Sleep/Rest
What is REM sleep?
What is rapid eye movement sleep, when we have our most vivid dreams?
What organization founded in 1948 monitors global health?
What is the WHO= the World Health Organization?
What is primary prevention?
What is true prevention, working with well individuals? E.g. immunizations with well children, general health education with well individuals, screening for hearing deficits in newborns.
Define stress.
What is an actual or alleged hazard to the balance of homeostasis?
What are the 4 mechanisms in pharmacokinetics?
What are absorption, distribution, metabolism and elimination?
What is NREM sleep?
What is non rapid eye movement sleep, the majority (75-80%) of our sleep?
What 4 illnesses/conditions are increasing world-wide?
What are: cardiac disease, strokes, diabetes and infectious diseases?
What is secondary prevention?
What is the majority of care in health care facilities? Acute care, prevention of getting worse.
Define stressor.
What is physical, psychological, or social stimuli that can produce stress and endanger homeostasis?
What are the 3 different names of medications?
What are chemical, generic and trade names?
How many stages are there of NREM sleep?
What is 4-5 stages?
What are WHO's 3 focuses?
What are: Universal health coverage, health emergencies, global health & well-being?
What is tertiary prevention?
What is rehabilitation? Trying to help people regain or improve their functional level of health.
List the 3 stages of GAS.
What are: Alarm, Resistance, Exhaustion?
What are the routes of parenteral med administration?
What are IV, IM, SQ and intradermal?
How many sleep stages does the average person have per night?
What is 4-5 per night at 90-100 minutes per stage?
What is the difference between Community Health nursing and Public Health nursing?
What is nursing practice in the community, with the primary focus on the health care of individuals, families, and groups within the community versus nursing specific populations in the public arena?
What are the 5 stages of health behavior change?
What are: pre-contemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, maintenance?
What happens in the Alarm stage of GAS?
Increased BP, HR, RR but shallow breathing, temperature, peripheral vasoconstriction, increased muscle contractions, dilated pupils, decreased GI persistalsis, release of cortisol and epinephrine?
Explain the First Pass Effect.
What is the metabolism of a drug and its passage through the GI system, from the liver into the circulation. A drug given via the oral route may be extensively metabolized by the liver before reaching the systemic circulation (high first-pass effect
How is sleep affected in older patients?
What is less sleep, almost non-existent stage 4 or 5, easier arousibility?
What are social determinants of health?
What are: biological, socioeconomic, psychosocial, behavioral, or social factors that contribute to a person’s current state of health?
What is chronic illness?
What is lasts longer than 6 months, is irreversible; affects functioning in one or more systems?
What happens in the Exhaustion stage of GAS?
What is ongoing stress causes progressive breakdown of compensatory mechanisms. The body can no longer resist the stressor?
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What factors affect absorption of a med?
What are: Route of administration, ability of a medication to dissolve, blood flow to the site of administration, body surface area, lipid solubility of the med, enzymes in the body?