Question | Answer |
Attributes are: | Inborn quality or characteristics we learn from our parents & peers that can be developed. |
Skills are: | Training pertaining to your choice of career |
Ethics deal with: | values and morals |
Values are: | principles you hold dear |
Morals are: | what a person believes to be right &/or wrong |
Ethical Decision Making:1 | Identify the problem |
Ethical Decision Making:2 | Gather information |
Ethical Decision Making:3 | Determine ethical approach |
Ethical Decision Making:4 | Make a decision |
Ethical Decision Making:5 | Take action |
Behaviour is: | actions & reactions to people, situations & emotions |
What are health beliefs: | things a person believes to be true. |
What is influenced by culture & life experiences? | Health beliefs, Diet, Exercise & supplements |
Wellness is: | a state of physical & emotional well-being |
First dimensions of wellness: | Physical: the body's health & function |
Second dimension of wellness: | Emotional: the ability to analyze & deal with problems |
Third dimension of wellness: | Social: healthy, trusting relationships reduce stress & increase compliance with treatment |
Fourth dimension of wellness: | Intellectual: cognitive ability to decide what is right or wrong for us |
Fifth dimension of wellness: | Spiritual: believing in a higher power can give our lives purpose, direction & meaning. |
Optimum health: | good health, defined as the height of physical, emotional,spiritual & intellectual health. |
Compensation: | middle of the continuum. may have altered health but still able to cope independently |
Poor/serious health: | serious health problems. can be actual or perceived, unable to manages illness independently. people with chronic illness |
Premature Death: | death is apart of the life cycle & we are generally more able to accept when it happens to an older person. |
Stage/phase 1 of illness | Preliminary Phase - the appearance of clinical signs |
Stage/phase 2 of illness | Acknowledgement Phase - sustained clinical signs. patient becomes more concerned. |
Stage/phase 3 of illness | Action Phase - seeks medical attention |
Stage/phase 4 of illness | Transitional Phase - diagnosis/treatment |
Stage/phase 5 of illness | Resolution Phase - recovery/rehabilitation or death |
Culture is: | languages, beliefs, values, norms & behaviours. learned through imitation & observation. |
Ethnicity is: | people with common racial, linguistic or cultural heritage. |
Multiculturalism/Cultural Diversity: | refers to people of various cultures living together in harmony & mutual respect. |
SMILE principle: S | Sensitivity: sensitive to client needs |
SMILE principle: M | Mutual Respect: you respect them & they respect you |
SMILE principle: I | Interest: show interest in client |
SMILE principle: L | Language: assess barriers & handle appropriatly |
SMILE principle: E | Explanation: explain everything clearly. |