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| a person who nourishes, fosters, and protects and who is prepared to take care of sick, injured, and aged people. |
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| state of optimal functioning or well being |
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| allow nurses to carry out professional roles, serving as protection for the nurse, the patient, and the institution where healthcare is given |
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| laws established in each state in the United States to regulate the practice of nursing |
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| another of the majorguidlines for nursing practice and integrates both the art and science of nursing, and is made visible |
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| allows a nurse to apply for and be endorsed as a registered nurse by another state |
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| includes, but is not limited to, people of varying cultures, racial and ethnic origin, religion, language, physical size, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, socioeconomic status, occupational status, and geographic location |
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| a share system of beliefs, values, and behavioral expectations that provides social structure for daily living |
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| a large group of people who are members of an even larger cultural group, but who have certain ethnic, occupational, or physical characteristics that are not common to the larger culture |
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| a minority group lives within a dominant group and many members lose the cultural characteristics and their values are replaced by the dominant culture |
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| feelings a person experiences when placed in a different culture perceived as strange |
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| sense of identification with a collective cultural group, largely based on the group's common heritage |
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| specific physical characteristics such as skin pigmentation, body stature, facial features, and hair texture |
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| when one assumes that all members of a culture, ethnic group, or race act alike |
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| belief that everyone should conform to your own belief system |
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| occurs when one ignores differences and proceeds as though they do not exist |
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| occurs when people become aware of cultural differences, feel threatened, and respond by ridiculing the beliefs and traditions of others to make themselves feel more secure about their own values |
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| area around a person regarded as part of the body |
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| belief that one's own ideas, beliefs, and practices are the best, are superior, or are most preferred to those of others |
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| care that addresses the many dimensions that comprise the whole individual, the nurse must understand and respect each person's own definition of health and responses to illness and should be familiar with models of health and illness. |
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| state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity |
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| how frequently disease occurs |
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| active state of being healthy by living a lifestyle that promotes good physical, mental, and emotional health |
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| a pathological change in the structure or function of the body or mind |
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| rapid onset of symptoms and lasts only a relatively short time |
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| encompasses many different physical and mental alterations in health, usually has a slow onset and many have periods of remission |
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| diease is present, but the person does not experience symptoms |
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| symptoms of the disease reappear |
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| something that increases a person's chances for illness or injury |
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| response of the person to a disease, it is an abnormal process in which the person's level of functioning is changing when compared with a previous level |
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| our physiologic and psychosocial needs are essential to the health and survival of all people and includes our behaviors, our feelings about ourselves and others, our values, and the prioitites we set for ourselves |
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| oxygen, water, food, temperature, elimination, sexuality, physical activity, and rest |
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| safety and security needs |
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| involve both physical and emotional components, being protected from potential or actual harm |
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| understanding and acceptance of others in both giving and receiving love, and the feeling of belonging to families, peers, friends, a neighborhood, and a community |
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| the need for a person to feel good about himself or herself, to feel pride and a sense of accomplishment, and to believe that others also respect and appreciate those accomplishments |
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| need for individuals to reach their full potential through development of their unique capabilities |
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| any group of people who live together and are emotionally bonded |
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| traditional family, composed of two parents and their children |
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| a family group that usually lives in close geographic proximity such as, aunts, uncles, and grandparents |
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| also a traditional family, formed when parents bring unrelated children from pervious relationships together to form a new family |
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| specific population or group of people living in the same geographic area under similar regulations and having common values, interests, and needs. |
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| observing, identifying, describing, investigating, and explaining events and occurrences that are perceived in the world |
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| study of wisdom, funamental knowledge, and the processes used to develop and construct one's perceptions of life |
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| series of actions, changes, or functions intended to bring about a desired result |
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| composed of a group of concepts that describes a pattern of reality |
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| abstract impressions organized into symbols of reality |
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| conceptual framework or model |
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| group of concepts that follows an understandable pattern |
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| one examines a general idea and then considers specific actions or ideas |
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| one builds from specific ideas or actions to conclusions about general ideas |
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| differentiates nursing from other disciplines and activities in that it serves the purposes of describing, explaining, predicting, and controlling desired outcomes of nursing care practices |
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| encompasses both research to improve the care of people in the clinical setting and also the broader study of people and the nursing profession, including studies of education, policy development, ethics, and nursing history |
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| concepts of basic and applied research |
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| pure or laboratory research, designed to generate and refine theory, and the findings are often not directly useful in practice |
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| practical research is designed to directly influence or improve clinical practice |
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| conducted to gain insight by discovering meanings and is based on the belief that reality is based on perceptions |
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| patient's right to consent knowledgeably to participate in a study without coercion or to refuse to participate without jeopardizing the care that he or she will receive, the right to confidentiality, and the right to be protected from harm |
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| Evidence-based practices (EBP) |
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| problem-solving approach to making clinical decisions, using the best evidence available |
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| summarize findings from multiple studies of a specific clinical practice question or topic, and recommend practice changes and future directions for research |
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| evidence-based practice guidelines |
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| synthesizes information from multiple studies and recommend best practices to treat patients with a diseaase, a symptom, or a disability, written by an expert |
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