Health Flashcards
Totality of Services offered by all health disciplines
Health care Delivery system
A type of Healthcare services which is to encourage optimal health and to increase the person’s resistance to illness
Primary Prevention
A type of healthcare services known as health maintenance.
Secondary Prevention
A type of healthcare services which seeks to prevent a disease or condition at a pre-pathologic state; to stop something from ever happening
Primary Prevention
A type of Healthcare services which seeks to identify specific illnesses or conditions at an early stage with prompt intervention to prevent or limit disability; to prevent catastrophic effects that could occur if proper attention and treatment are not provided
Secondary Prevention
A type of healthcare services is to help people move to their previous capabilities) or to the highest level they are capable of given their current health status
Tertiary Prevention
A type of healthcare services which supports the client’s achievement of successful adaption to known risks, optimal reconstitution and/or establishment of high-level wellness
Tertiary Prevention
A type of healthcare services occurs after a disease or disability has occurred and the recovery process has begun; intent is to halt the disease or injury process and assist the person in obtaining an optimal health status
Tertiary Prevention
task-oriented, in which a particular nursing function is assigned to each worker
Functional Nursing
It is the best system that can be used when there are many patients and professional nurses are few.
Functional Nursing
RN may be responsible for giving medications another nurse for admission and discharges while nursing attendants change linen, provide hygienic care, or do simple nursing procedures for which they have been trained
Functional Nursing
It dividends the work to be done with each person being responsible to the head or senior nurse
Functional Nursing
oldest nursing practice modality
Functional Nursing
Must have a clearly defined job description
Functional Nursing
Patient care leading to fragmented care
Functional Nursing
It accomplishes the most work in the shortest amount of time
Functional Nursing
Delivery of individualized care by a team
Team Nursing
Used in countries with nurse shortage. Headed by professional nurse
Team Nursing
Decentralized system of care in which a qualified professional nurse leads a group of nursing personnel in providing for the nursing needs of a group of patients/clients through participative effort.
Team Nursing
The team leader assigns patients and tasks to team members according to job descriptions
Team Nursing
The leader is responsible for coordinating the total care of a group of patients
Team Nursing
To provide patient-centered care. The patients’ nursing care needs are identified and met through nursing diagnosis and implementation of planned care
Team Nursing
heart of team nursing is
TEAM CONFERENCE
The team leader has the responsibility for coordinating the total care of a block of patients → Provides the best care at the lowest cost
Team Nursing
form of assigning responsibilities for patient care, is an extension of the principle of decentralization of authority
Primary Nursing
Each registered nurse is responsible for the total care of a small group of patients from admission to discharge
Primary Nursing
Assesses the patient’s needs for care, sets care goals, writes a nursing care plan, administers care according to that plan, evaluates the outcomes of care, and makes the necessary changes or adjustments as necessary
Primary Nursing
He/She provides pre-discharge planning and teaching
Primary Nursing
Assumes 24-hour responsibility for nursing care, secondary or associate nurses execute the nursing care plan during the afternoon and night shifts and on days when the primary nurse is off-duty.
Primary Nursing
The primary and secondary nurses are freed from administrative and housekeeping responsibilities to maximize their time for patient care.
Primary Nursing
Authority, accountability, and autonomy rest with the primary nurse.
Primary Nursing
kind of assignment shifts from taskmaster, decisionmaker, and coordinator of patient care to role model, consultant, and quality control expert for the primary nurse in the unit.
Head Nurse
He/she encourages clinical decision making and ensures needed support in coordinating the functions in patient care management.
Head Nurse
Each patient is assigned to a nurse for total care
TOTAL CARE NURSING OR CASE NURSING
The nurse plans, coordinates, implements, evaluates, and documents the nursing care he/she has given during her shift
His/her entry point is anytime during the patient’s illness
TOTAL CARE NURSING OR CASE NURSING
The nurse is accountable for his/her own actions
He/she provides holistic care to his/her patient, who in turn can relate well with his/her.
TOTAL CARE NURSING OR CASE NURSING
This method works best when there are plenty of nurses and patients are few
Nurses may not be familiar with patients in other areas
TOTAL CARE NURSING OR CASE NURSING
LINES OF AUTHORITY IN TOTAL CARE NURSING
- Head/Senior Nurse → Staff Nurse → Patient
TOTAL CARE NURSING OR CASE NURSING
A modification of team and primary nursing
MODULAR METHOD OR DISTRICT NURSING
It differs from team nursing in that the registered nurse provides direct nursing care with the assistance of aides.
MODULAR METHOD OR DISTRICT NURSING
The professional nurse provides leadership, support, and instruction to the non-professional nursing personnel.
MODULAR METHOD OR DISTRICT NURSING
similar to primary nursing in that each pair or team of nurses is personnel responsible for the care of patients from admission to discharge. Following discharge, and throughout any subsequent admissions to the same institution.
MODULAR METHOD OR DISTRICT NURSING
It is customary to assign the two - or three - worker team full responsibility for a caseload of 8 to 12 patients in a particular section of the nursing unit.
MODULAR METHOD OR DISTRICT NURSING
The greatest responsibility falls on the registered nurse who assesses the patient’s needs, plans and implements care and assesses outcomes including guiding and instructing his/her partners.
MODULAR METHOD OR DISTRICT NURSING
A system of patient care delivery that focuses on the achievement of outcomes within effective and appropriate time frames and resources.
MODULAR METHOD OR DISTRICT NURSING
It focuses on an entire episode of illness, crossing all settings in which the patient receives care.
CASE MANAGEMENT
directed by a case manager who ideally is involved in a group practice
CARE
• He/She is responsible for the assessment of patient and family, establishes the nursing diagnosis, develops the nursing care plan, delegates nursing care to associates, activates interventions, coordinates and collaborates with the interdisciplinary team, and evaluates outcomes of care.
CASE MANAGEMENT
A place devoted to the maintenance and operation of health facilities for the diagnosis, treatment, and care of individuals suffering from illness, disease, injury, or deformity or in need of obstetrical or other surgical, medical, and nursing care.
HOSPITAL
A hospital staffed or equipped to care for many patients and a large number of kinds of diseases and dysfunction using technology
MEDICAL CENTER
A DOH licensed hospital equipped to provide comprehensive emergency medical services to patients suffering from traumatic injuries. It is able to handle any level of severity of trauma and has surgeons on-site 24/7.
TRAUMA CAPABLE FACILITY
