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113 Unit 1
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Nursing
Intermediate
01/16/2017

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Term
Health
Definition
Functional stability, balance & integrity
A state of physical, mental and social well being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
Term
Wellness
Definition
Subjective experience
Term
Holism
Definition
Looking at the whole person rather than the disease
Term
Resiliency
Definition
Being resourceful, flexible, and having an available source of problem solving strategies
Term
Healing
Definition
Restore health
Term
Pathophysiology
Definition
Physiology of abnormal states / study of disease
Term
Modifiable risk factor
Definition
Factors such as behavior that can be changed to reduce the risk of developing an illness
Term
Non-modifiable risk factor
Definition
Factors such as age and sex that contribute to the development of an illness but cannot be changed
Term
Illness
Definition
The human experience of symptoms and suffering. This term refers to how the disease is perceived, lived with, and responded to by individuals and their families
Term
Disease
Definition
A condition that a practitioner views from a pathophysiological model
Term
Cell structure alteration
Definition
Mutation or change in DNA of cell during cell division or damage from environment. May lead to Ca or disease.
Term
Culture
Definition
Dimensions including ethnicity, language, religion, status, group history, life experiences.
Term
Diversity
Definition
Persons with differences from majority group
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