Health Resources Flashcards
What are the top 3 reasons 7/10 nurses leave their jobs every year?
- Retirement
- Lack or respect or support
- Physical & emotional demands
Why is there a Doctor shortage?
Federal government reduced costs
Increase in female doctors(leave to have babies)
Lifestyle changes(reduce their hours)
Decline in doctors choosing family medicine(choosing specialty instead)
Aging physicians(retirement)
What is home care?
Professional or non-professional services offered in the home:
Nurse
Personal support worker
Physiotherapist
Who has access to public funded physiotherapy?
19 yrs or younger
65 yrs or older
Receiving Disability or Ontario works benefits
Overnight in hospital for condition that requires physiotherapy
Which treatments have GUARANTEED wait times?
Radiation therapy - 4 wks max
Hip/Knee replacements - 26 wks max
Cataract surgery - 16 wks max
Bypass surgery - 2-26 wks
Why long waits in Emergency Rooms?
Uneducated public(going when not needed)
Not critical
Shortage family doctors
What is the future of Health Care Reform?
Health care teams
Expanding roles(scope of practice)
Focus on PREVENTION
