Public Health Nursing and Health Promotion

This set of flashcards covers essential vocabulary and concepts related to public health nursing and health promotion, aimed at helping students prepare for examinations.

Health Promotion Goals

Strategies aimed at improving health; includes primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention.

Primary Prevention

Preventing disease before it occurs, such as through immunizations and health education.

Secondary Prevention

Detecting disease early and intervening to prevent progression, such as through screenings.

Tertiary Prevention

Reducing complications and disability following a disease, such as through rehabilitation.

Health Belief Model

A behavior change model that considers perceived risk, severity, benefits, and barriers influencing health behaviors.

Learning Model

A behavior change model focusing on reinforcement, social competence, and problem-solving to aid skill acquisition.

Ecologic Model

Views individual behaviors and environmental processes as interdependent, useful in addressing health issues.

Motivational Interviewing (OARS)

Technique that encourages self-driven behavior change and empowers individuals towards wellness.

Social Determinants of Health

Social conditions influencing health, including disparities experienced by certain populations.

Public Health Nursing

Population-based practice combining nursing with public health to promote community health.

Medicare Home Health Criteria

Requirements for Medicare home health services, including homebound status and skilled care necessity.

Statistical Rate Interpretation

Method to identify trends and assess risk in public health; involves incidence, prevalence, and rates.

Family Structure

Framework of family composition, including nuclear, extended, and various family models.

Cultural Humility

An ongoing process of self-reflection acknowledging that one’s views are not superior to those of clients.

Lewin’s Change Theory

A framework for understanding organizational change, involving unfreezing, changing, and refreezing.

Chain of Infection

A model describing the transmission of infectious agents and the necessary components for infection.

SMART Goals

Criterion for setting effective objectives: Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound.

Epidemiology

Study of health distribution in populations and use of this knowledge to control health issues.

Case Management Process

Comprehensive approach to patient care that includes assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation.

Community Health Interventions

Activities aimed at improving public health, including education, screenings, and advocacy.

Medication Reconciliation

Process of ensuring consistency and accuracy in patients' medication lists during transitions of care.

Patient Response Concerns

Monitoring of physiological and psychological responses to illness and interventions in healthcare.

Infectious Disease Interventions

Prevention strategies to reduce exposure to pathogens and control the spread of diseases.

Health Literacy

Ability to understand health information and make informed health decisions.