Recall Examination 1 - Nursing Practice 1 (NP1)

Vocabulary practice flashcards covering community health nursing, public health concepts, disaster nursing, records and reports, professional ethics, legal standards, and primary health care principles from Recall Examination 1 - NP1.

Family Nursing Care Plan

A systematic plan that uses the nursing process to provide solutions for health-related problems affecting the family as a whole.

Family Assessment

The initial step in family nursing care, beginning with the collection of health data and first determining the names and relationships among family members through direct observation and interaction.

Family Map

An assessment tool utilized by community health nurses to visualize and better understand roles and relationships within the family.

Family-Centered Care

An approach in public health nursing wherein the nurse offers information regarding necessary self-care abilities and reinforces the strengths of family members.

Rabies

A viral infection transmitted through saliva, with nearly $99\%$ of human cases resulting from the bites of infected dogs.

Leprosy

A curable infectious disease where not all patients are infectious, requiring regular and adequate treatment, with definitive diagnosis established via skin smears or biopsies.

Disaster

An event that results in multiple injuries, deaths, and property damage that overwhelms local resources.

ICN Disaster Continuum

A four-stage framework of disaster nursing competencies that begins with Prevention as its first stage, followed by Preparedness, Response, and Recovery.

Flash Flood

A rapid inundation of water that occurs suddenly and persists for a short duration.

Family Service and Progress Record (FSPR)

A four-part public health documentation tool operationalizing the family as the unit of care, whose first part consists of the assessment of the family and the environment.

Family Nursing Problem

A diagnostic classification defined by the family's inability to assume health tasks with respect to health problems.

In-Service Education

Training provided within an employing healthcare agency to help staff acquire or update practical skills, such as operating a new vital sign monitor.

PDCA Cycle

A four-step quality improvement process standing for Plan-Do-Check-Act, used when testing changes, continuous improvement, or developing new designs.

Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI)

An ongoing healthcare initiative designed to monitor and evaluate processes to ensure the provision of safe, effective client care.

Quality Performance Standards

Established administrative benchmarks used to guide systematic quality improvements across the public health system.

Tertiary Prevention (Occupational Health)

Interventions aimed at rehabilitation and reducing long-term disability, such as advocating ramps and assistive equipment for physically challenged workers.

Public Health Surveillance

An ongoing, systematic method to monitor the occurrence, distribution, and trends of public health problems to guide disease control actions.

Health-Related Problems

A category of community diagnosis derived from analyzing social, economic, environmental, and political factors that influence health.

Modifiability of the Problem

A prioritization criterion in community health nursing that assesses the probability of reducing, controlling, or eradicating an identified problem.

Paragonimiasis

A parasitic infection caused by Paragonimus westermani (oriental lung fluke) through eating inadequately cooked crabs, often misdiagnosed as pulmonary tuberculosis.

Nursing Practice Act

The governing law that establishes standards of nursing practice to protect public health, safety, and welfare.

Malpractice

A failure on the part of a professional nurse to exercise reasonable and prudent care in treating a patient.

Feedback (Communication)

The message returned by a receiver in response to the sender's inquiry, verifying how the message was interpreted.

Inappropriate Affect

An emotional expression that incongruently fails to match the content or tone of the patient's verbal statement, such as smiling while speaking angrily.

Pre-Interaction Phase

The initial phase of the nurse-client therapeutic relationship occurring prior to meeting the client, during which data is collected and review occurs with other caregivers.

Orientation Phase

The introductory phase of the nurse-client relationship where the parameters, expectations, and projected duration or termination of visits are established.

Appropriate Technology

A Primary Health Care principle dictating that tools and methods employed must be suitable, scientifically sound, and acceptable to families and communities.

Acceptability (Primary Health Care)

A principle requiring that healthcare services match and respect the prevailing cultural beliefs, customs, and practices of the intended population.

Inter-Sectoral Collaboration

A coordinated networking relationship between the healthcare sector and external entities, such as non-government organizations and local social welfare offices.