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American Health Care Act - correct answersThe act that replaced the ACA in 2017, executive order
signed by Trump
Clinical pathways - correct answersAlso know as critical pathways, care maps, or multidisciplinary action
plans, clinical pathways are collaborative guidelines that define multidisciplinary care in terms of
outcomes within a timeline
critical thinking - correct answerspurposeful goal directed thinking based on scientific evidence rather
than assumption or memorization
cultural awareness - correct answersA conscious awareness of the cultural values, beliefs, and
perceptions of one's self and others
Cultural competence - correct answersA quality, attained by cultural awareness and sensitivity, that
enables health care providers to adapt practices to meet the needs of patients from various cultures
Cultural sensitivity - correct answersAn understanding of and sensitivity to cultural practices and values
that differ from one's own
Culture - correct answersa body of socially inherited characteristics that one generation hands down to
the next consisting of values, beliefs, and practices shared by members of a group
Documentation - correct answersor charting, is the legal responsibility of the nurse; recording
information to serve as a record
evidence-based practice - correct answersusing the best evidence obtained from current, valid,
published research
Family Care Plan - correct answersan expansion of the nursing care plan that includes family members.