NUR 257
NUR257 Exam 5 Study Guide 2026
natural product-drug interaction (drug-drug interaction)
ex: herbal medications can interact with drugs
-patients should notify dr if they use any herbal medications
school nurse-population based assessment
screenings- typically when the student enters school, periodic assessment such as height,
weight, vision, or hearing
ex: immunizations, vision, hearing, postural, BMI
community
a group of people living in the same area, with similar characteristics and interests
advocate folk medicine
facilitate the integration of conventional medical, complementary and alternative
therapies t
health disparity
systematic, plausibly avoidable health differences adversely affecting socially
disadvantaged groups; they may reflect social disadvantage, but causality need not be
established.
folk medicine
definition: traditional medicine especially by people isolated from modern medicine
services and usually involving the use of plant-derived remedies
**unless contraindicated, coordinate the use of folk treatments with ordered medical
therapies
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certified interpreter
- not a family member unless an emergency
- should be fluent in several dialects of the client's language
first step: self-awareness
first step is to be competent in one's own cultural heritage
school nurse- individual health assessment
acute illness- vomiting, fever, headache, playground injuries
(individualized care is done regularly throughout the year)
-counseling- daily stressors such as bullying
ethnocentrism
The assumption that others believe and behave as one's own culture does, or the belief
that one's own culture is superior to others
-bad
rural population
health personnel issues:
-only small numbers of healthcare providers enter in rural settings
morbidity and mortality issues:
-trends indicate a primarily aging population related to outward migration youth
elderly:
-transportation
veteran
NUR 257
NUR257 Exam 5 Study Guide 2026
natural product-drug interaction (drug-drug interaction)
ex: herbal medications can interact with drugs
-patients should notify dr if they use any herbal medications
school nurse-population based assessment
screenings- typically when the student enters school, periodic assessment such as height,
weight, vision, or hearing
ex: immunizations, vision, hearing, postural, BMI
community
a group of people living in the same area, with similar characteristics and interests
advocate folk medicine
facilitate the integration of conventional medical, complementary and alternative
therapies t
health disparity
systematic, plausibly avoidable health differences adversely affecting socially
disadvantaged groups; they may reflect social disadvantage, but causality need not be
established.
folk medicine
definition: traditional medicine especially by people isolated from modern medicine
services and usually involving the use of plant-derived remedies
**unless contraindicated, coordinate the use of folk treatments with ordered medical
therapies
NUR 257
, NUR 257
certified interpreter
- not a family member unless an emergency
- should be fluent in several dialects of the client's language
first step: self-awareness
first step is to be competent in one's own cultural heritage
school nurse- individual health assessment
acute illness- vomiting, fever, headache, playground injuries
(individualized care is done regularly throughout the year)
-counseling- daily stressors such as bullying
ethnocentrism
The assumption that others believe and behave as one's own culture does, or the belief
that one's own culture is superior to others
-bad
rural population
health personnel issues:
-only small numbers of healthcare providers enter in rural settings
morbidity and mortality issues:
-trends indicate a primarily aging population related to outward migration youth
elderly:
-transportation
veteran
NUR 257
