ATI: Nurse's Touch: Wellness and Self-Care Module: Wellness, Health Promotion, and Disease Prevention 3/9/21

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ATI: Nurse's Touch: Wellness and Self-Care Module: Wellness, Health Promotion, and Disease Prevention 3/9/21  Differentiating between health and wellness o The concept of health  Derivation...  Wholeness  The quality of life almost impossible to measure  Changing concept  Concept of health has changed dramatically  Common definition  Used to be absence of disease  Saw that good hygiene could have an impact on health  Physical focus  Definition of health has a focus on the physical body o The concept of wellness  World health organization (WHO) concept of health  1940s- health is multidimensional; physical and state of mind  Complete physical mental and social well being  Mind, body, spirit  Function with harmony  Homeostasis, balance  Grainer and Eddleman- state of physical, mental, and social functioning that realizes a persons potential and reflects a state of homeostasis balance equilibrium stability and resilience  Realization of potential  Wellness and optimal health  Dunn- Health is not a neutral condition, but. A positive or optimal state of being  Six dimensions of health o Emotional, intellectual, spiritual, occupational, social, and physical o Emotional dimensions of health  Use of emotions  Coping with problems  Expression of emotions  Control of emotions  Behaviors of emotional health  Demonstrating emotional health  Reacts responsibly, expresses emotions appropriately, keeps sense of humor, and shows a willingness to coordinate the needs of the staff and unit o Intellectual dimension of health  Open to new ideas [Show More]

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