Week 4 Flashcards
1
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what is primary health care
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- a strategy for public health systems
- addresses the main problems in the community
- deals with populations/communities
- approach to health & a spectrum of services among the traditional health care system
- includes all services that play a role in health
- socioenvironmental approach to care
2
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what is primary care
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- first point of contact in health system
- individual/family unit center
- largely aligned w biomedical model
3
Q
what are the 5 principles to primary health care
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- access to care
- appropriate technology
- intersectoral collaboration
- public participation
- health promotion (and its 5 aspects)
4
Q
what are 5 characteristics of health promotoion
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- health public policy
- supportive enviro
- strengthening community action
- reorientating health services
- developing personal skills
5
Q
what is a policy
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- a statement of direction resulting from a decision-making process that applies reason, evidence, and values in public or private settings
6
Q
what is public policy
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- can be a course of action chosen to address identified problems
- addresses problems and groups of inter-related problems
- can also be a course of inaction
7
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what is politics about
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- power
- the ability to control & manipulate one’s enviro and everything in it
8
Q
list the characteristics of policy (5)
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- shoulds and oughts
- values, goals, and principles
- usually proactive
- develops thru a process (problem identification, implementation, eval)
- use of research and data
9
Q
list the characteristics of politics
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- focuses on conditions
- uses power
- primarly reactive
- foundation is philosophical (ex. political party)
- developed thru political process
- shapes content for policy & policy processes
10
Q
what policies guide nursing practice
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- health professions act (nursing act)
- scope of practice
- standards of practice (professional standards)
- practice guidelines
11
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what are the 3 key elements of a policy
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- problem definition
- policy goals
- policy instruments
12
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describe problem definition
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- problem should be defined
- background & rationale
13
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describe policy goals
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- what is the policy trying to achieve
- objectives/indicators
14
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what are policy instruments
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- methods to implement/reinforce policy
15
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what is personhood
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- standing or status that is bestowed upon one human being by others, in the context of relationship and social being
- implies recognition, respect, and trust
- the attributes possessed by human beings that make them persons