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A key component of Canada’s social safety net for citizens is the provision of hospital & medical insurance which is funded by the general taxation is known as _____________

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MEDICARE

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4 COMMON CAUSES OF NURSING SHORTAGES

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  1. Aging workers
  2. High retirement rate
  3. Lack of full time positions
  4. Constitute large % of health care budget
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5 principals of health canada act

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  1. Public Administration
  2. Comprehensiveness
  3. Universality
  4. Portability
  5. Accessibility
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WHICH PRINCIPAL of Canada Act

provincial insurance programs are publicly accountable for the funds they spend & the province determines the amount of coverage of insured services

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PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

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WHICH PRINCIPAL of Canada Act

Provincial health insurance must cover all medically necessary services for the purpose of maintaining health, preventing disease, dx or tx an illness, injury or disability

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COMPREHENSIVENESS

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WHICH PRINCIPAL of Canada Act

provincial health programs must insure Canadians for all medically necessary hospital and physician (NPs also) care

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UNIVERSALITY

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WHICH PRINCIPAL of Canada Act

People are covered by their provincial insurance during short absences from their province

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PORTABILITY

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WHICH PRINCIPAL of Canada Act

Canadians must have reasonable access to insured services without charge or paying user fees

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ACCESSIBILITY

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4 types of payment (direct or indirect) contributions to health care

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  1. taxes,
  2. payments to government,
  3. private insurance,
  4. fees
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  • concluded that Medicare is sustainable and must be preserved
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Romanow Commission, 2002

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  • represents Canadian’s core values
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Romanow Commission, 2002

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  • recommended changes to Canada Health Act
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Romanow Commission, 2002

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  • did not make recommendations for cost
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Romanow Commission, 2002

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  • emphasized accountability for funding
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Romanow Commission, 2002

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  • concluded that Medicare is not sustainable
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Kirby Report, 2002

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  • advocated for private sector involvement
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Kirby Report, 2002

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  • clarified the impact of spiraling health care costs
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Kirby Report, 2002

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a foundation of Canada’s Health care system, providing entry point of contact into the health care system, as well as the vehicle for continuity of care

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PRIMARY HEALTHCARE

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a philosophy and model for improving health that supports essential health care services (promotive, preventive, curative, rehabliitative, and supportive) with a strong emphasis on the principles of health promotion and disease prevention

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PRIMARY HEALTHCARE

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HEALTHCARE SETTINGS ~ INSTITUTIONAL SECTOR (4)

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  1. Hospitals
  2. Long-Term Care Facilities
  3. Psychiatric Facilities
  4. Rehabilitation Centres
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HEALTHCARE SETTINGS ~ COMMUNITY SECTOR (10)

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  1. Public Health
  2. Physicians Offices
  3. Community Health Centres (CHCs) & Clinics
  4. Assisted Living
  5. Home Care
  6. Adult Day Care Centres
  7. Community and Voluntary Agencies
  8. Occupational Health
  9. Hospice and Palliative Care
  10. Parish Nursing
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5 LEVELS OF CARE

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  1. Health Promotion
  2. Disease & Injury Prevention
  3. Diagnosis & Treatment
  4. Rehabilitation
  5. Supportive Care
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____________ ____________ is the first contact of a client with the health care system that leads to a decision regarding a course of action to resolve any actual or potential health problems. PC providers include physicians and nurse practitioners.

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PRIMARY CARE

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___________ _____________ occurs usually in a hospital or home setting, involves provisions of a specialized medical service by a physician specialist or a hospital on referral from a PC practitioner.

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SECONDARY CARE

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____________ _____________ is specialized and highly technical care in diagnosing and treating complicated or unusual health problems. Clients have extensive, often complicated pathological conditions.

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TERTIARY CARE

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3 health care cost acclerators

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  1. TECHNOLOGIES - e-health & nursing informatics
  2. DEMOGRAPHICS - aging population, increase in maternal age

3.consumer involvement - demand higher quality care

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___________ ____________ __________ institute is charged with providing leadership in building and advancing a safer health care system

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CANADIAN PATIENT SAFETY

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___________ ____________ are preventable adverse events occur annually in Canadian hospitals, one per nine clients contract an infection while in the hospital, and the same number experiences a medical-related error

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HOSPITAL INFECTIONS

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a collection of individuals who have in common one or more personal or environmental characteristics. Examples- high-risk infants, older adults, or a cultural group such as aboriginals.

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POPULATIONS

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a group of people who share a geographic (locational) dimension and a social (relational) dimension.

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COMMUNITY

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4 characteristics of healthy community

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  1. collective PROBLEM-SOLVING capacity
  2. adequate LIVING CONDITIONS
  3. safe ENVIRONMENT
  4. sustainable RESOURCES such as employment, health care, and educational facilities.
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___________ ___________ ___________ includes public health nursing, home health (community-based) nursing, and community mental health nursing, as well as a variety of other specialities such as street health, telehealth, and parish nursing.

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COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING

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WHAT TYPE OF NURSING?

  • DELIVERS health care where people live, work & learn
  • IS Essential for improving health for the general public
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COMMUNITY NURSING

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4 GOALS OF COMMUNITY NURSING

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  1. KEEP PEOPLE HEALTHY
  2. ENCOURAGE CLIENT PARTICIPATION & CHOICE IN CARE
  3. PROMOTE HEALTH-ENHANCING SOCIETY
  4. PROVIDE IN-HOME CARE
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____________ _____________ of clients are those who are likely to develop health problems as a result of excessive risk, who experience barriers when trying to access health care services, or who are dependent on others for care

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VULNERABLE POPULATIONS

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cultural competency & sensitivities

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???

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Steps in assessing vulnerable populations:

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  1. SETTING THE STAGE
  2. NURSING HISTORY OF AN INDIVIDUAL OR A FAMILY
  3. PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OR HOME ASSESSMENT

see pg. 47 box 4-4 for more detail

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What are the 7 Roles of Community Health Nurses?

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  1. UNDERSTAND roles agencies, regulations & laws
  2. COORDINATE SERVICES to address needs of community
  3. Set up SCREENING PROGRAMS
  4. LOCAL HEALTHCARE PROVIDER EDUCATION
  5. IMPROVE condition of HOUSING
  6. PUBLIC EDUCATION
  7. ASSESSMENT & REFERRAL
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Potentially stigmatizing __________ ___________ include substance abuse and unsafe sexual practices.

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RISK BEHAVIOURS

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3 COMPONENTS OF COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT:

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  1. Locale or structure
  2. Social Systems
  3. People
41
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__________ ___________ ___________ exemplifies community nursing practice guided by primary health care, health promotion, empowerment, and ethical principles. EX. needle exchange program

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HARM REDUCTION NURSING

42
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List the 5 types of loss:

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  1. necessary loss
  2. actual loss
  3. perceived loss
  4. maturational loss
  5. situational loss
43
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TYPE OF LOSS?

integral part of each person’s life
eg. death of loved one, divorce, loss of independence

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NECESSARY

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TYPE OF LOSS?

  • loss of person or object that can no longer be felt, heard, known or experienced
  • loss of a body part, child, relationship or role at work
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ACTUAL

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TYPE OF LOSS?

  • any loss that is defined uniquely by the grieving client
  • eg. loss of confidence or prestige
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PERCEIVED

46
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TYPE OF LOSS?

  • includes any change in the developmental process that is normally expected during a lifetime
  • eg. parents feeling loss as a child goes to school for the first time
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MATURATIONAL

47
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TYPE OF LOSS?

  • includes any sudden, unpredictable external event
  • often includes multiple losses rather than single loss
  • eg. car accident
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SITUATIONAL

48
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____________ IS THE ULTIMATE LOSS

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DEATH

49
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Kubler-Ross’s 5 stages of dying

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  1. Denial
  2. Anger
  3. Bargaining
  4. Depression
  5. Acceptance
50
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Bowlby’s 4 phases of mourning

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  1. Numbing
  2. Yearning and searching
  3. Disorganization and despair
  4. Reorganization
51
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4 Types of Grief:

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  1. normal grief
  2. anticipatory grief
  3. complicated grief
  4. disenfranchised grief
52
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WHICH TYPE OF GRIEF?

  • normal feelings, behaviours, and reactions to loss
  • resentment, sorrow, anger, crying, loneliness, temporary withdrawal from activities
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NORMAL

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WHICH TYPE OF GRIEF?

  • process of disengaging or “letting go” before an actual loss or death has occurred
  • beginning the process of saying goodbye and settling life affairs after a terminal diagnosis is received
  • family members may withdraw emotionally too soon, leaving client with no emotional support as death approaches
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ANTICIPATORY

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WHICH TYPE OF GRIEF?

  • when a person has difficulty progressing through normal stages of grieving
  • includes 4 types: chronic, delayed, exaggerated, masked
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COMPLICATED

55
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WHICH TYPE OF GRIEF?

  • grief experienced when a loss cannot be openly acknowledged, socially sanctioned, or publicly shared
  • eg. loss of partner to AIDS, stillborn
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DISENFRANCHISED

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TYPE OF GRIEF?

- people verbalize an inability to “get past” the grief

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COMPLICATED - CHRONIC

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  • active grieving is held back, only to resurfaces later, usually in response to a trivial loss or upset
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COMPLICATED - DELAYED

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TYPE OF GRIEF?

  • grief overwhelms some people to the point where they cannot function
  • may be reflected in the form of severe phobias or self-destructive behaviour: addiction or suicide
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COMPLICATED - EXAGGERATED

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TYPE OF GRIEF?

  • lack of awareness by survivors that behaviours that interfere with normal functioning are a result of loss
  • eg. altered sleeping or eating patterns
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COMPLICATED - MASKED

60
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7 factors that influence loss and grief

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  1. Human development
  2. Psychosocial perspectives of loss and grief
  3. Socioeconomic status
  4. Personal relationships
  5. Nature of the loss
  6. Culture & ethnicity
  7. Spiritual beliefs
61
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2 GRIEF-RELATED ROLES OF THE NURSE

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  1. Facilitating grief process effectively

2. Assist clients to peaceful dignified death

62
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TRUE OR FALSE?

Nurses must develop an understanding of own feelings towards death

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TRUE

63
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5 Potential Nursing Diagnoses related to grief

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  1. HOPELESSNESS related to failing physical condition
  2. INEFFECTIVE INDIVIDUAL COPING related to low mood, and inability to manage loss
  3. POWERLESSNESS related to perceived poor outcomes
  4. SELF-CARE DEFICIT related to inability to perform activities of daily living
  5. SOCIAL ISOLATION related to inability to cope with loss
64
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4 AREAS OF FOCUS IN CARE PLANNING FOR DEATH & DYING:

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support the client

  1. physically,
  2. emotionally,
  3. developmentally
  4. spiritually in the expression of grief
65
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When caring for the dying client, it is important to devise a plan that helps the client die with ______________ and offers family members the ________________ that their loved one is cared for ______________.

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dignity, assurance, compassionately

66
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The care planning process is highly _____________ to the client and family. Both must be included as active participants in planning, goal setting, and development of realistic _______________ & ______________.

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individual
interventions
timelines

67
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What is the aim of palliative care?

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  • relieve suffering, and improve the quality of living and dying
68
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When can someone receive palliative care?

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for any age, any diagnosis, at any time, and not just during the last few months of life

69
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7 treatments provided with palliative care:

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  1. RELIEF from pain and other distressing symptoms
  2. AFFIRM life and REGARD dying as normal process
  3. neither HASTEN nor POSTPONE death
  4. INTEGRATE psychological and spiritual aspects of client care
  5. HELP CLIENTS LIVE as actively as possible
  6. HELP FAMILIES COPE
  7. ENHANCE quality of life
70
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MASSIVE VAGUE QUESTION ABOUT pg. 465 box 29.8……

  • nursing care planning with dying patients
  • dealing with and treating the symptoms
  • from a symptoms perspective
A

???

71
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symptoms displayed in the terminal stages

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  • discomfort
  • fatigue
  • nausea
  • constipation
  • diarrhea
  • urinary incontinence
  • inadequate nutrition
  • dehydration
  • INEFFECTIVE BREATHING PATTERNS
    (air hunger, shortness of breath)
  • confusion
72
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management of air hunger:

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  • oxygen therapy

- morphine and antianxiolytics

73
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treatment for TERMINAL STAGE discomfort:

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  • skin care
  • special mattress
  • oral care
  • artificial tears to reduce corneal drying
74
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treatment for TERMINAL STAGE fatigue

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  • help client identify priority tasks
  • help client conserve energy for those tasks
  • time and pace care activities
  • encourage use of energy-saving devices
75
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treatment for TERMINAL STAGE nausea

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  • nutritional supplements

- clear liquid diet

76
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treatment for TERMINAL STAGE constipation

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  • increase fluid & fiber intake

- laxatives

77
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treatment for TERMINAL STAGE diarrhea

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  • medication

- low-residue diet

78
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treatment for TERMINAL STAGE urinary incontinence

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  • protect skin

- catheter or brief

79
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treatment for TERMINAL STAGE dehydration

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  • mouth care

- ice chips

80
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treatment for TERMINAL STAGE ineffective breathing patterns

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  • oxygen therapy
  • medications
  • semi-fowlers position
  • comfort and reassurance
81
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treatment for TERMINAL STAGE confusion

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  • ensure safe environment
  • monitor client frequently
  • reorient client as needed
82
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PREPARING THE DYING CLIENT’S FAMILY objectives

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improve family’s ability to provide:

  • appropriate physical care
  • appropriate psychological support
83
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PREPARING THE DYING CLIENT’S FAMILY teaching strategies

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demonstrate:

  • feeding technique
  • bathing, mouth care
  • safe transfer techniques

instruct family on need to take rest breaks

teach family to recognize signs & symptoms of worsening conditions

answer questions & provide info as needed

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TRUE OR FALSE?

Cultural beliefs are not important in post-mortem care

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FALSE

85
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Maintaining the integrity of rituals and mourning practices helps families ____________ the client’s death and achieve inner ____________

A

accept

peace

86
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WHO?

* Premier of Saskatchewan

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TOMMY DOUGLAS

87
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WHO?

* 1961 - Introduced first hospital insurance plan in Saskatchewan

A

TOMMY DOUGLAS

88
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WHO?

* Well-known founder of both Medicare & Canada’s social democratic movement

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TOMMY DOUGLAS

89
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WHO?

* One of nation’s most eloquent orators

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TOMMY DOUGLAS

90
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differences in care between volunteer & professional person

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  • volunteers can offer emotional support

- professionals can provide hands-on care

91
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3 major environmental threats

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  1. Indoor air pollution
  2. Outdoor air pollution
  3. Unsafe water, sanitation, and hygiene
92
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Environmental agents that trigger changes, or mutations, in the genetic material (DNA) of living cells are called ______________

A

MUTAGENS

93
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______________: mutagen that causes cancer

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CARCINOGEN

94
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8 Community Environmental Concerns:

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  1. Pollution
  2. Water
  3. Food
  4. Pesticides
  5. Chemical weapons
  6. Cosmetic chemical
  7. Radiation
  8. Noise pollution
95
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____________ ______________ can cause floods, heat waves, changes in patterns of infectious diseases, water supplies, and food availability

A

CLIMATE CHANGE

96
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This is known as any long term significant change in the “average weather” that a region experiences

A

CLIMATE CHANGE

97
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____________ ____________: small amounts of solar radiation pass through the Earth’s atmosphere so heat is generated – rest of the solar radiation bounces back into space

A

GREENHOUSE EFFECT

98
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6 greenhouse gases

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  1. water vapor,
  2. carbon dioxide,
  3. nitrous oxide,
  4. methane,
  5. chlorofluorocarbons1,
  6. ozone
99
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____________ ____________ an agreement among the industrialized nations of the world to reduce emissions of six greenhouse gases over a certain period of time

A

KYOTO PROTOCOL

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