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med/surg--chap 2
community-based nursing practice
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Nursing
Undergraduate 2
08/30/2011

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Term
Community-based nursing
Definition
nursing care of individuals and families that is designed to (1) promote and maintain health and (2)  prevent disease. It is provided as patients transition through the health care system to health-related services outside of the hospital setting.
Term
Primary prevention
Definition
____health care delivery focused on health promotion and prevention of illness or disease
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secondary prevention
Definition
____health care delivery centered on health maintenance and aimed at early detection of disease, with prompt intervention to prevent or minimize loss of function and independence
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___is a philosophy of care in which the care is provided as patients and their families move among various service providers outside of hospitals.
Definition
community-based nursing
Term
___health care delivery focused on minimizing deterioration associated with disease and improving quality of life through rehabilitation measures
Definition
tertiary prevention
Term
_____nurses have many roles, including epidemiologist, case manager, ouccupational, etc.
Definition
community health
Term
Nurses in community-based practice provide preventive care at three levels:
Definition

-primary prevention

-secondary prevention

-tertiary prevention

Term

The first visit does not set the tone for subsequent visits and is not as crucial in establishing the nurse-patient relationship. You will have other visits to establish a relationsip if you miss up the first.

 

true or false

Definition

false

 

its important to establish relationship on initial visit

Term
The initial assessment includes evaluating:
Definition

-patient

-home environment

-patient's self-care abilities/ familiu's ability

-patient's need for additional resources

 

 

Term
___ is not going to cure the disease, but as nurses, we can help them to reach maximum of good quality living.
Definition
Tertiary
Term
____ is when nurses provide acute care when they already have an illness, injury or disease.
Definition
Secondary
Term
___ is when nurses provide education and care to prevent disease from happening.
Definition
Primary
Term
____nursing is the center of care; its the workhorse.
Definition
Medical-surgical
Term
Institute of Medicine and the Joint Commission created ____.
Definition
National Patient Safety goal
Term
Using quality improvement in patient care:
Definition

Rapid response team

core measures

evidenc base practice

Term
The nursing process is what?
Definition
A continuum  process
Term
Factors that have increased the need for community health care:
Definition

Changes in federal legistation

tighter insurance regulation

decreasing health revenue

alternative health care delievery system

Term
Transcultural Nursing
Definition
nursing care to clients and families across cultural variations
Term
____ incorporates care, values, beliefs, practices of people, groups from particular culture without imposing nurse's cultural perspective on patient.
Definition
Transcultural Nursing
Term
Culture
Definition
knowledge, belief, art, morals, laws, customs, anyother capabilities, habits acquired by humans as members of society
Term
Culturally competent nursing care
Definition
__effective, individualized cae that demonstrates respect for dignity, personal rights, preferences, beliefs, practices of person receiving care
Term
This type of care acknowledge biases of caregiver, preventing biases from interfering with care provided
Definition
Culturally competent nursing care
Term
Cultrual nursing assessment
Definition
systematic appraisal or examination of individuals, families, groups, communities in terms of cultural beliefs, values, practices
Term
Minority
Definition
group of people whose physical or cultural characteristics differ from majority of people in society
Term
subculture
Definition
relatively large groups of people who share characteristics that identify them as distict entity
Term
transcultural nursing
Definition
nursing care to cleints, families across cultual variations
Term
Cultural assessment
Definition

-recognition of own culture, perceptions, beliefs, values, attitudes, behaviors

-Assessment of patient culture

-phenomena affected by culture: communication, space, time oreintation, social organization, environmental control, land, biologic variations

Term

Health Care disparities in higher rates of morbidity, mortality, burden of disease significantly higher in ethnic, racial minorities.

 

true or false

Definition
true
Term

Ethnic, racial minorities are not disproportionately burdened withcancer, heart diseas, diabetes, HIV/AIDS, other condition--its Equal.

 

true or false

Definition

False--

racial minorities are disproportinately burden more.

Term
Causes of disparities:
Definition

discrimination

socioeconomic factors

lack of helath insurance

low number of minority health care providers

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