NURS Healthcare System Test 1 Flashcards
“Greying of the population”
Increase of a population’s life expectancy
GDP (Gross Domestic Product)
Total products or services produced within a year within a nation
How does the GDP of the US compare to other nations?
The United States spends more of their GDP on healthcare than any other nation. About 17.9%.
What is Affordable Care Act (ACA) and how has it impacted Americans
Allows for access to affordable healthcare for individuals. With this Act in place, the number of Americans with healthcare coverage has increased.
Universal Healthcare Program
Access to healthcare coverage for all citizens
What is the WHO’s definition of health?
Health is the state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease
Health Literacy
The degree to which an individual is able to take information from a health care provider and understand it to make the best decisions for themselves
What are the 3 approaches to health literacy?
- Readability - making sure that everything that is written to patient is written in a way that will make sense to the consumer
- Plain language - whatever information is given is given in the same language as the consumer which is why it is important to have a diverse workforce
- Health Literacy - being able to understand and act upon the information given
What are the 5 social discriminants of health?
- Social and Community
- Environment/Neighborhood
- Education access/quality
- Healthcare access/quality
- Economic stability
What is primary prevention and what are some examples?
Primary = prevention
- vaccines
- birth control
- going to doctor/dentist for checkups and cleanings
- washing hands/wearing masks
What is secondary prevention and what are some examples?
Secondary = Screening
- blood tests
- colonoscopy
- blood pressure monitoring
- covid tests
What is tertiary prevention and what are some examples?
Tertiary = Treatment
- surgery
- chemo
- medicine
What are Almshouses/Poorhouses?
These are places that were set up for the poor to seek medical attention and those who were homeless and needed a place to stay while treating illnesses
What are pesthouses?
These are places where sick people would be sent to get away from the public so they wouldn’t contaminate people. Ex: Cholera and scarlet fever
What are examples of private financing?
- Private insurance agencies and employers often times giving employees health insurance benefits
What are examples of public financing?
Medicare
Medicaid
CHIP
What is Medicare??
Medicare is federal government healthcare financing that is given based on age and disability
What is CHIP??
CHIP can be state or federal funding for specifically children.
Children’s Health Insurance Program
What is Medicaid???
Medicaid is state and federal funded insurance based on income.
Social Security Act
“our way of paying it forward” a portion of our social security tax goes toward supporting those who no longer have an income
IRON TRIANGLE
TBD
Why are there more work related injuries in health care than in any other field?
Medical tools, mentally distressed patients may attack, etc
What statistics are used to assess the health of the population?
- Infant mortality rate
- Life expectancy
- Health risk behaviors
OECD
Organization for economic cooperation and development - 38 countries membership that compares/assesses the countries economic and social data
