Trends And Challenges Mod 3

Question 1

What are clinical decisions based on?

Answer 1

Best research evidence, clinical expertise and patient values and preferences

Question 2

What is collaborative care?

Answer 2

When all health professionals, family and friends come together and have a mutual understanding and shared decision making to maximize health care delivery and outcome

Question 3

What are the 6 competencies of being a successful and collaborative health care provider?

Answer 3

Person centred care
Role clarification 
Team work
Collaborative leadership
Inter professional communication 
Conflict resolution

Question 4

What are some risks and benefits of globalization of health care?

Answer 4

Benefits: immediate sharing of knowledge, updated treatments and technologies, expansion of human rights and migration of health care workers
Risks: potential for rapid disease transmission and migration of health care workers

Question 5

What are 2 major factors in the nursing shortage?

Answer 5

Aging workforce and low international immigration

Question 6

Define epidemic

Answer 6

An outbreak of disease that attack many people in the same amount of time and can spread rapidly through communities

Question 7

Define pandemic

Answer 7

When an epidemic spreads world wide

Question 8

Define culture competence

Answer 8

Having knowledge, respect and skills toward a patient who is a different culture