Exam Blueprint

Health Policy

Decisions, plans, and actions taken to achieve specific health care goals within society.

Nursing Advocacy

Influencing others to adopt a specific course of action (policy) to solve health-related problems.

Community Health Program Planning Steps

The process includes Formulating, Conceptualizing, Detailing, Evaluating, and Implementing a program.

Cultural Humility

A lifelong process of self-reflection and self-critique regarding one's own beliefs and cultural identities.

Distributive Justice

The ethical principle that involves providing equitable care to all individuals.

Social Determinants of Health (SDOH)

Conditions in the environments where people are born, live, learn, work, and play that affect health outcomes.

Barriers to Culturally Sensitive Care

Stereotyping, prejudice, racism, ethnocentrism, cultural imposition, cultural conflict, cultural shock.

Beneficence

An ethical principle that emphasizes doing good and promoting the well-being of individuals.

Program Evaluation

The process of collecting data to determine if outcomes are intended or unintended and making adjustments accordingly.

Health Equity

Achieved when every individual has the opportunity to attain their full health potential without social disadvantages.

American Nurses Association (ANA)

An organization that influences public nursing practice and health policy through advocacy and research.

Program Management

The organized approach to meet the needs of a population by addressing health problems through structured initiatives.

Cultural Competence

The combination of behaviors, attitudes, and policies that enable effective cross-cultural interactions.

Utilitarianism

An ethical theory that advocates for actions that maximize good and minimize harm for the greatest number of people.

Ethical Dilemma

A situation in which a person must choose between two or more morally acceptable options.

Egalitarianism

The belief that everyone is entitled to equal rights and treatment, with government obligations to ensure these rights.

Health Disparities

The higher burden of illness and mortality experienced by specific populations as compared to others.

Cultural Preservation

Keeping and promoting traditional values and practices within a specific cultural group to enhance health.

Cultural Accommodation

Negotiating between patients' cultural practices and nursing strategies to achieve effective health outcomes.

Political Decisions in Health Policy

Decisions made by government entities that influence funding, laws, and regulations impacting nursing practice.

Moral Distress

A state where an individual is unable to act ethically due to constraints such as institutional policies.

Healthy People 2030 Goals

Aims to eliminate health disparities, promote health equity, and improve well-being across all life stages.

Assessment Phase in Public Health Nursing

Identifying needs and priority populations to inform the development of health initiatives and programs.

Care Ethics

An ethical approach that prioritizes the preservation of humanity, central to nursing values.

Cultural Brokering

Acting as an intermediary between a patient's culture and healthcare providers to advocate for appropriate care.