Glossary
- 24-hour food recall
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A list of all foods and beverages consumed in the last 24 hours.
- autonomy
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A person’s self-determination.
- best before
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Anticipated amount of time an unopened food product keeps its freshness, taste, nutritional value, or any other qualities claimed by the company, when stored properly.
- entry-to-practice competency
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Competencies expected upon graduation and entry into practice and registration with the College of Nurses.
- evidence-informed healthcare and decision making
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The combination of current and rigorous evidence with social context to inform healthcare and decision making.
- expiration date
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The date in which a food product should be consumed or discarded.
- inequities
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Avoidable, unfair and unjust access to and distribution of resources.
- medicalized
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A focus on physical and biological problems.
- microbiome
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refers to the various microbes in the body such as bacteria, fungi, viruses, and genes, that inhabit one's body.
- nutrition facts tables
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Information on nutrition labels about serving size, calories, nutrients, and the percent daily value of nutrients.
- nutrition labelling
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Information included on labels of packaged foods about nutrient content.
- percent daily value (% DV) of nutrients
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The amount of a certain nutrient in one serving.
- positionality
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A person’s stance or position related to their beliefs and values.
- primary care
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Intervening by preventing a disease or health problem before it arises.
- reflexively
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In the context of nursing, it involves examining the interplay between your positionality, thinking and actions, and how this influences you and the client.
- relational approach
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Assuming each person is a relational being who is influenced by those around them, their communities, and social and cultural processes.
- relational inquiry
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Assuming each person is a relational being who is influenced by those around them, their communities, and social and cultural processes.
- secondary care
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Reducing the potential impact of a disease or health problem with screening, early detection, and intervention in the earliest phases.
- social determinants of health
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A range of factors (e.g., personal, socio-economic, environmental) that influence health and illness.
- social justice advocate
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Someone who advocates for fair and just policies.
- societal norms
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What are collectively defined as acceptable and un-acceptable ways of being informed by societal values and beliefs; these norms can be implicit or explicit.
- subjective assessment
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An assessment that focuses on information that the client shares with you.
- tertiary care
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Reducing the impact of an ongoing or chronic disease or health problem.
- unconditional positive regard
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Accepting the client, respecting their right to self-determination, and supporting them regardless of your perception of what they say or do.
