PATIENT CARE AND MANAGEMENT Flashcards
Care is collaborative and coordinated and goes beyond physical well-being to include emotional, social, and financial aspects of a patient’s situation.
Patients should always be in complete control when it comes to making decisions about their own care and treatment.
By taking a comprehensive approach to patient care, healthcare providers can better support patients in achieving optimal health outcomes and improving their overall quality of life.
Patient Care and Management
is collaborative and coordinated and goes beyond physical well-being to include emotional, social, and financial aspects of a patient’s situation.
Care
should always be in complete control when it comes to making decisions about their own care and treatment.
Patients
Treating the whole patient, not just the illness. It focuses on all aspects of well-being for better health outcomes
Comprehensive Approach to Patient Care
- Managing diseases, symptoms, and preventive care.
Physical Health
-Addressing stress, mental health, and emotional support.
Mental & Emotional Well-being
-Understanding patients’ backgrounds, beliefs, and access to resources
Social & Cultural Factors
-Promoting healthy lifestyles and disease prevention
Preventive Care & Education
-Involving doctors, nurses, therapists, and social workers for well-rounded care.
Collaboration
are the most important people in the healthcare community.
PATIENTS
They come to us for help in preserving health and solving health-related problems, and all the efforts of the health care team should be directed toward meeting these needs
patient
HEALTH CARE TEAM
Physician
Registered nurses
vocational nurses
occupational and physical therapist
pharmacist
respiratory therapist
laboratory technologist
social worker
radiologic technologists
A doctor of medicine. They often specialize in a specific area of practice and, following licensing, are to prescribe and supervise the medical care of the patient.
PHYSICIAN
provide home healthcare and case management, educate; act as a patient advocate; administer medications and treatments as ordered by physicians; monitor the patient’s health status; and coordinate and facilitate all patient care when the patient is hospitalized
REGISTERED NURSES
Work with patients under the supervision of a registered nurse.
VOCATIONAL NURSES
Work in the rehabilitative area of healthcare
OCCUPATIONAL AND PHYSICAL THERAPIST
Preparesand dispenses medications and oversees the patient’s drug therapy.
PHARMACIST
Maintains and improves the patient’s respiratory status.
RESPIRATORY THERAPIST
Analyzes laboratory specimens for pathologic conditions
LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS
Counsel patients and refer them for assistance to appropriate agencies
SOCIAL WORKERS
Specialized in diagnosis by imaging of patient’s disease or illness
RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGISTS
PERFORM DIAGNOSTIC RADIOGRAPHIC PROCEDURES
Confirm / verify patient’s clinical history with the procedure, assuring information is documented and available for use by a Doctor.
Prepare patient for procedures; providing instructions to obtain desired results, gain cooperation and minimize anxiety.
Selects and operate radiography equipment.
Position patient to best demonstrate anatomic area of interest, respecting patient ability and comfort.
Immobilized patients as required for appropriate exam
PERFORM DIAGNOSTIC RADIOGRAPHIC PROCEDURES
Determines radiographic techniques or exposure factors.
Applies principles of Radiation Protection to minimize exposure to patient, self and others.
Evaluate radiographs or images for technical quality and assuring proper identification is recorded.
Assumes responsibility for provisions of physical and physiological needs of patient’s during procedure.
Practices Aseptic Techniques as necessary
Importance of Patient Education
Enhances patient cooperation and comfort.
Promotes autonomy and compliance with care.
Reduces anxiety about procedures and radiation exposure.
