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| Health promotion and activities to prevent diseases |
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| Early identification and prompt treatment of a health problem before it has had an opportuity to spread or become more serious |
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| Intended to restore health to the highest functioning state possible (after illness has occurred). |
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| the statistical anaylsis of the distribution and determinant of disease in a population over time |
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| substances that adversely affect normal cellular devlopment in the embryo/fetus. |
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| RN who ministers to a church community, and honorsthe connection between faith, health, and well-being. Holistic approach that recognizes the spiritual domain as an essential component of health. |
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| Acting for the patient's benefit. |
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| "First, do no harm." or "Primum non nocere" in Latin. |
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| the patients have a right to make decisions about themselves as well as ther right to have the information that is needed to make certain decisions |
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| All patients should be treated equally, without discrimination of any kind. |
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