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| acute and chronic care of indivduals and families to strengthen their capacity for self-care and promote independence in decision making |
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| nursing approach that combines knowledge from the public health sciences with professional nursing theories to safeguard and improve the health of populations in the community |
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| rate of new cases of a disease in a specified population over a defined period of time |
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| a collection of individuals who have one or more personal or environmental characteristics in common |
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| nursing specialty that requires the nurse to care for the needs of populations or groups |
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| groups of patients who are more likely to develop health problems as a result of excess health risks, who are limited in access to health care services or who depend on others for care |
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