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NURS337 Exam 1
Core Concepts
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| EMTALA | true labor is considered an emergency medical condition |
| beneficience | acting for the patient's benefit |
| nonmaleficence | do no harm |
| respect for autonomy | patient has the right to make decisions about themselves and obtain the information needed to make decisions |
| justice | fairness and equal treatment |
| malpractice | specific type of negligence causing harm by failing to provide a patient with care; duty, breach of duty, causation and damages |
| family of origin | family that reared the individual |
| family of choice | family adopted through marriage of cohabitation |
| nuclear family | male partner, female partner, children |
| commune | group of men, women and children |
| cohabitation | domestic partnership, unmarried man and women share a household |
| authoritarian | strict style where parents set rigid rules and high expectations but do not allow child to make decisions for themselves; when rules are broken, punishment is severe |
| authoritative | provides children with boundaries and guidance but gives children more freedom to make decisions and learn from mistakes |
| permissive | very few limits and have more of a peer relationship; helicopter parent |
| neglectful | do not interact much with their kids, no limits on behavior and fail to meet the child's needs |
| low income populations | increased rates of mental illness, chronic disease, higher morbidity and mortality, substance use and domestic violence |
| infant mortality | death within the first year of life, birth defects and preterm low birthweight, maternal complications, injuries - suffocation and strangulation |
| telemedicine | use of telecommunication technologies and computers to provide medical and healthcare information and services to patients at another site |
| telehealth | removal of time and distance barriers for the delivery of healthcare services or related activities |
| medical homes | reimbursed on a fee for service basis; one provider oversees and coordinates individuals care |
| group health appointments | maximize the outpatient health care experience through provision of care to multiple patients simultaneously during one extended appointment |
| healthy people 2030 | societal changes to ensure health in future; targets areas of social policy and access to health care, health equity: attainment of highest level of health |
| cultural sensitivity | desire to be open and accepting of views, practices and beliefs |
| cultural competence | ability to interact effectively with different cultures |
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