1. Health, Wellness, and Illness
Chapter 17
Health, Wellness, and Illness

2. Health Presence or absence of disease
Complete physical, mental, social well-being
Ability to maintain normal roles
Developmental and behavioral potential is realized to the fullest extent possible
Striving toward optimal functioning
Individual perception

3. Wellness and Well-Being
Wellness is a state of well-being
Self responsibility
An ultimate goal
Dynamic, growing process
Daily decision making

4. Seven Components of Wellness
Fig pg. 264

5. Models of Health Clinical Model Role Performance Model
Health-Illness Continuum

6. Clinical Model Provides the narrowest interpretation of health
People viewed as physiologic systems
Health identified by the absence of signs and symptoms of disease or injury
State of not being “sick”
Opposite of health is disease or injury

7. Role Performance Model
Ability to fulfill societal roles
Able to fulfill their roles are healthy even if they have clinical illness
Sickness is the inability to perform one’s role

8. Health-Illness Continuum
Health and illness/disease opposite ends of a health continuum
Move back and forth within this continuum day by day

9. Health-Illness Continuum
Fig 17-5 pg. 266

10. Variables Influencing Health Status, Beliefs, and Practices
Internal variables
Biologic dimension
Psychological dimension
Cognitive dimension
External variables
Physical environment
Standards of living
Family and Cultural Beliefs
Social support network

11. Health Care Adherence Locus of control Box 17-3 pg. 270
What can nurses do when identify non-compliance?

12. Illness & Disease
Illness
Disease

13. Classification of Illness/Disease
Acute
Chronic
Remission
Exacerbation

14. Stages of Illness Behavior
Stage 1- Experiencing symptoms
Stage 2- Sick role
Stage 3- Seeking professional care
Stage 4- Dependent client role
Stage 5- Recovery

15. Effects of Illness
Impact on the Client
Impact on family

16. Small Group Work Describe your personal view of health.
Identify an individual who characterizes health. What characteristics do you identify in this individual that represent health? What factors do you think contribute to this individual’s health status?
What characteristics or life experiences do you have as an individual to offer in your role as a nurse?