NURS 440 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Preventive Healthcare, Health Promotion, Nursing Process
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Different individuals within a specific culture will demonstrate variations in their beliefs and behaviors. Chapter 19: screening is an important secondary prevention strategy. The purpose of screening is to detect diseases in an early stage of development when they are more amenable to treatment: the settings for administering screening interventions are diverse and variable and depend on the client focus. Chapter 20: delivery of health education is both a historic and an increasingly important role of the. Chapter 21: poverty is linked to poor health, limited access to health care services, and delay in seeking such services, certain groups are at greater risk for limited access to health care services because of cost. Groups at greatest risk include people in poverty, the uninsured, low-income children, the homeless, migrant/seasonal workers, and the elderly: multiple factors contribute to vulnerability. Chapter 22: disasters can occur naturally or be man-made.
