Nursing 1060A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Goal Setting, Therapeutic Relationship, Chain Reaction
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The absence of physical, emotional, spiritual, and mental disease. An absence of wellbeing, resulting to damage in health. Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. (1984) Gender: chain reaction causes a cycle that is hard to break. The presence of the highest possible quality of life in its full breadth of expression, focused on but not necessarily exclusive to: good living standards, robust health, a sustainable environment, vital communities. Wellbeing can be achieved independently from health. Health medical, physical, sometimes mental state. Being well- subjective, context, to have a secure and pleasant environment. Doing: active engagement in one"s life, feeling capable, where you are existing; being positive and aware. Nurse must have own wellbeing in order to encourage patients. See patients more than a problem or disease. Historical approaches to health in canada (potter and perry)