Nsg 221 Study Guide Questions And Correct Answers

House on Henry Street {Ans: Founded by Lillian Wald and Mary Brewster on the Lower East Side of NYC this was a place that helped those who were unemployed and homeless (mostly immigrants) get health care. Physicians were consultants to the location. It was a means of "helping people to help themselves."}Middle ages {Ans: priests and monks: -magic and religion to health -communicable disease: small pox, diphtheria, leprocy, plague -wells, fountain}Health defined {Ans: complete well being physical, mental, and social -The extent to which an individual or group is able to realize aspirations and satisfy needs; and to change or cope with the environment. Health is seen as a resource for everyday life, not the objective of living; it is a positive concept emphasizing social and personal resources, and physical capacities.}Germ theory {Ans: focused diagnosis and treatment on individual organism and individual disease.}John Snow {Ans: A physician, anesthetist, and epidemiologist who demonstrated that cholera was transmissible through contaminate water}18th century {Ans: imperialism and industrialization produced problems with sanitation vaccines against small pox}