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Nursing encompasses concepts of health, illness, and health promotion. It aims to provide preventative, primary, acute, chronic, restorative, and emergency care. Nursing views individuals holistically and considers physical, mental, social, environmental, and spiritual dimensions of health. Wellness involves seven components: occupational, physical, social, intellectual, spiritual, emotional, and environmental well-being. The document discusses the concepts of man, health, illness, and the atomistic and holistic approaches to understanding individuals in nursing.

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Nursing encompasses concepts of health, illness, and health promotion. It aims to provide preventative, primary, acute, chronic, restorative, and emergency care. Nursing views individuals holistically and considers physical, mental, social, environmental, and spiritual dimensions of health. Wellness involves seven components: occupational, physical, social, intellectual, spiritual, emotional, and environmental well-being. The document discusses the concepts of man, health, illness, and the atomistic and holistic approaches to understanding individuals in nursing.

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Fundamentals in Nursing Fhardina Leigh D.

Yap
LESSON 2: CONCEPT OF NURSING o ´ an ultimate goal
Nursing – oldest of arts and the youngest of o a dynamic, growing process
professions o daily decision making in the areas of
- Nurse evolved from the Latin word nutrition, stress management, physical
Nutrix – to nourish or cherish fitness, preventive health care, and
Fundamentals of Nursing emotional health
- introduces a thorough assessment of o the whole being of the individual.
patients, the nursing process,
communication between nurse and 7 COMPONENTS OF WELLNESS
patient, cultural differences, functional
health patterns, and the overall
framework of nursing practice.
- The art and science of modern nursing
encompasses concepts that include
health, illness, stress, and health
promotion.
 preventive, primary, acute and chronic
care, restorative care, medication
administration and emergency care.
A. Concept of Man, Health and Illness
- Concept of man forms the first
foundational of nursing.
- Individualized and quality nursing care
TWO APPROACHES IN STUDYING Environmental - ability to promote health
MAN measures that improve the standard of living
1. Atomistic Approach and quality of life in the community.
- View man as an organism only o Food, water, and air
 Cells, tissues, organs, body Social - ability to interact successfully with
structure only – taking blood people and within the environment
pressure \ Emotional - ability to manage stress and to
2. Holistic Approach express emotions appropriately
- View man as an organism with interrelated - Emotional wellness - ability to
and interdependent parts\ recognize, accept, andexpress feelings
 e.g. Nursing interaction with the and to accept one’s limitations.
patient Physical - to carry out daily tasks, achieve
fitness
Holistic Theory - generally, practice positive lifestyle
- All living organisms are interacting habits.
unified that are more than the mere sum Spiritual - belief in some force that serves to
of his parts; any disturbance affects the unite human beings and provide meaning and
whole being. purpose to life.
HEALTH AND WELLNESS - morals, values, and ethics.
Intellectual - ability to learn and use
Health – state of being well and using every information effectively for personal, family, and
power the individual possesses to the fullest career development.
extent - Intellectual wellness involves striving
- “a state of complete physical, mental,and for continued growth and learning to deal
social well-being, and not merely the with new challenges effectively.
absence of disease or infirmity.” Occupational - ability to achieve a balance
Wellness - is a subjective perception of vitality between work and leisure time.
and feeling well that can be described
objectively, experienced, and measured.
o self-responsibility
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