Exploring the meaning of "underserved:" a call to action.
This article explores the definition of health care in America in relation to the distribution of healthcare services. The concept of "underserved" is discussed within the context of a system that lacks a clear standard of full and comprehensive services. The author offers the argument that most Americans are "underserved" for health care, particularly for nursing care, and proposes a challenge to the limited definition of health care as "medical care."
School of Nursing, University of Louisville, KY, USA.
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D003266:Continuity of Patient Care / Q000592:standards*; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008119:Lobbying; D008507:Medically Underserved Area; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000592:standards; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D014481:United States