Answer These Health Care Flashcards

Avoids development of disease as much as possible and promotes healthy living. Redone every 10 years. Health promotion

Aim at early disease detection and treatment to prevent the progression of the disease and development of more symptoms.

Restoring function and decreasing disease related complications of an already established disease. Rehab and palliative care included.

Childhood obesity and nutrition, physical activity, dental and oral health, tobacco cessation, health screening.Physician office, hospital clinics, community health, public health

****Early detectionhospital, Out patient surgery, specialist office

****RestorationHospital, acute care, rehab, extended care

Acute care, extended care, home care, community

Changing demographics (minority and elderly), advances in technology, health literacy

Diagnosis-related groups establish fees according to diagnosis

Organizes care delivery that emphasizes cost-effective, quality care-focuses on decreased cost and improved outcomesPro: care of client carefully planned, costs predeterminedCon: some benefits limited

Multidisciplinary teams assist clients and families to access necessary resources in timely manner while managing and allocating available resources***goal to provide service delivery approach***case manager: may or may not provide direct care***Continuity of care

All services and care providers brought to client-requires cross training of professionals-may have increase cost to client

Healthcare divided in functional lines-task requiring least skill done by least skilled worker-client not assigned to a specific nurse***cost efficient***can overlook nursing care not easily quantified

-unlicensed assistive personnel -these are staff members that assume delegated aspects of basic client care

Professional nurse leads teams that provides individual care-frees professional nurse to attend to more complex clients-may lead to lack of continuity