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23 Cards in this Set
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Health care system established to provide cost-effective, quality care for groups of clients
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Managed Care
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Range of models for integrating health care services for individuals or groups.
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Case Management
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Method for tracking the client's progress, planning care, and providing client teaching and discharge planning
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Clinical pathway
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Delivery model that brings all services and care providers to the clients.
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Client-focused care
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System in which one nurse is responsible for the comprehensive care of a group of clients during an 8- or 12-hour shift.
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Case method
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Delivery model that focuses on the jobs to be completed, using personnel with less preparation than the professional nurse to perform less complex care requirements.
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Functional Method
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Delivery of individualized nursing care to clients by a nursing team led by a professional nurse; members use diverse skills and education to deliver client care
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Team Nursing
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System in which one nurse is responsible for total care of a number of clients 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
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Primary nursing
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Amendment to the Social Security Act that provided a national and state health insurance program for older adults
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Medicare
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Federal public assistance program paid out of general taxes to people who require financial assistance.
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Medicaid
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Special benefits for disabled or blind persons and people not eligible for Social Security; payments are not restricted to health care costs
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Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
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Legislation that limits the amount paid to hospitals that are reimbursed by Medicare.
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Prospective Payment System
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Group of physicians and perhaps a health care agency (often hospitals) that provide an insurance company or employer with health services at a discounted rate.
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Preferred Provider Organizations
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Legislation to bring a measure of quality improvement to the nursing home and extended-care facility industry
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Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA)
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Asphyxiation; lack of oxygen due to interrupted breathing.
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Suffocation
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Means of enclosing dirty, contaminated, or hazardous materials in plastic bags for safe removal and disposal
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Bagging
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Events outside the hospital that produce a large number of victims (e.g. fires, plane or train accidents, earthquakes or violent civil disturbances
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External disasters:
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Events within the hospital that interrupt services and produce victims (e.g. utility interruption or chemical spill).
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Internal disasters
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Means of assessing a large number of emergency victims quickly. Victims are prioritized according to their care needs, from most severe to least.
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Triage
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Term used to describe safe, efficient use of the body to move objects and carry out activities of daily living
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Body Mechanics
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Acute flexion of the back with hips and knees straight
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Stooping
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Rotation of the thoracolumbar spine
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Twisting
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Fixed point about which a lever moves.
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Fulcrum:
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