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| A collegial working relationship with another health care provider in the provision of client care |
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| Community Nursing Centers (CNCs) |
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| provide primary care to specific populations and are staffed by nurse practitioners and community health nurses |
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| Community-Based Health Care (CBHC) |
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| a system that provides health-related services within the context of people's daily lives; that is, in places where people spend their time in the community |
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| Community-Based Nursing (CBN) |
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| nursing care directed toward a specific population or group within the community; primary, secondary, or tertiary care may be provided to individuals or groups. |
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| the coordination of health care services by health care providers for clients moving from one health care setting to another and between and among health care professionals |
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| Integrated Health Care System |
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| one that makes all levels of care available in an integrated form--primary care, secondary care, and tertiary care |
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| the point of entry into the health care system at which initial health care is given |
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| Primary Health Care (PHC) |
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| essential health care based on practical, scientifically sound and socially acceptable methods and technology made universally accessible to individuals and families in the community through their full participation and at a cost that the community and country can afford to maintain at every stage of their development in the spirit of self-reliance and self-determinations |
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| The delivery of individualized nursing care to clients by a team led by a professional nurse |
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