globalization - (answer)concepts that changes in one part of the world, impacts other parts of the world
as well
health disparities - (answer)gaps between rich and poor including poverty and health insurance,
geographic, racial, and ethnic disparities
improving maternal health - (answer)providing a prenatal clinic and prenatal care
10/90 gap - (answer)only 10% of resources of healthcare addresses 90% of world's health problems
community health nursing - (answer)the practice of nursing by professional nurses who have been
educated in the processes of population-based nursing and whose principal client is the aggregate
community
primary intervention - (answer)focused on reducing possible encounters with stressors or strengthening
the lines of defense (i.e. sunscreen to prevent skin cancer or immunizations)
secondary intervention - (answer)occurs after a stressor crosses the line of defense and causes a
reaction, aimed at early detection to prevent further damage (i.e. breast self-examination)
tertiary intervention - (answer)to maintain and restore a more or less healthy state (i.e. rehabilitation)
demography - (answer)statistical study of human populations with reference to size and density,
distribution an vital statistic
demographic statistics - (answer)provide information about significant characteristics of a population
that influence community needs and the delivery of health care services
epidemiology - (answer)study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states
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bioaccumulation - (answer)introduction of substances into ecological food webs
applied ethics - (answer)to provide systematic, logical framework for analysis, discourse, and decision-
making that helps ensure that decisions are grounded in the philosophy of good actions
deontology - (answer)rule-based approach; decisions are made by applying a set of rules of good
conduct
teleology - (answer)outcome-based decision making; decisions are made on the basis of the greatest
good for the greatest number
paternalism - (answer)physician holds role of father; nurse holds role of mother; patient holds role of
child
nonmaleficence - (answer)avoidance of harm
veracity - (answer)commitment to tell the truth
beneficence - (answer)desire to act in the best interest of others
autonomy - (answer)make own decisions
fidelity - (answer)faithfulnesss
justice - (answer)fair distribution of rights and resources
ethnocentric - (answer)belief that one's own culture or way of life are better than those of others