Nursing Concepts and Practices

This set of flashcards includes key nursing concepts and definitions necessary for understanding cultural competence, family influences, health literacy, and patient education.

Cultural Competence

The ability to provide care that is sensitive to and respectful of the cultural beliefs and practices of patients.

Culturally Congruent Care

Care that aligns with the patient's cultural beliefs, practices, and values.

Cultural Humility

A lifelong process of self-reflection and personal critique aimed at understanding and respecting different cultural perspectives.

Social Determinants of Health

Conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work, and age that affect health outcomes.

Health Literacy

The degree to which individuals can obtain, process, and understand basic health information to make informed health decisions.

Family Dynamics

The patterns of interactions and relationships among family members that can affect health outcomes.

Stages of Learning

The affective, cognitive, and psychomotor domains that guide how learning and teaching can take place.

Assessment Skills

Skills utilized by nurses to evaluate patient's conditions, needs, and situations during health care.

Evaluation Process

A method of reflecting on care approaches, determining completion of interventions, and making clinical decisions regarding patient outcomes.

Patient-Centered Care

Care that is respectful of, and responsive to, individual patient preferences, needs, and values.