Health & Illness
This term describes an active state of optimal functioning
What is Health?
A patient recovering from a stroke receives physical and speech therapy to improve functioning. Which level of prevention does this represent?
What is tertiary prevention?
What are formed by the characteristics of people and other factors?
What is continuity of care?
Facilitating transition between settings?
What is ISBARQ?
Introduce, Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation, and Question
A patient develops symptoms suddenly and is expected to recover within a relatively short period. What classification of illness best describes this situation?
What is an acute illness?
A nurse teaches a group about ways to prevent disease before it develops. Which level of prevention is being emphasized?
What is primary prevention?
Two parents, each with a child from a previous relationship would be described as?
What is a blended family?
A family member caring for an older adult at home needs temporary relief from caregiving responsibilities. What type of care could provide this temporary relief
What is respite care?
Which national organization requires two patient identifiers, one being a wristband, to accurately identify a patient prior to giving medications?
Who is the joint commission?
A patient has a long-term condition with periods when symptoms improve and periods when symptoms become worse. What type of illness does this describe?
What is a chronic illness?
A health clinic offers screening tests to identify disease before significant symptoms develop. Which level of prevention is this?
What is secondary prevention?
A community nurse is assessing how often a particular disease occurs among residents. Which population measure would provide this information?
What is morbidity?
What is a pre-determined payment for services based on medical diagnosis called?
What are Diagnosis related groups (DRGs)?
A patient has debilitative pain related to cancer. The patient wants to continue with chemotherapy, what type of care might the nurse suggest?
What is palliative care?
What information must be gathered in order to determine the frequency of disease in the area?
Which model of health and illness places high-level wellness and death on opposite ends of a graduated scale?
What is the Health-Illness Continuum?
A nurse identifies a difference in health outcomes that is closely associated with social, economic, or environmental disadvantage. What concept is being recognized?
What is a health disparity?
Which government health insurance program is primarily associated with coverage for older adults, while eligibility is not primarily based on income?
What is medicare?
A patient is preparing to leave the hospital and return home. What nursing process should begin early in the hospitalization to identify the patient’s needs, resources, and potential barriers after discharge?
What is discharge planning?
Seeking and using support systems is an example of which human dimension?
What is the Sociocultural dimension?
Which model of health includes contemplation, determination, action, and maintenance?
What is the Stages of Change model
What must be completed prior to a patient leaving AMA?
informed patient of risks
A signed AMA release form witnessed by nurse
Which government-funded health insurance program is associated with eligibility based largely on financial need and may serve certain low-income individuals and families?
What is Medicaid?
A nurse documents that medication was administered even though it was never given. This action could result in professional disciplinary consequences because it violates legal and professional standards. What document establishes the legal scope and standards of nursing practice within a state?
What is the Nurse Practice Act?