Wellness and Health Promotion in Health Assessment

Vocabulary flashcards covering core concepts, nursing roles, models of health, risk factor classifications, levels of prevention, national health initiatives, and nurse resilience.

Caregiver

A nursing role that provides direct care by integrating health promotion into patient assessments and interventions.

Advocate

A nursing role that champions patients' health needs, navigates systems, and addresses barriers to healthcare services.

Educator

A nursing role that empowers patients with evidence-based health education tailored to their individual needs.

Health Beliefs

A person's ideas, convictions, and attitudes about health and illness, which can be based on reality, misinformation, or past experiences.

Health Belief Model

A theoretical framework focusing on patient perceptions of disease threat (perceived susceptibility and severity) and the benefits of preventive action.

Health Promotion Model

A framework that emphasizes positive motivational factors and individual characteristics for wellness behaviors and empowerment rather than threat avoidance.

Maslow's Hierarchy

A model that prioritizes human needs from basic physiological requirements to self-actualization, helping nurses address foundational needs before higher-level wellness goals.

Holistic Health Model

A model integrating physical, emotional, and social well-being (mind-body-spirit) for comprehensive care, supporting complementary interventions alongside conventional treatments.

Internal Variables

Factors influencing health status from within an individual, including developmental stage, age, health literacy, perception of functioning, emotional and spiritual factors, and genetic predispositions.

External Variables

Factors influencing health status from external surroundings, including family structure and dynamics, socioeconomic status, housing conditions, access to healthcare, and cultural beliefs.

Risk Factor

Any attribute, quality, environmental situation, or trait that increases the vulnerability of an individual or group to an illness or accident.

Non-Modifiable Factors

Health risk factors such as genetic predispositions, age, sex, and family history that cannot be changed but inform personalized risk assessments.

Modifiable Factors

Health risk factors involving lifestyle choices such as diet, physical activity, smoking status, alcohol consumption, and stress levels that individuals can change.

Environmental Exposure

External risks such as air and water quality, occupational hazards, living conditions, and access to healthy food that require community-level interventions.

Health Promotion

The process of enabling people to increase control over and improve their health, focusing on positive capabilities rather than risk reduction alone.

Wellness

The active pursuit of activities, choices, and lifestyles that lead to a state of holistic health and well-being.

Illness Prevention

Specific interventions aimed at avoiding disease, slowing its progression, or reducing the impact of established conditions.

Primary Prevention

Interventions designed to prevent disease onset before it occurs, such as immunization programs, nutrition education, smoking cessation, and physical activity promotion.

Secondary Prevention

Interventions focused on early detection and prompt treatment of disease, such as mammograms, colonoscopies, regular blood pressure checks, and depression screening.

Tertiary Prevention

Interventions aimed at reducing complications and rehabilitation from established disease, such as cardiac rehab, diabetic foot care, stroke recovery programs, and support groups.

Healthy People Initiative

A national program setting 10-year evidence-based objectives to improve the health and well-being of all Americans, eliminate disparities, and achieve health equity.

Leading Health Indicators

High-priority health issues and objectives within the Healthy People Initiative used to guide public health efforts and monitor national progress.

Compassion Fatigue

A state of emotional and physical exhaustion experienced by healthcare providers due to the demands of caring for others.

Burnout

A state of exhaustion resulting from chronic workplace stress and energy depletion.

Moral Distress

The stress experienced when a nurse is unable to act ethically due to system constraints or restrictions.