops suddenly and resolves in a short time
Acute illness
The study of how the body functions
Physiology
Primary Prevention
one nurse plans and directs care for a patient over a 24 hour period
Primary nursing
Acknowledge illness and take measures to become well (illness behavior)
Acceptance stage
A way of thinking and acting based on the scientific method
The nursing process
standing erect with arms at sides and with face, palms, and feet facing forward.
Anatomical position
Hierarchy of human needs as an explanation for the things that motivate human behavior
Maslow's Theory of Basic Needs
One nurse carried out all nursing functions for the patient, including medication administration
Total patient care
Assessment
Diagnosis
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
Components of the nursing process
Critical thinking in clinical setting
Clinical reasoning
when the effector reinforces the stimulus and reverses the direction of change
negative feedback
Data obtained directly from the patient verbally
Subjective data
first care delivery for the practical nurse. administration of medication and treatments
Functional nursing
The state of complete physical, mental, and social well being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
Health
The three stages of the interview
The opening
The body of the interview
The closing
when the effector reinforces reinforces the stimulus and amplifies the direction of change
Positive Feedback
Must be done at a set time
Time fixed
A relative state in which one is able to function well physically, socially, and spiritually in order to express the full range of one's unique potentialities within the environment
Health
the phase of the nursing process in which nursing interventions are carried out
Implementation
Can be done anytime
Time Flexible tasks