Health Care Delivery Systems Cont. (Fund Of Nursing)

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Managed Care

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Way to provide care that is designed to control cost while maintaining quality of care.

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Case Managers

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Often nurses who maintain continuity of care across settings for patients who are seriously ill or have chronic illness.

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Primary Care

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The delivery of healthcare services including the initial contact and ongoing care.

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Public Hospitals

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Nonprofit institutions. Financed and operated by local, state, or national agencies. Pts may NOT have insurance and services are provided at little or no cost to pt.

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Private Hospitals

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May be for-profit or nonprofit.
Operated by communities, churches, corporations and charitable organizations.
Pt have some kind of healthcare.

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Inpatient

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Person who enters the hospital and stays overnight for an intermediate time.

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Outpatient

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Pt who are not hospitalized overnight but who require diagnosis or treatment.

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Outpatient services

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inlude sergical procedure, diagnostic testing, medications, PT, counseling, health education.

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Ambulatory Care

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Agencies that deliver medical care on an outpatient basis.
-located in hospitals, free standing service provided by group of healthcare provider or managed by APRN (advanced practice registered nurse.)

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Home Health Care

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One of most rapidly growing areas.
Provided through community health dept, visiting nurses assoc, hospital based case managers, home health agencies.

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Long Term Care

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Provides medical and non medical care for people with chronic illness or disabilities.

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Day Care Centers

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Nurses administer meds and treatments, conducthealth screenings, teach and counsel.

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Mental Health Centers

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Nuses have strong communication and counseling skills. Must be fimiliar with community resources specific to needs of patients to make appropriate referrals.

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Rehab Centers

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Direct Care , teaching, and counseling. The practice of rehab nurse is based on a philosophy of encouraging independent self care w/i patients ability.

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Respite Care

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Type of care provded for caregivers of homebound ill, disabled, or elderly patients.
Medicaid and most insurance providers do not cover cost.

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Hospice

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Program of palliative nd supportive care services providing physical, psychologial, social, and spiritual care for dying persons.

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Palliative Care

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Focused on relief of physical, mental, and spiritual distress.
Goal is to prevent and relieve suffering by early assessment and treatment of pain and other physical problems.

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Voluntary Agencies

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Nonprofit
Meals on wheels, American Heart Associaton, American Lung Association
Can provide settings for support groups.

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Govt Agencies

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VA-Veterans Administration
PHS-Public Health Service
PHA-Public Health Agencies.

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VA

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Provide healthcare services to veterans and military hospitals provide care to active members of the armed forces and their immediate families.

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Physician

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Responsible for the diagnosis of illness and the medical or surgical treatment of that illness.

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Physician Assistant

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(PA) Provides support to the physician.

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Physical Therapist

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Seeks to restore function or to prevent further disability in a patient after an injury or illness.

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Respiratory Therapist

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Trained in techniques that improve pulmonary function or oxygenation.

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Occupational Therapist

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Assist physically challenged patients to adapt to limitations

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Speech Therapist

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Trained to help hearing impaired patients speak more clearly, to assist patients who have had a stroke to relearn how to speak or to modift speech disturbances in children.

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Dietitian

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Plans for the dietary needs for patients based on knowledge on all aspects of nutrition.

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Pharmacist

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licensed to formulate and dispense medications.

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Social Worker

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Counsels patients and family members and also informs them of and refers them to various community resources.