NSE 11A/B Chapter 8: NSE11A WEEK 8 TEXTBOOK NOTES.pdf
7 May 2015
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Importance of health to nursing re ected in nursing models and frameworks. Health is one of metaparadigm concepts along with person, environment, nursing, and more recently, social justice. After wwii, the who de ned health as, a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or in rmity. Poverty exerts effect on health through lack of material resources supporting health, through higher levels of psychosocial stress, and through health-threatening behaviours to cope with limited resources and stress. Affects health, health behaviours, and health care utilization through practical, emotional, informational, and af rmational support. Physical environments i. e. housing, indoor air quality, community planning. Pander et al. (2006) differentiated between health promotion and disease prevention as fol- lowed: Health promotion is directed towards increasing the level of well-being and self-actual- ization . Disease prevention (particularly primary prevention) is action to avoid illness/disease . Trends and reforms in canada"s health care system.
