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-keys in hand
-park in well lit area..have an escort if you can
- phone fully charged..full tank of gas
Safety in Home Care
- extra supplies -gloves -document
-answer patient and family questions
Home Health Care
problem solving approach to delivering health care
ex. Hand hygiene prevents infection..less germs
Evidence Based Practice
..Believed in interpersonal care...humanistic...holistic approach ..high-touch nursing
Watsons Caring Theory
Responsible, caring, honest, organized
Characteristics of a good nurse
-punctual
-professionally dressed
-positive attitude
-kind..supportive..and thorough care
Examples of Professionalism
a person with an ear infection wouldn't be admitted to a hospital because it isn't the..
"level of care provided and patient setting has to be appropriate"
Appropriate level of care
-counseling
-medication review
-exercise & nutritional programs
cardiac rehab
1 Nurse responsible for all patient cares..draws blood..administers meds..changes bed etc
Primary Nursing
consists or nurses, CNAs and other nursing personnel to provide care for a group of patients
Team Nursing
-older nurses are retiring
-nurses are becoming burnt out
- general shortage
- Nurses are not happy and changing fields
Reasons for nursing shortages
a model, theory, assumption, or frame of reference
-based on learning through theoretical or clinical experiences
Paradigm
-change in ways of thinking, break with traditions
Paradigm shift
health promotion and prevenative (physical and flu shots)
Primary health care system
management..restorative and rehab..long term care facility
Tertiary Health care system
Diagnostic..treatment and early detection (MRI..X-ray)
Secondary health care system
patients stay for a few days or up to 100 days..eventually moving to a rehab, nursing home, or home-care setting
Skilled Nursing Setting
public healthcare facility funded by the county.city, state, and federal governments
-provides std tracking..certain communicable desiseas..provides WIC
Health Departments
-works to address
-cost containment
-preexisting conditions
-small business premiums
-Lifetime benefit cap....allows young adults to stay on their parents insurance until age 26
ACA ... Affordable Care Act