9: Individual Variations in Drug Reponse Key terms

Cultural Competence

the ablity of healthcare providers to provide care to people with diverse, values, beliefs, and behaviors, including the ability to adapt delivery of care to meet the needs of these patients

Culture

a set of beliefs, values, and traditions that provide meaning for an individual/ group.

Ethnicity

implies that people have biologic and genetic similarities

Genetic polymorphism

two/ more version of the same enzyme

holistic

nurse must recognize the individuality and totality of the patient

Pharmacogenetics

study of genetic variations that give rise to differences in drug response

psychosocial

describes as one’s psychologic development in the context of one’s social environment