Nursing theory Flashcards
What happened in 1980 for Midwives?
EU Directives 80/154/EEC and 80/155/EEC led to harmonisation of midwifery education programmes
What did these directives set out
Minimum duration and content for midwifery programmes and mandated all EU member states to comply
Dept. Of Health
Mission
Improve health and wellbeing of people by keeping people healthy and providing high quality services and resources
5 Slaintecare things
Current health policy
Political consensus
Universal health service
Six health regions
Ten year blue print for reform
What is the office of the Chief Nursing Officer responsible for?
Provision of strategic leadership and expert nursing and midwifery advice to DepHealth
Workforce planning, professional regulation and allied healthcare.
What is primary health care?
Universally accessible essential healthcare to individuals and families in a community at an affordable cost
What is the primary health care team?
Services groups of professionals delivering healthcare services to community
Primary Health Care defintion
An inter disciplinary, high quality, team based and user friendly set of services for the public.
Secondary Health Care
Services provided by medical specialists who do not have first contact with patients.
Who is part of secondary health care teamv
Nurses pharmacists radiologist dietician NCHDS
Tertiary Health Care
Encompasses more costly and complex in service treatment services.
What does Tertiary Care offer?
More centralised care and includes diagnosis and treatments
Community Care
Provision of nursing care in the service users home.
HIQA ROLE IS TO :
Develop and set standards in health and social services.
Monitor healthcare quality through a system of inspection.
