Social Determinants of Health
This social determinant of health, often caused by limited funds and access, significantly impacts physical and mental well-being.
What is food insecurity?
This "C" means to listen and respond thoughtfully to someone's needs and concerns.
What is communication?
This term describes the ability of healthcare providers to deliver services that meet patients' social, cultural, and linguistic needs.
What is cultural competence?
This approach uses current best research to guide nursing care, ensuring treatments are effective and up-to-date.
What is evidence-based practice?
Hospitals use mentorship programs, professional development, and inclusive workplace policies to focus on this long-term goal.
What is retaining a diverse workforce?
This determinant includes relationships, support, and engagement, all of which can influence mental health and health behaviors.
What is social and community context?
This "C" involves showing kindness and genuine concern for others' well-being.
What is compassion?
This nursing action involves asking patients about their cultural preferences and beliefs before planning care.
What is cultural assessment?
During economic downturns, it leads to an increase in one's ability to afford necessities.
What is unemployment?
This workplace arrangement allows employees to choose or adjust their work hours and has shown to improve job satisfaction and reduce staff turnover.
What is flexible scheduling?
Access to this essential resource affects health by enabling individuals to afford medical care, nutritious food, and safe living conditions.
What is economic stability?
This "C" means being reliable and consistent in your actions and support.
What is consistency?
This legal and ethical principle requires nurses to provide equitable care to all patients regardless of cultural background.
What is justice?
Lack of stable housing causes this condition, where individuals do not have a safe place to live.
What is homelessness?
This format is commonly used to search for the evidence needed to solve clinical problem.
What is a PICOT format?
This determinant includes literacy and impacts health knowledge and access to health resources.
What is education access and quality?
This "C" is the continuous improvement and going beyond basic duties to provide the best care.
What is commitment?
This process involves learning about and respecting different cultural beliefs, values, and practices in healthcare.
What is cultural awareness?
Limited availability or affordability of this essential services results in untreated conditions and poorer health outcomes.
What is poor access to healthcare?
This "C" refers to a person's behavior, demeanor, or manner of conducting oneself and is displayed by communicating a caring presence through professional behaviors and appearance.
What is comportment?
This determinant covers transportation and safety, influencing the ability to access healthcare, work, and grocery stores.
What is neighborhood and built environment?
DAILY DOUBLE
This "C" is thinking critically and using the imagination to gain new insights in how to provide care.
What is creativity?
This concept refers to the unconscious attitudes or stereotypes that affect understanding and actions toward different cultural groups.
What is implicit bias?
This widespread problem involves lacking sufficient financial resources for food, shelter, and healthcare.
What is poverty?
DAILY DOUBLE
This Domain of the Essentials of Nursing: Core Competencies for Nursing Education is the Scholarship for the Nursing discipline and implies it is critical for nurses to be able to critique current research and understand how is can/is applied to nursing knowledge.
What is Domain 4?