HEALTH AND WELLNESS PART 2

6 am-10 pm, 10 pm- 6 am

falls: nurses shud visit every hour fm —, every 2 hrs fm —-

a. assess b. inform physician c. incident report d. document

4 what shud a nurse do if a client falls

seizure

single temporary event that consist of uncontrolled electrical neural discharge of brain

protect head, establish airway

2 what to if client has seizure

partial/focal

tyep of seizure: electrical discharge fm one area to brain

generalized seizure

type of seizure: affect whole brain

grand mal(tonic-clonic), LOC

2 injury fm generalized seizure

scald

burn fm liquid/vapor

burn

result fm excessive exporsure to thermal, chemical, electric radioactive agents

rescue, alarm, contain, extinguish

RACE protocol means

a. paper, wood, rag

b. flammable liquid and gases

c. electrical

a. class A

b. class b

c. class c

categories of fire

T-PASS

use —in using the fore extinguisher

suffocation

lack of oxygen due to interrupted breathing

level, frequency, duration

excessive noise can cause hearing loss depend on: 3

120

sound level above — db are painful and cause hearing damage

85-95

exposure to — db for sevaral hrs can lead to progressive/permannet hearing loss

limit time, distance, shielding devices

3 protection fm radiation

restraints

devices use to reduce/prevent physical activity

physical, chemical, seclusion

type of restraint

a. leather or cloth, and ankle restraint

b. use of meds

c. involuntary confinement in a room

a. roll belt

b. mitt

c. limb

type of restraint

a. allow side to side

b. avoid pulling

c. immobilize a limb

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the term complementary & alternative medicine (CAM) includes — other therapies

holism

combined mental, emotional, spiritual relationship, and environmental components

humanism

mind and body are indivisible, indiv have the power to solve their own problems

balance

finding desirable point bet. opposite forces rather than being purely in one state or another

spirituality

drive to become all that one can be & bound to intuition, creativity and motivation

energy

force that integrates body, mind spirit; connects everything

healing environment

empower clients by providing knowledge, skills, and support that allow them to make healthy decisions

ethnocentrism

prevented western medicine to lean new ways

ayurveda, trad. chinese med, native american healing, curanderismo

4 systematized hc practices

ayurveda

emphasizes interdependence of health of individuals & quality of societal life

a. 3000

b. vital energy

c. mind, energy, body, spirit

traditional chinese med

a. yrs?

b. body?

c. composed of 4

native american healing

connection to the land, balance/harmony bet. mind and body

curanderismo

cultural healing tradition found in latin america

duola

emotional support of mother

1. systematized hc pracs

2. botanical healing

3. nutritional therapy

4. manual healing methods

5. mind body therapy

6. spiritual therapy

7. miscellaneous therapy

7 healing modalities

herbal medicine, aromatherapy, homeopathy, naturopathy

4 botanical healing therapy

herbal med

treating illness w/ herbs

herbs

can interact w/ drugs so take caution when combining herbs w/ prescription & dtc med

homeopathy

self healing systematized assisted by small doses of remedies/medicine which is useful on a variety of acute/chronic illness

aromatherapy

therapeutic use of essential oil plants in which odor of fragrance plays important role

naturopathy

goal is the restoration of health and normal body function rather than application

• w/out use of drugs

nutritional therapy

consumption of specific types of diets

chiropractic, massage, acupuncture/acupressure/reflexology, hand mediated biofield therapy

4 manual healing methods

chiropractic

focuses on the relationship bet. the body’s structure mainly the spine & its functioning

massage

scientific manipulation of the soft tissues of the body, a healing art, act of physical caring, way f communicating w/ out words

acupuncture, acupressure

techniques in which pressure/stimulation is applied to specific points on the body, to relieve pain, cure illness & promote wellness

reflexology

form of acupressure most commonly performed on the feet but the hands/ears may also be manipulated

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t/f: massage not allowed for 1st trimester but allowed for 2nd and 3rd

hand - mediated biofield therapy

using the hands to alter the biofield or energy field

therapeutic touch, healing touch, reiki

3 approaches of hand mediated biofield which could defined as the use of hands or near the body with the intention to manipulate

yoga, meditation, hypnotherapy, guided imagery, biofeedback, qi gong, tai chi, pilates

8 mind body therapy

yoga

way of life includes ethical models for behavior & mental & physical excercises aimed at producing spiritual enlightenment

fitness oriented

western approach to yoga

meditation

calm themeselves, sope w/ stress & for those w/ spiritual inclination, feel as one with God/universe

hypnotherapy

application of hypnosis in a wide variety of medical & psychological disorders

guided imagery

state focused attention, much like hypnosis that encourages in attitudes, behavior & physiologuc rxn

biofeedback

method by which indiv can learn to control physiologic responses of the body

qi gong

chinese discipline consisting of breathing & mental excercise

t’ai chi

arose out of qi gong and combines physical fitness, meditation & self defense

pilates

method of physical movement & exercise designed to stretch, strenngthen & balance the body in particular the core including abdominal area

faith

refer to a belief in supreme being who listens & responds to individual & who cares abt their wellbeing

prayer

form of communication & fellowship

music therapy, humor & laughter, bioelectromagnetics, detox therapy, animal assisted therapy, horticultural therapy

6 miscellaneous therapy

music therapy

variety of prac settings. quiet, soothing music w/out words is often use to induce relazation

humor & laughter

bring out and integrate indiv positive emotions

bioelectromagnetics

how living organism interacts w/ electromagnetic fields

detoxifying therapy

physical/impurities & toxins must be cleared from the body

animal assisted therapy

use of animals as treatment modality in health & human service settings

horticultural therapy

view nature, visit healing garden