1. Chapter 4 Health and Illness

2. Definition of Health
According to WHO, health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well- being, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
Americans believe health is a resource, a right, and a personal responsibility

3. Values and Beliefs Values: ideals a person feels are important
Beliefs: concepts a person holds to be true

4. Health Health is a limited resource and a valuable possession
Health is a right
Health is a personal responsibility that requires continuous personal effort

5. Wellness and Holism
Wellness is full and balanced integration of all aspects of health: physical, emotional, social, and spiritual
Holism is the sum of physical, emotional, social, and spiritual health

6. Maslow’s Hierarchy of Human Needs
Abraham Maslow identified five levels of human needs
Placed in sequential order of hierarchy

7. Maslow’s Hierarchy of Human Needs (cont’d)
Physiologic (first level)
Safety and security (second level)
Love and belonging (third level)
Esteem and self-esteem (fourth level)
Self-actualization (fifth level)

8. Question Is the following statement true or false?
The first-level physiologic needs in Maslow’s hierarchy of human needs are the most important.

9. Answer
True.
The first-level physiologic needs in Maslow’s hierarchy of human needs are the most important.

10. Illness
Illness: state of discomfort that results when disease, deterioration, or injury impairs a person’s health

11. Illness (cont’d)
Morbidity: incidence of a specific disease, disorder, or injury that refers to the rate or numbers of people affected
Mortality: the number of people who died from a particular disease or condition

12. Question Is the following statement true or false?
Morbidity denotes the number of people who died from a particular disease or condition.

13. Answer
False.
Mortality (incidence of deaths) denotes the number of people who died from a particular disease or condition. Morbidity (incidence of a specific disease, disorder, or injury) refers to the rate or numbers of people affected.

14. Types of Illnesses
Acute illness: sudden onset and lasts for a short time
Chronic illness: comes on slowly and lasts a long time
Terminal illness: there is no potential for cure

15. Types of Illnesses (cont’d)
Primary illness: develops independently of any other disease
Secondary illness: develops as a result of a pre-existing primary condition

16. Types of Illnesses (cont’d)
Remission: disappearance of signs and symptoms associated with a particular disease; resembles cured state but relief may be temporary
Exacerbation: reactivation of disorder; occurs periodically in clients with long- standing diseases

17. Types of Illnesses (cont’d)
Hereditary condition: acquired from genetic codes of one or both parents; symptoms may or may not be present at birth
Congenital disorders: present at birth but result of faulty embryonic development
Idiopathic illness: cause is unexplained

18. Health Care System
A health care system includes agencies and institutions where people seek treatment for health problems or assistance with maintaining or promoting their health

19. Health Care System (cont’d)
Primary care: services provided by first health care professional or agency a person contacts
Secondary care: services to which primary caregivers refer clients for consultation and additional testing

20. Health Care System (cont’d)
Tertiary care: services provided at hospitals or medical centers
Extended care: services that meet health needs of clients who no longer require acute hospital care
Rehabilitation; skilled nursing care in a person’s home or a nursing home; hospice care for dying clients

21. Nursing Team Five common management patterns
Functional nursing, case method, team nursing, primary nursing, and nurse managed care

22. Nursing Team (cont’d) Functional nursing
Each nurse on a client unit is assigned specific tasks
Used less often; focus is more on completing task rather than caring for individual clients

23. Nursing Team (cont’d) Case method
One nurse manages all care a client or group of clients needs; used in home health, public health, and community mental health nursing
Nurses: case managers

24. Nursing Team (cont’d) Team nursing
Nursing personnel divide clients into groups and complete their care together
Organized and directed by team leader; conferences are an important part

25. Nursing Team (cont’d) Primary nursing
Admitting nurse assumes responsibility for planning client care and evaluating the client’s progress
Remains responsible and accountable for specific clients until discharge

26. Nursing Team (cont’d) Nurse managed care
The nurse manager plans nursing care of clients based on their type of case or medical diagnosis
Clinical pathway is used

27. Continuity of Health Care
Continuity of care ensures:
Client navigates complicated health care system with maximum efficiency and minimum frustration
Client does not feel isolated, fragmented, or abandoned