An illness or disease with a slow onset that lasts 6 months or longer
What is a chronic disease/illness?
The first step of the nursing process and the basis of all nursing actions
What is Assessment?
Care provided prior to a child's birth that can impact the health of the child for their lifetime
What is preconception care?
What is autonomy?
What is stage 1 NREM?
Encouraging sunscreen use in children is an example of this level of prevention
What is primary prevention?
The second step in the nursing process and the processing of data
What is diagnosis/analysis?
The age at which an infant develops the pincer grip reflex
What is 8-10 months?
The use of more than one medication to treat a condition or disease
what is polypharmacy?
Stage of sleep during which "restoration" of the body occurs.
What is deep sleep (Stage 3/4NREM?)
Lifestyle choices with potentially negative effects
What is a risk factor?
The third step in the nursing process and the setting up of care
What is planning?
The age at which adults should begin receiving regular colonoscopies
What is age 50?
A highly subjective state in which one's sense of wellness may be diminished
What is illness?
Amount of sleep per day required by a newborn
What is 14-17 hrs?
An action to restore health following illness or injury or lessen the impact of ongoing illness
What is tertiary prevention?
The fourth step in the nursing process and the action of care
A slogan used to encourage safe sleeping in infants and to reduce SIDS
What is back to sleep?
To seek help or care (or plead) on another person's behalf
A sleep disorder characterized by abnormal breathing patterns during sleep
What is sleep apnea?
A systemic, monetary, or personal situation that makes it more difficult for some persons to access, use, or benefit from healthcare
What is a healthcare barrier?
The fifth step in the nursing process and the re-assessment of the care given
The most common cause of death in infants and toddlers
What is an accident/unintentional injury?
A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
What is wellness?
Defined as 'what the patient says it is' 99% of the time
What is family?