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| Assessment | Systematic data collection about a population and includes monitoring of the population's health status and providing information about the health of the community |
| Community | People and the relationships that emerge among them as they develop and use in common some agencies and institutions and a physical environment |
| Community-based nursing | The provision of acute care and care for chronic health problems to individuals and families in the community |
| Community health nursing | Nursing practice in the community, with the primary focus on the health care of individuals, families, and groups in a community. The goal is to preserve, protect, and promote or maintain health. |
| Community-oriented nursing | Nursing that has as its primary focus the health care of either the community or individuals, families, and groups |
| Community-oriented practice | Broader in scope than community-based practice. A form of care in which the nurse provides health care after doing a community diagnosis to determine what conditions need to be altered in order for individuals, families, and groups in the community to stay healthy. |
| Public health | Community efforts designed to prevent disease and promote health |
| Community participation | Involvement of members of the community in decision making and planning for meeting their needs |
| Accountability | Being answerable legally, morally, ethically or socially, to someone for something one has done |
| Beliefs | Statements of convictions or tenets of truth of a society or culture |
| Caring | Behavior that is directed toward the protection and maintenance of the health and welfare of clients. |
| Code for Nurses | The American Nurses Association's professional statement prescribing moral behavior and actions of nurses based on moral principles |
| Codes of ethics | Set of statements encompassing rules that apply to people in professional roles |
| Culture | Learned ways of behaving that are communicated by one group to others in order to provide solutions to problems |
| Cultural accommodation | Adapting or adjusting to a culture that is different than one's own |
| Cultural awareness | An appreciation of and sensitivity to a client's values, beliefs, practices, lifestyle, and problem-solving strategies |
| Cultural blindness | Differences between cultures are ignored and persons act as though these differences do not exist |
| Cultural competence | An interplay of factors that motivate persons to develop knowledge, skill, and ability to care for others |
| Cultural conflict | A perceived threat that may arise from a misunderstanding of expectations between clients and nurses when neither is aware of their cultural differences |
| Culture shock | Feelings of helplessness, discomfort, and disorientation experienced by a person attempting to understand or effectively adapt to a different cultural group because of dissimilarities in practices, values, and beliefs |
| Ethnicity | Shared feeling of belonging among a group of individuals |
| Ethnocentrism | Belief that one's own group or culture is superior to others |
| Prejudice | The emotional manifestation of deeply held beliefs about other groups; involves negative attitudes |
| Principles | Fundamental truths that serve as the foundation for rules |
| Race | A biological designation whereby group members share distinctive features |
| Stereotyping | The bases for ascribing certain beliefs and behaviors about a group to an individual without giving adequate attention to individual differences |
| Veracity | A duty to tell the truth and not lie or deceive others |
| Case manager | A nurse who works to enhance continuity and provide appropriate care for clients whose health problems are actually or potentially chronic and complex |
| Holistic care | Understanding the body, mind, and spirit relationship of persons in an environment that is always changing |
| Accreditation | A credentialing process used to recognize health care agencies or educational programs for provision of quality services and programs |
| Client outcome | A change in client health status as a result of care or program implementation |
| Regulation | Specific statement of law that relates to and clarifies individual pieces of legislation |
| Casefinding | Careful, systematic observations of people to identify present or potential problems |
| Screening | The application of a test to people who are as yet asymptomatic for the purpose of classifying them with respect to their likelihood of having a particular disease |
| Occupational health hazards | Dangerous processes, conditions, or materials within a work environment that can result in harm to an employee |
