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Fundamentals CH 4
CH 4 Key terms for Taylor fundamentals of nursing 10th edition
Term | Definition |
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basic human needs | something essential to the health and survival of humans; common to all people |
blended family | two single-parent families joined together to form a new family unit |
climate change/crisis | rising temperatures are fueling environmental degradation, natural disasters, weather extremes, food and water insecurity, economic disruption, conflict, and terrorism. Sea levels are rising, the Artic is melting, coral reefs are dying, oceans are aci |
community | specific population or group of people living in the same geographic area under similar regulations and having common values, interests, and needs |
environmental health | that aspect of human health determined by physical, chemical, biologic, and psychosocial factors in the environment |
extended family | nuclear family and other related people |
family | any group of people who live together and depend on one another for physical, emotional, or financial support |
love and belonging needs | understanding and acceptance of others in giving and receiving love |
nuclear family | family unit, family of marriage, parenthood, or procreation, and their immediate children |
physiologic needs | need for oxygen, food, water, temperature, elimination, sexuality, activity, and rest; these needs have the highest priority and are essential for survival |
safety and security needs | person’s need to be protected from actual or potential harm and to have freedom from fear |
self-actualization needs | highest level on the hierarchy of needs, which include the need for individuals to reach their full potential through development of their unique capabilities |
self-esteem needs | need to feel good about oneself and to believe others hold one in high regard |