Personal & Professional Development and Research II Flashcards
Define health according to WHO
The state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
Define cultural bias as outlined by Millikan Honeycutt
The tendency to make negative judgements about a person because of the culture or class from which that person comes is called cultural bias
How do the definitions of ethics and morals differ fro one another.
Ethics- refers to rules provided by an external source
Morals- refers to an individual’s own principles regarding right and wrong
Although morals may be learned or given in a specific cultural environment, morality is ultimately a personal compass of right and wrong
List CNM’s ethical principles
Honesty Objectivity Integrity Carefulness Openness Respect for intellectual property Confidentiality Responsible publication Endure behaviour does not damage profession’s reputation Follow guidelines
Define self-care according to the Department of Health
The actions individuals and careers take for themselves, their children, their families and others to stay fit and maintain good physical and mental health; meet social and psychological needs; prevent illness or accidents; care for minor ailments and long-term conditions; and maintain health and wellbeing after an acute illness or discharge from hospital.
In what ways can we help motivate our patients
Personal approach, develop trust
Work alongside patients “the healing alliance”
Simple solutions
Accompany, see them through the journey
Clear communication be sure they understand instructions
Be available and let them know when/ how they can contact you.
What are some elements of effective feedback?
Balanced- both the good points and things to improve
Straightforward and specific
Constructive
Be prepared to hear negative feedback
Why is self-assessment so important to your practice
Identifies areas for improvement
Enable you to ask for help
To practice to the best of their ability
Can us reflective cycle to process each issue or something that didnt’ work well
What can you do if you if something arises in your evaluation
Act on information promptly
Be open and honest
Arrange guidance or training if necessary
Ask advice from colleague or superior
Explain the process of clinical audits
A quality improvement process that seeks to improve patient care and outcomes through systematic evils of care against explicitly criteria and the implementation of change
Audits are “real-world” investigations: they are not based on hypothesis they are there to assess what is actually happening within a sphere of activity.
What are some of the benefits of conducting a clinical audit
Improve practice and patient outcomes
Analyze effectiveness of diagnoses, treatment and care
Monitor the us of resources
Monitor patient outcomes and quality of life
Assess and analyze problems
Propose change and improvement
What is the Audit Cycle
Set standards Measure current practices Compare results vs standards Reflect, plan and change Re-audit
Share some examples of clinical audits
Monitoring the practical and logistical elements of the clinic
Reviewing the wya patent information is recorded and processed
Review patterns of treatment within clinic.eg extract all files of patients with IBS to compare treatment and outcomes
Feedback of patient experience
How often and by which year group is the CNM herbal medicine clinical environment audited
Annually by level 2
Types of Qualitative Reseach
Interview Questionnaires Observation Emic (exploring thought :from the inside”) vs Etic (scientifically from the outside)
