UNIT 1
INTRODUCTORY CONCEPTS
ON THE NATURE OF
NURSING
Concept of Man
And since nursing means taking care of a client
or patient, the nurse must know the person/s.
Concept of Health and Illness
Concepts of Health
The state of health is reflective of the
person’s ability to meet life’s challenges
and maintain the capacity for optimal
functional.
Nurses developed various models to
provide effective health care
These nursing models allows the nurses to
understand and predict patient’s health
behavior.
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Concepts of Illness
A deviation from a normal and
healthy state.
A state in which a person’s physical,
emotional, intellectual, social, developmental
or spiritual functioning is diminished or
impaired.
Stages of Illness
1. Stage of denial (refusal to acknowledge
illness.
2. Stage of acceptance
3. Stage of recovery
Factors and Issues affecting health & illness
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2. Intellectual Dimensions
3. Emotional Dimensions
4. Social dimensions
Models of Health and Illness
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The patient needs to
recognize the genetic
predisposition to certain
illness.
Once the link is established or recognized,
the person may perceived its personal risk
to a certain disease.
The patient’s perception is
influenced by advise from
family, friends and peers.
If the patient may not perceive that his
ailment is serious, this may affect the way
he takes care of himself.
The likelihood that a
person will take preventive
action.
Actions include lifestyle changes, adherence to
medical therapies or submission to medical
advice and treatment.
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8. Adaptive Model of Health
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Health Care Delivery System
Models in Health Care Delivery System
1. Private Enterprise Health Care Model
Governed by private
sectors like free clinics,
free medicines and
consultation, however
occurs rarely.
2. Social Security Health Model
Workers and their families are insured by
the state. Where citizens are protected
against poverty, old age, disability and
unemployment.
3. Social Health Insurance
Where residents is a members of a health
insurance company.
4 . Publicly Funded health Care Model
Health care that is financed entirely by
citizens’ tax payments.
Levels of Health Care Facilities