Week 6: Health Care in Canada Flashcards
Why should nurses understand the healthcare system?
Nurses are integral to the system and must understand issues that affect how care is provided. The success of healthcare systems depends on nurses’ participation to deliver quality, cost-effective care.
What is the role of nurses in patient care?
Nurses must advocate, reinforce, and retain values of safe, ethical, evidence-based informed patient care.
What is the Canada Health Act (1984)?
The major federal legislation governing Canada’s publicly funded healthcare system, aimed at protecting, promoting, and restoring the well-being of Canadians while limiting health barriers.
What are the principles of the Canada Health Act?
- Public Administration: Operate on a non-profit basis through public authority.
- Comprehensive: Cover medically necessary services.
- Universality: Free of discrimination.
- Portability: Coverage across Canada.
- Accessibility: Reasonable access, regardless of pay.
What are the levels of government in Canada’s healthcare system?
- Federal Government: Administers the Canada Health Act, ensures compliance, assists in financing, and provides national health policy.
- Provincial and Territorial Government: Develops and administers health care insurance and manages insurable health services.
What is Primary Health Care (PHC)?
The foundation of Canada’s healthcare system, serving as the first point of contact with an emphasis on health promotion and disease prevention.
What are the pillars of Primary Health Care?
- Teams: Multi-disciplinary collaboration for a full range of services.
- Access: Ensures better access to appropriate services.
- Information: Uses technology to improve efficiency.
- Healthy Living: Focuses on self-care, health prevention, and promotion.
What are the levels of healthcare in Canada?
- Level 1: Health Promotion.
- Level 2: Disease and Injury Prevention (Primary, Secondary, Tertiary).
- Level 3: Diagnosis and Treatment (Primary, Secondary, Tertiary).
- Level 4: Rehabilitation.
- Level 5: Supportive Care.
What is the focus of Level 1 healthcare?
Health Promotion: Enabling people to increase control over their health.
What is the focus of Level 2 healthcare?
Disease and Injury Prevention: Protecting against disease before signs occur (Primary), promoting early detection after the conditon occurs (Secondary), and minimizing disability and living with conditions (Tertiary).
What is the focus of Level 3 healthcare?
Diagnosis and Treatment: Recognizing and managing existing health problems.
Primary Care (first point of contact )
Secondary care ( provision of specialized medial services for futher review)
Terirtary Care ( specialized technical care for complex issues)
What is the focus of Level 4 healthcare?
Rehabilitation: Improving health and quality of life after physical/mental illness, injury, or addictions.
promotes independece
self-care
What is the focus of Level 5 healthcare?
Supportive Care: For clients with chronic or progressive illness, including long-term care and assisted living.
Respite and pallitatve care
What are the types of supportive living?
- Home care: Services to maintain independence.
- Supportive Living: Home-like setting without RN.
- Long-term care: Hospital-like care.
