Canadian Health Care System
The _______ and provincial governments have a role in the Canadian Health Care system
Federal
A client with a hip fracture may be found in this type of setting
Acute care
The five sphere's of health are
Physical, mental, social, emotional and spiritual
Using spoken words to communicate is known as
Verbal communication
Who is usually responsible for supervising support workers in a facility?
A nurse
The Canadian health care system is shifting from _____care to home care.
hospital
The care provided to a person who is dying is known as this.
Hospice
Providing care based on the whole person is known as
Holism
Messages conveyed by facial expressions and gestures are an example of
Non verbal communication
When a nurse authorizes a support worker to perform a nursing task this is called
Delegation
What Canadian program is Tommy Douglas credited as establishing?
Canada Health Act
Another name for a sudden short term illness is
Acute illness
It is important to remember thast a person's ______ influences health beliefs and practices.
Culture
When you restate a person's message, this is called
Paraphrasing
Having the necessary knowledge, skill and judgement to perform a task safely demonstrates this
Competence
The purpose of this strategy is to prevent disease or injury.
Health Promotion
A specialized unit to care for clients with dementia can be found in this type of facility
Long-term care
The expected course of recovery for an illness is known as
Prognosis
When communicating with a client who has dementia it is important to
Use short, simple directions
A nursing care function that can be delegated to a support worker is known as
A nursing task
_____care is most people's first contact with the health care system.
Primary health care
A patient who does not stay overnight in a facility is called
Outpatient
Health is a _______. With illness at one end and optimal health at the other.
Continuum
If you are attentive to the speaker's feelings you are practising
Empathetic listening
It is appropriate to refuse a task the nurse has asked you to perform, when
You are not trained for the task.