Concepts of acute care Flashcards
1
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Preventive care
A
Immunizations
* Stress mgmt
* Seatbelts
* School age education
2
Q
Primary care
A
- Prenatal
- Well baby
- Family planning
- Nutrition
- Disease control
- Education on how to prevent chronic problems
3
Q
Secondary care
A
- In patient and er settings
- Diagnostic centers
- Urgent care
- Acute illness
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4
Q
Tertuary care
A
- ICU
- Oncology
- Burn centers
- Trauma centers
5
Q
Restoarative care
A
- Home health centers
- Rehab
- Skilled nursing
6
Q
Continuing care
A
- End of life care
- Pallative
- Hoscpice
- Adult day care
- Assistive living
- In home respite care
7
Q
Acute
A
- Conditions develop suddenly and last a short period of time, requires urgent short term care
- Infection, of some sort
- Misuse of substances
- Exasperation of a chronic issue
- Usually improve/resolve when treated
8
Q
Chronic
A
- Develop over years
- Lifestyle
- Activity can affect
- Genetic factors
- People who do not go to the doctor are not diagnosed with an illness can develop a chronic illness and not know it, and end up going to the doctor with an acute exasperation of a chronic issue
9
Q
Staff role: Acute
A
Provide medical care
10
Q
Six QSEN competencies
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- Safety
- Patient centered care
- Evidence based practice
- Infomatics
- Quality improvements
- Teamwork and collaboration
