Theme 1 Key Questions

Question 1

How is healthcare in Australia organised and funded?

Answer 1

Federal government is responsible for the overall coordination of the public health system and responsible for the funding of Medicare, PRIMARY HEALTH CARE, population health, diseases, outbreaks, aged care, health promotion

State and Territory is responsible to give money depending on the needs of the community

Question 2

What is Medicare?

Answer 2

Public health insurance scheme

Question 3

What is the difference between primary, secondary and hospital care?

Answer 3

Primary: front-line service - first point of contact, delivered within the community, no referral needed

Secondary: after being assessed by GP, needing a referral for a specialist, care or treatment

Hospital Care - public or private (depending on whether one has insurance)

Question 4

How do people access healthcare?

Answer 4

When one is unwell, they go to the pharmacy or their local GP

Question 5

What barriers prevent access to healthcare?

Answer 5

• Cultural (gender, religion, language)
• Physical (disability, location)
• Economic (financial issues)
• Awareness
• Lack of services

Question 6

What is the difference between a profession and a job?

Answer 6

Profession

• required competence (skills, ability, knowledge, attitude, values) in scope of practice
• extended tertiary education
• specialist training for specific service

Job
- Earning money

Question 7

How do you define healthcare’s scope of practice?

Answer 7

According to AHPRA (Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency) - National register and accreditation scheme for health practitioners who regulate 14 health professions

Question 8

How do health professions reduce infection transmission?

Answer 8

Standard precautions: basic infection control practice used for EVERY PATIENT

Additional precautions: mircoorganisms able to transmit through airborne, contact or droplet

Question 9

What are 3 requirements for micoorganisms to cause infection?

Answer 9

1. ) Susceptible HOST
2. ) AGENT capable of infecting (unwell, immuno-compromised)
3. ) Environment facilitating interaction of host and agent

Question 10

What are 3 key principles of Infection Control?

Answer 10

1. ) Maxmise HOST defences
2. ) Removal of sources (AGENTS/ soap)
3. ) Reduce risk of TRANSMISSION

Question 11

What is the chain of infection

Answer 11

• Microorganism
• Reservior (source)
• Portal of exit
• Method of transmission (airborne, contact, droplet)
• Portal of entry into a:
• Susceptible host

Question 12

5 moments of Hand Hygiene

Answer 12

Before & after touching a patient

Before & after a procedure

After contact with patients environment