Global Health and Nursing
This term refers to health issues that transcend national boundaries and governments and call for actions on the global forces that determine the health of people.
What is global health?
This federal program funds nursing education and addresses workforce shortages.
What is Title VIII?
Nurses help prevent adverse events by participating in this process that investigates root causes
What is root cause analysis?
This term refers to healthcare professionals from different disciplines working together to improve outcomes.
What is interprofessional collaboration?
This international organization sets standards for global health and coordinates international public health responses.
What is the World Health Organization?
Nurses can influence policy through this structured process of contacting legislators and making their voices heard.
What is grassroots lobbying?
The social security amendments of 1965 provided hospital and medical coverage to older adults at age 65. Medicaid was also added by this amendment to support the needy.
What is the Kerr-Mills Amendment
This concept as essential for a culture of safety, where individuals are not punished for reporting errors.
What is a just culture?
This profession is often included in interprofessional teams to address the social determinants of health
What is social worker?
Name two major global health challenges that nurses can address through advocacy.
What are any two of the following: infectious diseases, maternal mortality, access to clean water, chronic diseases, mental health?
As part of the Affordable Care Act, this type of hospital must conduct a Community Health Needs Assessment every three years and maintain community programs to keep it's tax status.
What is a non-profit hospital?
This federal law protects the privacy and security of patient health information and includes rules about confidentiality, data breaches, and patient access to medical records.
What is HIPAA – the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act?
This collaborative approach involves patients and healthcare providers working together to make healthcare decisions, balancing clinical evidence with patient preferences and values.
What is shared decision-making?
This term refers to the health outcomes of a group of individuals and how those outcomes are distributed within the group.
What is population health?
This workforce issue contributes to nurse burnout and patient safety risks, and is a major driver of the current nursing shortage. It can be addressed through policy initiatives that expand education capacity, retain current nurses, and support a diverse workforce.
What is Understaffing?
This essential communication tool is often used during patient handoffs to ensure all team members are on the same page.
What is SBAR—Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation?
This 2001 report identified six domains of healthcare quality: safety, timely, effective, equitable, efficient, and this last domain focused on respecting patient preferences.
What is patient-centered care?
Passed in 1999 and implemented in 2004, this law established the nation’s first minimum nurse-to-patient staffing ratios for RNs and LPNs in hospitals.
What is California Assembly Bill 394?
This innovation strategy encourages frontline nurses to generate and test new ideas to improve care delivery.
What is nurse-led innovation?