Module - Introduction to Primary Health Care Nursing Flashcards

1
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The declaration of Alma-Ata declared that health was a basic human right and adopted what goal?

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Health for all by the year 2000.

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2
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Primary health care originated in….?

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Alma-Ata (USSR) in 1978.

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3
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In 2018 the ____________________ re-affirmed the Declarations set at Alma Ata forty years prior and set an agenda for sustainable development in the pursuit of health for all.

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Declaration of Astana

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4
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According to the AIHM, what is the number one Australian National Health Priority Area?

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Cancer Control.

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5
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Providing education to a patient recovering from heart attack is considered to be what level of prevention?

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Tertiary Prevention.

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6
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What is epidemiology?

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The study of factors that affect the health of populations.

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7
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What is prevalence?

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The number of cases of illness that exist in a population during a timeframe.

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8
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Teaching a patient how to prevent falling is an example of which Ottawa Charter strategy?

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Developing personal skills.

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9
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Which action areas of the Ottawa Charter are best reflected in the NSW government initiative that restricted smoking?

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Building healthy public policy and creating supportive environments.

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10
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Health promotion can not occur with out what?

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Education.

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11
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How many national health priority areas are there?

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9

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12
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What are the 9 national health priority areas?

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  1. Cancer control
  2. Cardiovascular health
  3. Injury prevention and control
  4. Mental health
  5. Diabetes mellitus
  6. Asthma
  7. Arthritis and musculoskeletal conditions
  8. Obesity
  9. Dementia
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13
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The United Nations established how many Sustainable Development Goals?

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17

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14
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Name the first 5 sustainable development goals?

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Goal 1. End poverty in all its forms everywhere

Goal 2. End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture

Goal 3. Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages

Goal 4. Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all

Goal 5. Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.

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15
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Declaration of Alma Ata (1978) states that health is…?

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“A state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.”A basic human right.

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16
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Why is primary health care important in our health system?

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Primary health care services can improve people’s health and wellbeing by supporting them to manage their complex and chronic conditions and, by doing so, reduce the need for specialist services and visits to emergency departments.

17
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What is primary health care?

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Primary health care is generally the first contact a person has with Australia’s health system. It relates to the treatment of patients who are not admitted to hospital. Health promotion and illness prevention.

18
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Name 5 examples of primary health care?

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  • GPs
  • general practice nurses
  • community nurses
  • allied health professionals
  • midwives
  • pharmacists
  • dentists
  • aboriginal health workers
19
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Where can primary health be provided?

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In the home or in the community-based setting.

20
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What types of services are included in primary health care?

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  • general practice services
  • prevention and health screening
  • early intervention
  • treatment and management
21
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Can primary health care be targeted at specific population groups?

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Yes. For example:

  • older people
  • mothers and children
  • young people
  • people living in rural and remote areas
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
  • refugees
  • people from culturally and linguistically diverse
  • people from low socio-economic backgrounds
22
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Name the three types of health care services?

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  1. Primary health care
  2. Secondary health care
  3. Tertiary health care.
23
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How many principles for primary care where established in the Alma Ata Declaration?

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10

24
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What is secondary health care?

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Diagnosis and treatment of illness. Hospital and general practice clinics. Acute care.

25
Q

What is tertiary health care?

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  • Rehabilitation,
  • health restoration
  • palliative care.
26
Q

How many Primary Health Networks were established by the Australian Government in 2015?

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31

27
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What was the key objective for the inception of the Primary Health Networks?

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Increase efficiency and effectiveness of health services and improve coordination of care.

28
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What are the 6 key priority areas of Primary Health Networks?

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  1. Mental health
  2. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health
  3. Population health
  4. Health workforce
  5. eHealth
  6. Aged care
29
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PHC is defined as?

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“essential health care based on practical, scientifically sound and socially acceptable methods and technology made universally accessible to individuals and families in the community through their full participation and at a cost that the community and country can afford”.

30
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In Australia, health care is funded by?

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State, territory and federal governments.

31
Q

TRUE OR FALSE

Health is a highly individualised perception.

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TRUE.

32
Q

What is wellness?

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A state of wellbeing.

33
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What are the 7 components of wellness?

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  1. Physical
  2. Social
  3. Emotional
  4. Intellectual
  5. Spiritual
  6. Occupational
  7. Environmental
34
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What is SNAP?

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A guide that has been designed to assist general practitioners (GPs) and practice staff (the GP practice team) to work with patients on the lifestyle risk factors of smoking, nutrition, alcohol and physical activity (SNAP).

35
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What are the behavioural risk factors identified in SNAP?

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  • Smoking
  • Overweight and obesity
  • Nutrition
  • Alcohol
  • Physical activity
  • health inequalities
36
Q

What are the 5As?

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Ask

Assess

Advise/Agree

Assist

Arrange

37
Q

When and where was the very first international conference on health promotion?

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Ottawa - 1st Nov 1986

38
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What are the 5 Ottawa Charter strategies?

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  1. Build Healthy Public Policy
  2. Create Supportive Environments
  3. Strengthen Community Actions
  4. Develop Personal Skills
  5. Reorient Health Services