chapter 9 (patient-provider relations) Flashcards
nurse practitioner
registered nurse who, in addition to their trining in traditional nursing, receives special training in primary care so that they may provide routine medical care for patients.
telehealth
a variety of services, including the delivery of advice and information via telephone, as well as consultation, diagnoses, treatment, and family visiting using audio-video conferencing, that use communication technology to connect people with health services.
physician assistants
graduates of two-year programs who perform routine health care functions, teach patients about their treatment regimens, and record medical information.
complementary and alternative medicine (CAM)
a diverse group of healing therapies (chiropractic, massage therapy, homeopathy, acupuncture) not currently considered an integral part of conventional medical practice; some therapies are delivered by a health care professional, and others involve self-care.
holistic health
a philosophy characterized by the belief that health is a positive state that is actively achieved; usually associated with certain non-traditional health practices.
elderspeak
an overly caring and infantilizing communication style that includes using overly familiar terms such as “dear” and “sweetie” to address elderly strangers.
patient-centred communication
a way to improve patient-provider dialogue that enlists the patient directly in decisions about medical care; physicians try to see the disorder and treatment as the patient does in order to enlist the patient’s cooperation in the diagnostic and treatment process.
adherence
the degree to which an individual follows a recommended health-related or illness-related recommendation.
non-adherence
the failure to comply fully with treatment recommendations for modification of a health habit or an illness state.
creative non-adherence
the modification or supplementation of a prescribed treatment regimen on the basis of privately held theories about the disorder or its treatment.
placebo effect
the medically beneficial impact of an inert treatment.
placebo
a medical treatment that produces an effect in a patient because of its therapeutic intent and not its nature.
double-blind experiment
an experimental procedure in which neither the researcher nor the patient knows whether the patient received the real treatment or the placebo until the precoded records indicating which patient received which are consulted; designed to reduce the possibility that expectations for success will increase evidence for success.
