PRELIM REVIEWER
World Health Organization (WHO) – defined health as a
state of complete physical chuchu
American Nurses Association – defined health as a
dynamic state of being
Wellness – is a dynamic process that is ever changing.
Dimension of Wellness:
 Physical – the ability to carry out daily tasks.
 Social – interact with people and the environment
 Emotional – ability to manage stress and express
emotion
 Intellectual – ability to learn and use information
 Spiritual – the belief in some force (nature,
religion)
 Occupational – ability to achieve a balance
between work and leisure time.
 Environmental – ability to promote health
measures
Model of Health:
 Clinical model – viewed as physiologic systems
 Role performance model – ability to fulfil societal
roles.
 Adaptive model – creative process
 Eudemonistic model – comprehensive view of
health
 Agent-host-environmental model
 Health-illness continuum – measure person’s
perceived level of wellness.
Well – being – subjective perception of vitality (energy)
Disease – reduction of capacities of the normal life span
Etiology – the causation of disease.
Levels of Health Care Facilities:
 Primary level – are the rural health units, sub-
centers
 Secondary level – smaller, non-departmentalized
hospital
 Tertiary level – highly technological and
sophisticated services offered
Profession – an occupation that requires extensive
education
Basic Nursing Principles:
 Safety
 Therapeutic effectiveness
 Comfort
 Use of resources
 Good workmanship
 Individuality
Field of Nursing:
 Hospital or institutional nursing – employed by
hospital to perform nursing services.
 Public health nursing or CHN – refers to the
practice of nursing in the local, national health
department.
 Private duty or special duty nursing
 Industrial or occupational health nursing – delivers
health and safety programs and services to
workers.
 Nursing education – teaching professional
 Military nursing – who serves the military
 School nursing – responsible for the school’s
activities
 Clinic nursing – nurse acts as receptionist, answer
phone and chuchu
 Independent nursing practice – offer services
rather than expect client to seek their help.
Two Influential women in the field of nursing:
 Elizabeth Fry
-founded the protestant sisters of charity
 Florence Nightingale
The 6 C’s of Caring:
 Care
 Compassion
 Competence
 Communication
 Courage
 Commitment
Self – care – any deliberate activity that nurses do to provide
for their physical, mental well-being.
MODES OF COMMUNICATION:
 Verbal – the use of language to transfer
information
 Nonverbal – use of body language, gestures and
facial expressions
 Written – act of writing, typing, printing symbols
like letters and numbers to convey information
 Visual – the act of using photographs, art, drawing
to convey information
Therapeutic Communication – the face-to-face process of
interacting.
Phases of the Relationship:
 Pre-interaction phase – begins before the nurse’s
first contact with the patients.
 Introductory or Orientation phase – the nurse and
patient first meet.
 Working phase – therapeutic work is carried out
during this phase.
 Termination phase – a time to exchange feelings
and memories.
 Communication and nursing process
Rehabilitation – the process of restoring ill or injured
people to optimum and functional level of wellness.