10/90 gap - (answer)only 10% of resources of healthcare addresses 90% of world's health problems
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
assessment - (answer)problem recognition and definition
autonomy - (answer)make own decisions
beneficence - (answer)desire to act in the best interest of others
bioaccumulation - (answer)introduction of substances into ecological food webs
bullying - (answer)○ direct Bully (the who is bullying)
○ indirect Bully (watching but not doing anything)
○ pure Bully (always does the bullying)
○ pure Victim (always is the victim of bullying)
○ mixed types (get bullied but also bully others)
communicable period - (answer)begins with the shedding of pathogen agent
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
demographic statistics - (answer)provide information about significant characteristics of a population
that influence community needs and the delivery of health care services
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demography - (answer)statistical study of human populations with reference to size and density,
distribution an vital statistic
deontology - (answer)rule-based approach; decisions are made by applying a set of rules of good
conduct
diagnosis - (answer)policy formation
diversity - (answer)the condition of being different
elder abuse and neglect - (answer)knowing intentional and negligent acts by a caregiver, intimate
partner, and/or any other person that harms a vulnerable person
**self-neglect most common d/t fear of losing independence
epidemiology - (answer)study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states
ethnic group - (answer)individuals who share a unique cultural background and social heritage that is
passed on from generation to generation
ethnocentric - (answer)belief that one's own culture or way of life are better than those of others
evaluation - (answer)policy evaluation
fidelity - (answer)faithfulnesss
flexible line of defense (buffer zone) - (answer)buffer zone representing a dynamic level of health
resulting from a temporary response to stressors
**i.e. flooding or an unwanted adult bookstore