NURS 340 Exam 2 Terms – Study Guide, Key Definitions & Nursing
Review
advocacy - ANS ✔✔"Set of actions undertaken on behalf of another while supporting the
other's right to self-determination; activities for the purpose of protecting the rights of others
while supporting the client's responsibility for self-determination; involves informing,
supporting, and affirming a client's self-determination in health care decisions."
case management - ANS ✔✔"Interchangeable term with care management. A client service
including the following activities: screening, assessment, care planning, arranging for, and
coordinating service delivery, monitoring, reassessment, evaluation, and discharge. Case
management is a process that enhances continuity and appropriateness of care. It is most often
used with clients whose health problems are actually or potentially chronic and complex.
Includes the activities implemented with individual clients in the system."
comprehensive services - ANS ✔✔"Health services focusing on more than one health problem
or concern."
cumulative risks - ANS ✔✔"Additive effects of multiple risk factors."
determinants of health - ANS ✔✔"Range of personal, social, economic, and environmental
factors that influence health status"
disadvantaged - ANS ✔✔"People who lack adequate resources that other people may take for
granted."
disenfranchisement - ANS ✔✔"Sense of social isolation; a feeling of isolation from mainstream
society."
,federal poverty guideline - ANS ✔✔"Income level for a certain family size that the federal
government uses to define poverty."
health disparities - ANS ✔✔"A particular type of health difference that is closely linked with
social, economic and/or environmental disadvantage"
human capital - ANS ✔✔"Combined human potential of the people living in a community;
measure of macroeconomic theory that involves improving human qualities, such as health, and
is a focus for developing and spending money on goods and services because health is valued, it
increases productivity, enhances the income-earning ability of people, and improves the
economy."
linguistically appropriate health care - ANS ✔✔"Communicating health-related assessment and
information in the recipient's primary language when possible and always in a language the
recipient can understand."
poverty - ANS ✔✔"Refers to having insufficient financial resources to meet basic living
expenses. These expenses include cost of food, shelter, clothing, transportation, and medical
care."
resilience - ANS ✔✔"Ability to withstand many forms of stress and deal with several problems
simultaneously without developing health problems."
risk - ANS ✔✔"Probability of some event or outcome occurring within a specified period of
time."
social determinants of health - ANS ✔✔"Reflect social factors and the physical conditions in the
environment in which people are born, live, learn, play, work, and age"
social justice - ANS ✔✔"Based on the principles of equality in which the worth of every member
is respected and valued."
, veterans - ANS ✔✔"Other population groups that may be considered vulnerable include
members of the military"
vulnerability - ANS ✔✔"Results from the interaction of internal and external factors that cause a
person to be susceptible to poor health."
vulnerable populations - ANS ✔✔"Those with increased risk for developing poor health
outcomes."
wraparound services - ANS ✔✔"Social and economic services provided, either directly or
through referrals, in addition to available comprehensive health services. In this way, social and
economic services that will help ensure the effectiveness of health services are "wrapped
around" health services."
documentation - ANS ✔✔"confers legal, social, and physical mobility and facilitates access to
information, education, employment, services and legal protections"
farm residency - ANS ✔✔"Residency outside the area zoned as "city limits"; usually infers
involvement in agriculture."
frontier - ANS ✔✔"Nurses tend to be scarce here because of (1) a shortage of health care
professionals in the area and (2) fewer taxpayers and thus less income to support school
nurses."
genetic predisposition - ANS ✔✔"Farmworkers may be vulnerable to developing type 2 diabetes
mellitus due to factors such as poverty, stress, cultural and dietary practices, long-term
exposure to certain pesticides, and genetic predispositions."
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advocacy - ANS ✔✔"Set of actions undertaken on behalf of another while supporting the
other's right to self-determination; activities for the purpose of protecting the rights of others
while supporting the client's responsibility for self-determination; involves informing,
supporting, and affirming a client's self-determination in health care decisions."
case management - ANS ✔✔"Interchangeable term with care management. A client service
including the following activities: screening, assessment, care planning, arranging for, and
coordinating service delivery, monitoring, reassessment, evaluation, and discharge. Case
management is a process that enhances continuity and appropriateness of care. It is most often
used with clients whose health problems are actually or potentially chronic and complex.
Includes the activities implemented with individual clients in the system."
comprehensive services - ANS ✔✔"Health services focusing on more than one health problem
or concern."
cumulative risks - ANS ✔✔"Additive effects of multiple risk factors."
determinants of health - ANS ✔✔"Range of personal, social, economic, and environmental
factors that influence health status"
disadvantaged - ANS ✔✔"People who lack adequate resources that other people may take for
granted."
disenfranchisement - ANS ✔✔"Sense of social isolation; a feeling of isolation from mainstream
society."
,federal poverty guideline - ANS ✔✔"Income level for a certain family size that the federal
government uses to define poverty."
health disparities - ANS ✔✔"A particular type of health difference that is closely linked with
social, economic and/or environmental disadvantage"
human capital - ANS ✔✔"Combined human potential of the people living in a community;
measure of macroeconomic theory that involves improving human qualities, such as health, and
is a focus for developing and spending money on goods and services because health is valued, it
increases productivity, enhances the income-earning ability of people, and improves the
economy."
linguistically appropriate health care - ANS ✔✔"Communicating health-related assessment and
information in the recipient's primary language when possible and always in a language the
recipient can understand."
poverty - ANS ✔✔"Refers to having insufficient financial resources to meet basic living
expenses. These expenses include cost of food, shelter, clothing, transportation, and medical
care."
resilience - ANS ✔✔"Ability to withstand many forms of stress and deal with several problems
simultaneously without developing health problems."
risk - ANS ✔✔"Probability of some event or outcome occurring within a specified period of
time."
social determinants of health - ANS ✔✔"Reflect social factors and the physical conditions in the
environment in which people are born, live, learn, play, work, and age"
social justice - ANS ✔✔"Based on the principles of equality in which the worth of every member
is respected and valued."
, veterans - ANS ✔✔"Other population groups that may be considered vulnerable include
members of the military"
vulnerability - ANS ✔✔"Results from the interaction of internal and external factors that cause a
person to be susceptible to poor health."
vulnerable populations - ANS ✔✔"Those with increased risk for developing poor health
outcomes."
wraparound services - ANS ✔✔"Social and economic services provided, either directly or
through referrals, in addition to available comprehensive health services. In this way, social and
economic services that will help ensure the effectiveness of health services are "wrapped
around" health services."
documentation - ANS ✔✔"confers legal, social, and physical mobility and facilitates access to
information, education, employment, services and legal protections"
farm residency - ANS ✔✔"Residency outside the area zoned as "city limits"; usually infers
involvement in agriculture."
frontier - ANS ✔✔"Nurses tend to be scarce here because of (1) a shortage of health care
professionals in the area and (2) fewer taxpayers and thus less income to support school
nurses."
genetic predisposition - ANS ✔✔"Farmworkers may be vulnerable to developing type 2 diabetes
mellitus due to factors such as poverty, stress, cultural and dietary practices, long-term
exposure to certain pesticides, and genetic predispositions."
