Study Guide for Fundamentals of Nursing The Art and Science of Nursing Care

CHAPTER 3 HEALTH AND ILLNESS 15

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11. A 40-year-old man has a father and
    brother who died of heart attacks at
    an early age.


12. An elderly man fractures a hip and ankle
    bone when falling down a flight of stairs
    in his home.
    Match the model of health and illness listed in
    Part A with the correct definition in Part B.
    PART A
    a.Agent–host–environment model
    b.Health belief model
    c.Health–illness continuum
    d.High-level wellness model
    e.Health promotion model
    PART B


13. This model views health as a constantly
    changing state, with high-level wellness
    and death being on opposite ends of a
    graduated scale.


14. Halbert Dunn’s model of health is based
    on a person functioning to maximum
    potential while maintaining balance
    and a purposeful direction in the
    environment.


15. This model, developed by Leavell and
    Clark for use in community health, is
    helpful for examining the causes of dis-
    ease in an individual by looking at and
    understanding risk factors.


16. Rosenstock’s model of health is based on
    three components of disease perception:
    (1) perceived susceptibility to a disease,
    (2) perceived seriousness of a disease,
    and (3) perceived benefits of action.


17. This model, developed by Pender, illus-
    trates the multidimensional nature
    of persons interacting with their
    environment as they pursue health.

SHORT ANSWER

1.Describe how your own self-concept has been

influenced by the following factors:

a.Interpersonal interactions:

b.Physical and cultural influences:

c. Education:

d.Illness:

2.Compare and contrast the two types of

illnesses listed below:

a.Acute illness:

b.Chronic illness:

3.Describe where you personally fit on the

health–illness continuum, and why:

4.List two examples of nursing actions that

would be performed at each of the following

levels of preventive care.

a.Primary preventive care:

b.Secondary preventive care:

c. Tertiary preventive care:

5.Describe Dunn’s processes (high-level wellness

health model) that are a part of each individual’s

perception of his/her own wellness state and

help that person know who and what he/she is.

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