Bias in Healthcare - NURS 3111

These flashcards cover key concepts related to bias in healthcare, focusing on definitions, principles, and implications for nursing practice.

Do No Harm

The principle that emphasizes avoiding harm to patients, including minimizing risks and respecting patients' autonomy.

Implicit Bias

Unconscious attitudes or stereotypes that influence decisions and actions without the individual's awareness.

Explicit Bias

Conscious attitudes, beliefs, or stereotypes that influence decisions and can manifest in discriminatory behaviors.

First Impression Bias

Judging individuals based on first impressions, which can occur in as little as a tenth of a second.

Confirmation Bias

The tendency to seek out information that confirms pre-existing beliefs while ignoring conflicting information.

AACN Essentials

Core competencies for professional nursing education required to promote ethical care and mitigate bias.

Cultural Humility

A commitment to self-reflection and learning about cultural differences to improve care for diverse populations.

Population Health

A focus on the health outcomes of a group of individuals and the distribution of those outcomes within the group, emphasizing the role of biases.

Data-Driven Approaches

Using data to identify patterns in care delivery and outcomes, essential for addressing disparities caused by bias.

Social Determinants of Health

Conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work, and age, impacting their health outcomes.