Violence and Patient-Centered Care Flashcards
Aspects Of Health
Physical: Able to perform ADL’s
Emotional: Adapts to stress, express emotions
Social: Interactions with others
Intellectual: Effectively learns and shares information
Spiritual: Adopts a belief that provides meaning to life
Occupational: Balances job and activities
Environmental: Creates measures to improve standards of living
Illness
Acute: Severe symptoms over a short time period, treatable
Ex: Strep Throat
Disease
> 6 months. Alteration in body function, reduction of capacities, shortens normal life span. Untreatable and progressive
Ex: Diabetes
Chronic
Long term: Condition that lasts 1 year or more requiring on-going medical attention
Ex: Diabetes, Heart disease, Cancer
Acute
Short Term: Disease or disorder that lasts a short time, comes on rapidly.
Ex: Asthma Attack, Covid, Strep Throat
Assessment
Evaluation of patients health beliefs, identify risk factors, access to health care, identify barriers ( language, transportation, finances )
Screening tools for Elder Abuse
Elder Abuse Suspicion Index
Questions about how the elderly feels they are being treated
Good tool to find out if they’re being abused
When to Intervene?
When there is evidence, high-risk, patient admits it is happening.
Signs of Elder Abuse
Bruises, lack of hygiene, isolation, weight loss
Patient-Centered Care
Patient-centred care involves recognising your needs and respects your right to make health decisions and choices. Patient-centred care includes your right to comment, ask questions and make complaints about your healthcare.
How do Nurses promote patient-centered care?
Best practices for delivering quality patient care
Show respect.
Express gratitude.
Enable access to care.
Involve patients’ family members and friends.
Coordinate patient care with other providers.
Provide emotional support.
Engage patients in their care plan.
Address your patients’ physical needs.
