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Cards In This Set
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The four most frequently occuring diseases
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Heart Disease, Stroke, Cancer, Diabetes
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Illnesses that are characterized as: slow, progressive decline, permanent, cure unlikely, long-term surveillance...refer to what kind of illnesses?
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Chronic Illnesses
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People with chronic illnesses consider themselves to be 'sick' when what occurs?
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Complications or symptoms begin to interfere with activities of daily living. (otherwise they try to live a 'normal' life)
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Chronic Illness Trajectory Model: What phase?... when genetic factors or lifestyle behaviors place a person or community at risk for chronic condition
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Pre-trajectory Phase
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Chronic Illness Trajectory Model: What phase?...appearance or onset of noticeable symptoms associated with a chronic disorder
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Trajectory Onset Phase
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Chronic Illness Trajectory Model: What phase?...characterized by an exacerbation of illness symptoms, development of complications or reactivation of an illness in remission
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Unstable Phase
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Chronic Illness Trajectory Model: What phase?...when illness course/symptoms are under control and ADL are being managed within limitations of the illness
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Stable Phase
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Chronic Illness Trajectory Model: What phase?...severe or unrelieved symptoms or the development of illness complications needing hospitalization, bed rest, etc
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Acute Phase
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Chronic Illness Trajectory Model: What phase?...critical/life-threatening situation requiring emergency treatment and suspension of ADL's until over
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Crisis Phase
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Chronic Illness Trajectory Model: What phase?...gradual recovery after an acute phase and learning to live with or overcome disabilities and return to an acceptable way of life within the illnesses' limiitations
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Comeback Phase
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Chronic Illness Trajectory Model: What phase?...rapid or gradual worsening of a condition; major physical decline accompanied by increasing disability or difficulty controlling symptoms
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Downward Phase
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Chronic Illness Trajectory Model: What phase?...final days or weeks characterized by gradual shutting down of body processes.
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Dying Phase
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The causes of chronic illnesses/disorders is linked mainly to ______
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Unhealthy lifestyles/behaviors (smoking, inactivity, overeating)
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Once prevention of chronic illness has failed, the nursing focus shifts to __________(3)
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Managing symptoms, avoiding complications, and avoiding development of other acute illnesses (pneumonia, ex.)
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What type of awareness?... the patient is unaware of his/her terminal state
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Closed Awareness
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