ethic Flashcards
medicare program coverage Ato D
A; inpatient
B; outh patient, preventive care, outpatient surgery, hospital observation,
C; medicare coverage,
D drug
compentency
liaghat salahiat
statistical standard
eliminating serious defects and catastrophic outcome(like wrong site of surgey) not for complicated group stuff
falls in older adults
RF; chronic disease, history, sensory and cognitive disturbance, medication(vasodilators neuroleptic, antidepressant)
screening, : musculoskeletal( get up and go)
meds and home safety review,
VIt D def, exercise,
Hospital: Avoid restraints and overreliance on fall alerts, perform frequent checks, and optimize the environment (bed height, etc.).
if the patient cant decide the treatment
her family can decide for her
acive and latent error
active; proximal care, invoves actions of the frontline personnel, at the interface of provider with the patient,
latent,; distal cause, organizational , at the level of the system and process, and policy,
HHA
PSW ( no medication)
off laber pescribing
rationale and peer review evidence, approved dru not available or ineffective , physician judgment ,
tell the patient and consent of off label prescribing,
high threshold for initiation and low threshold for discontinuation ,