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    care partners Care partners are family and friends who are involved in helping to care for the client        
    collaborative interventions Interventions that are developed with the client, not for the client.        
    cues Symptoms or signs that signal a potential concern that may need to be investigated further (e.g., headaches)        
    cultural safety Creation of safe spaces for clients to interact with health professionals without judgment, racial reductionism, racialization, or discrimination.        
    exacerbate To worsen or increase in severity        
    focused assessments Assessments specific to a health issue and usually limited to one or two body systems.        
    health history A term often used in reference to, or in place of, the complete subjective health assessment.        
    objective data Information that the health professional collects when performing a physical exam.        
    primary source Data provided by the client.        
    Review of the Systems Questions specific to each body system.        
    secondary sources Data provided by someone other than the client.        
    signs Something that the health professional observes.        
    strength-based approach An approach or philosophy that focuses on empowerment, views the client as resourceful, and emphasizes their strengths, but does not ignore their challenges.        
    subjective data Information that the client shares with the health professional.        
    symptoms Something that the client feels.        
    unconditionally accepting way of being Behaviour of accepting the client, respecting their right to self-determination, and supporting them regardless of our perception of what they say or do.