Health Care System

Question 1

What are some ways hospitals have accommodated to indigenous peoples practices and health care experience?

Answer 1

• having smudge rooms
• having translators
• having a place for their family to stay

Question 2

What happened to people with TB?

Answer 2

• they would have to live in a sanitarium
• now if they refuse to take the medication, the physician is responsible for notifying the ministry if transportation

Question 3

What were the institutions used for?

Answer 3

children who were born with disabilities or people with mental disorders would have to live there

Question 4

Where did nurses traditionally get their education?

Answer 4

They were traded in hospitals

Question 5

Why was the 1966 medical care act so important?

Answer 5

To ensure that every Canadian has timely access to all medically necessary health services regardless of his or her ability to pay for those services.

Question 6

what components/ principles did the provinces and territories have to meet in order to receive funds from the federal government? - what act is this called

Answer 6

• Universality (all people have access)
• Portability (across the province)
• Comprehensive coverage (medically necessary services insured)
• Public administration (not for profit, patients not charged)
• Accessibility (healthcare without discrimination)
• the Canada health act (1984)

Question 7

What responsibilities are covered by the federal government?

Answer 7

• Care of aboriginal populations
• Federal corrections
• RCMP
• Canadian Forces Veterans
• Certain refugee groups

Question 8

What responsibilities are covered by the provincial government?

Answer 8

• Hospitals
• Restorative care
• Home care
• Primary care
• LTC

Question 9

What are the federal government stewardship responsibilities?

Answer 9

1 . pharmaceutical regulations
2. health data collection
3. health research funding

Question 10

Challenges the health care system faces because of the population?

Answer 10

• fiscal constraints
• population aging
• geography
• social determinants of health
• ethno- cultural and linguistics

Question 11

What is the no. 1 reason for injury related deaths, hospitalizations and emergency room visits in older people?

Answer 11

Falls

Question 12

What are the ways to test cardiorespiratory endurance?

Answer 12

• cardiorespiratory endurance: (heart, lungs and blood vessels function efficiently)
• aerobic power (volume of oxygen consumed by the muscle)
• graded exercise tests ( peak exertion)

Question 13

What are the benefits of regular physical activity?

Answer 13

• improved weight management
• improved quantity and quality of life
• improved mental health and stress management

Question 14

How to improve muscle strength?

Answer 14

isometric: no muscle movements
concentric: shortening of muscle
eccentric: lengthening of muscle

Question 15

How to improve flexibility?

Answer 15

yoga, tai chi, pilates

Question 16

Fitness related injury - related injuries?

Answer 16

overuse and traumatic injuries (sudden and violent)

Question 17

Fitness related injury - the environment?

Answer 17

• exercising in the heat
• exercising in the cold
• heat stress illness (heat cramps, heat exhaustion, heat stroke)

Question 18

What is the difference between primary, secondary and tertiary healthcare?

Answer 18

PC- involves consulting with your primary care provider.
SC - is when you see a specialist such as an oncologist or endocrinologist - going to the hospital.
TC - specialized care in a hospital setting such as renal dialysis or heart surgery.

Question 19

What is the overload principle?

Answer 19

you are overloading your muscles to get to the new level because after some time, your muscles have become adapted.

Question 20

understand the process of how the Canadian health care system came to be