NURS 110 - Intro to Nursing FINAL Health Promotion and Illness Prevention/RATED A

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Health Promotion and Illness Prevention I. Primary: directed toward promoting health and preventing the development of disease processes or injury Examples are immunization clinics, family plannin... g services, poison-control information, and accident-prevention education. II. Secondary: focus on screening for early detection of disease with prompt diagnosis and treatment of any found Examples are assessing children for normal growth and development and encouraging regular medical, dental, and vision examinations. III. Tertiary: begins after an illness is diagnosed and treated, with the goal of reducing disability and helping rehabilitate patients to a maximum level of functioning Examples include teaching a patient with diabetes how to recognize and prevent complications, using physical therapy to prevent contractures in a patient who has had a stroke or spinal cord injury and referring a woman to a support group after removal of a breast because of cancer. The Nursing Process Assessing Diagnosing Planning Implementing Evaluating Assessment • Data collection o Primary data ▪ Patient interview o Secondary data o Subjective data ▪ Symptoms ▪ Health history o Objective Data ▪ Signs ▪ Physical examination ▪ Lab results ▪ Diagnostic test results Types of Nursing Assessments 1. Initial comprehensive assessment 2. Focused assessment 3. Emergency assessment 4. Time-lapsed assessment [Show More]

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