Terms in this set (98)
- systematic data collection on the population, monitoring the population's
health status, and making information available about the health of the
assessment community
- collecting, analyzing, and disseminating information
- evaluating the social, economic, and environmental characteristics of the
assessment phase of a community's population
health status - questioning the availability of health services to the community
- focuses on the responsibility of public health agencies to be sure that
activities are appropriately carried out to meet public health goals and plans
assurance
- number of people at risk who develop a certain disease divided by total #
attack rate of people at risk
- focus is on changing behavior through the use of reinforcement methods
behavioral theory
- coordination of referrals and facilitation of chronic disease management
- improvement of quality measurement and monitoring
- incorporation of protocol reminders for prevention, screening, and
benefits of electronic medical record management of chronic disease
in public health
, - Physical, biological, and physiological differences that exist and
biological variations distinguish one racial group from another.
- serves as the national focus for developing and applying disease
prevention and control, environmental health, and health promotion and
Centers for Disease Control and education activities designed to improve the health of the people of the
Prevention (CDC) United States
- drugs
- fumes
chemical agents - toxins
- The Clean Air Act regulates air emissions from area, stationary, and
mobile sources.
- intended to meet unaddressed or insufficiently addressed problems, such
Clean air act as acid rain, ground-level ozone, stratospheric ozone depletion, and air
toxins.
- focus is on changing though patterns through the use of methods that offer
cognitive theory a variety of sensory input and repetition
- the nurse focuses on "illness care" of individuals and families across the
lifespan
- the aim is to manage acute and chronic health conditions
community-based nursing - manage acute or chronic conditions while promoting self-care among
individuals and families
- emphasize health protection, maintenance, and promotion and disease
community-oriented care prevention, as well as self-reliance among clients
, - Report that began in 1996 when Congress amended the Safe Drinking
Water Act to add a provision that required all community water systems to
deliver a brief annual water quality report to their customers. The CCR
includes information on the water source, the levels of any detected
contaminants, and compliance with drinking water rules, plus some
educational material. The rationale for these reports is that consumers have
consumer confidence report a right to know what is in their drinking water. The reports help consumers
make informed choices that affect their health.
- focus is on increasing depth of knowledge through the use of methods
critical theory such as discussion and inquiry
- number of deaths divided by population total x 1,000 = ______per 1,000
crude mortality rate
- Appreciation of and sensitivity to a client's values, beliefs, practices,
cultural awareness lifestyle, and problem-solving strategies.
- When differences between cultures are ignored and persons act as though
cultural blindness these differences do not exist.
- Interplay of factors that motivates persons to develop knowledge, skill,
and ability to care for others.
- acknowledging the fundamental differences in the ways clients and
cultural competence families respond to illness and treatment from one's own response or a more
generalizable western health care response
- Perceived threat that may arise from a misunderstanding of expectations
between clients and nurses when neither is aware of their cultural
cultural conflict differences.
, - care is designed for the specific client
- care is based on the uniqueness of the person's culture and includes
cultural norms and values ("tell me about your health care beliefs")
- care includes self-empowerment strategies to facilitate client decision
making in health behavior
culturally competent nursing care - care is provided with sensitivity and is based on the cultural uniqueness of
clients
- Feeling of helplessness, discomfort, and disorientation experienced by an
individual attempting to understand or effectively adapt to another cultural
group that differs in practices, values, and beliefs. It results from the
culture shock anxiety caused by losing familiar sights, sounds, and behaviors.
- involved in health care primarily through administering the Food and
Nutrition Service, which oversees a variety of food assistance activities in
collaboration with state and local government welfare agencies to provide
food stamps to needy persons to increase their food purchasing power, as
well as school breakfast and lunch programs, grants to states for nutrition
Department of Agriculture (DOA) education training, and WIC, a supplemental food program for women,
infants, and children
- focus is on the human developmental stage and methods that are age-
specific and age-appropriate with importance given to "readiness to learn"
developmental theory
- high technology equipment increases expense
effects of technology in home health - quickly becomes outdated when newer developments occur
care - there is inconsistent quality of resources available on the internet
- systematic data collection on the population, monitoring the population's
health status, and making information available about the health of the
assessment community
- collecting, analyzing, and disseminating information
- evaluating the social, economic, and environmental characteristics of the
assessment phase of a community's population
health status - questioning the availability of health services to the community
- focuses on the responsibility of public health agencies to be sure that
activities are appropriately carried out to meet public health goals and plans
assurance
- number of people at risk who develop a certain disease divided by total #
attack rate of people at risk
- focus is on changing behavior through the use of reinforcement methods
behavioral theory
- coordination of referrals and facilitation of chronic disease management
- improvement of quality measurement and monitoring
- incorporation of protocol reminders for prevention, screening, and
benefits of electronic medical record management of chronic disease
in public health
, - Physical, biological, and physiological differences that exist and
biological variations distinguish one racial group from another.
- serves as the national focus for developing and applying disease
prevention and control, environmental health, and health promotion and
Centers for Disease Control and education activities designed to improve the health of the people of the
Prevention (CDC) United States
- drugs
- fumes
chemical agents - toxins
- The Clean Air Act regulates air emissions from area, stationary, and
mobile sources.
- intended to meet unaddressed or insufficiently addressed problems, such
Clean air act as acid rain, ground-level ozone, stratospheric ozone depletion, and air
toxins.
- focus is on changing though patterns through the use of methods that offer
cognitive theory a variety of sensory input and repetition
- the nurse focuses on "illness care" of individuals and families across the
lifespan
- the aim is to manage acute and chronic health conditions
community-based nursing - manage acute or chronic conditions while promoting self-care among
individuals and families
- emphasize health protection, maintenance, and promotion and disease
community-oriented care prevention, as well as self-reliance among clients
, - Report that began in 1996 when Congress amended the Safe Drinking
Water Act to add a provision that required all community water systems to
deliver a brief annual water quality report to their customers. The CCR
includes information on the water source, the levels of any detected
contaminants, and compliance with drinking water rules, plus some
educational material. The rationale for these reports is that consumers have
consumer confidence report a right to know what is in their drinking water. The reports help consumers
make informed choices that affect their health.
- focus is on increasing depth of knowledge through the use of methods
critical theory such as discussion and inquiry
- number of deaths divided by population total x 1,000 = ______per 1,000
crude mortality rate
- Appreciation of and sensitivity to a client's values, beliefs, practices,
cultural awareness lifestyle, and problem-solving strategies.
- When differences between cultures are ignored and persons act as though
cultural blindness these differences do not exist.
- Interplay of factors that motivates persons to develop knowledge, skill,
and ability to care for others.
- acknowledging the fundamental differences in the ways clients and
cultural competence families respond to illness and treatment from one's own response or a more
generalizable western health care response
- Perceived threat that may arise from a misunderstanding of expectations
between clients and nurses when neither is aware of their cultural
cultural conflict differences.
, - care is designed for the specific client
- care is based on the uniqueness of the person's culture and includes
cultural norms and values ("tell me about your health care beliefs")
- care includes self-empowerment strategies to facilitate client decision
making in health behavior
culturally competent nursing care - care is provided with sensitivity and is based on the cultural uniqueness of
clients
- Feeling of helplessness, discomfort, and disorientation experienced by an
individual attempting to understand or effectively adapt to another cultural
group that differs in practices, values, and beliefs. It results from the
culture shock anxiety caused by losing familiar sights, sounds, and behaviors.
- involved in health care primarily through administering the Food and
Nutrition Service, which oversees a variety of food assistance activities in
collaboration with state and local government welfare agencies to provide
food stamps to needy persons to increase their food purchasing power, as
well as school breakfast and lunch programs, grants to states for nutrition
Department of Agriculture (DOA) education training, and WIC, a supplemental food program for women,
infants, and children
- focus is on the human developmental stage and methods that are age-
specific and age-appropriate with importance given to "readiness to learn"
developmental theory
- high technology equipment increases expense
effects of technology in home health - quickly becomes outdated when newer developments occur
care - there is inconsistent quality of resources available on the internet
