Rural/Remote Flashcards

1
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Define a rural area

A

Anything outside a metropolitan area

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2
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What are the metropolitan areas of AB? What population in Canada is living rural?

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Edmonton, Red Deer, Calgary, Lethbridge

16% or 6 million

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3
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Define a remote area

A

lacks transportation links that are common in urban areas

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4
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What population in Canada is living remote?

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11% or 4 million Canadians

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5
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What are three unique roles of the scope or practice for a rural nurse?

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  1. local search and rescue
  2. ability to obtain samples
  3. lab tests, noticing and awareness of diagnostic tests
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6
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What is RhPAP?

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Rural health professions action plan

A resource and collaborative partnership for rural health - developed for rural communities to increase accessibility for rural health care

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7
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Why was RhPAP initially created? What is its current goal?

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Initially created to attract physicians to rural centres

Goal is to now attract and attain all various HCP

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8
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What is the goal of AHS?

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Goal is to improve AB health through stronger ongoing relationships with family physicians, NPs and team, to increase information sharing and continuity of care

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9
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What was the original version of public health in Canada?

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Case management

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10
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Define case management

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maximizing client wellness and autonomy within their context through advocacy, communication, education, identification of resources and facilitation

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11
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What is the difference between illness and disease

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illness - what a patient experiences (how it is perceived, symptoms and suffering, how it is lived with)

disease - what is diagnosed

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12
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what are the leading causes of death in Canada?

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Cancer, diabetes, CVD, chronic respiratory disease

Cancer is #1

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Define acute disease

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rapid onset, short in duration, self-limiting, infrequent complications, patient returns to previous level of functioning, and responds to treatment

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Define chronic disease

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prolonged, does not respond or resolve spontaneously, rarely cured completely, permanent impairments or deviations from normal, irreversible pathological changes, residual disability, special rehabilitation is needed, long term medical or/both nursing management

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