FUNDA LEC MIDTERMS

• HEALTHCARE SYSTEM


  the totality of services offered by

  all health disciplines
• HEALTHCARE SYSTEM


  one of the largest industries in the

  United States.
• PRIMARY PREVENTION


  consists of health promotion and

  illness prevention
• PRIMARY PREVENTION


  attain healthy, thriving lives &

  well-being
• PRIMARY PREVENTION


  eliminate health disparities
• PRIMARY PREVENTION


  promote full potential of health
• PRIMARY PREVENTION


  design policies to improve health
• SECONDARY PREVENTION


  consists of diagnosis and treatment
• SECONDARY PREVENTION


  early detection of disease
• SECONDARY PREVENTION


  bone density studies for women at menopause to evaluate for early osteoporosis
• TERTIARY PREVENTION


  consists of rehabilitation, health restoration, and palliative care.
• TERTIARY PROGRAMS


  outreach programs
• World Health Organization (WHO)

  developed a project called Healthy People.
• HEALTH PROMOTION


  slow to develop until the 1980s
• Types of healthcare prevention


  • Primary prevention: Health promotion and illness prevention
  • Secondary prevention: Diagnosis and treatment
  • Tertiary prevention: Rehabilitation, health restoration, and palliative care
• Primary prevention


  Consists of health promotion and illness prevention to attain healthy, thriving lives & well-being, eliminate health disparities, promote full potential of health, promote healthy behaviors, and design policies to improve health
• Primary prevention


  Health promotion and illness prevention
• Primary prevention


  • Attain healthy, thriving lives & well-being
  • Eliminate health disparities
  • Promote full potential of health
  • Promote healthy behaviors
  • Design policies to improve health
• Secondary prevention


  Diagnosis and treatment
• Secondary prevention


  • Early detection of disease
  • Regular dental exams
  • Bone density studies for women at menopause to evaluate for early osteoporosis
  • Voluntary HIV Testing
• Tertiary prevention


  Rehabilitation, health restoration, and palliative care
• Tertiary prevention


  • Therapy at rehab centers
  • Outreach programs
  • End-of-life care
• Healthcare system is the totality of services offered by all health disciplines
• Healthcare system is one of the largest industries in the United States
• Health promotion


  Emphasize the important role clients play in maintaining their own health and encourage them to maintain the highest level of wellness they can achieve
• Illness prevention


  • Providing immunizations
  • Identifying risk factors for illness
  • Helping individuals take measures to prevent these illnesses from occurring
• Diagnosis and treatment facilities

  • MRI & related Radiologic Diagnostic procedures - commonly performed at physician-or corporate-owned centers
  • Outpatient surgical units (surgi-centers)
  • Urgent care centers and independent emergency rooms - more common than in previous years
• Rehabilitative care


  Assisting clients to function adequately in the physical, mental, social, economic, and vocational areas of their lives
• Rehabilitation may begin in the hospital, but will eventually lead clients back into the community for further treatment and follow-up once health has been restored
• Palliative care


  Providing comfort and treatment for symptoms
• Public health


  Responsible for developing programs to meet the health needs of the individuals
• Government (official) agencies for public health services

  • National Institutes of Health (NIH)
  • Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
  • Veterans Affairs (VA)
• Local health departments


  • Focus on meeting individual health needs, providing necessary staff and facilities, and evaluating program effectiveness
• State health organizations


  • Responsible for assisting the local health departments
• NIH institutes and centers

  • National Institute on Drug Abuse
  • National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
  • NIH Clinical Center
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)


  • Surveillance of diseases and behaviors that lead to disease and disability
  • Provide data to relevant authorities through laboratory and epidemiological investigations
• Types of healthcare services

  • Inpatient services
  • Outpatient services/outpatient clinic
  • Ambulatory care services
  • Emergency department services
  • Hospice services
• Physician's offices


  Clients visit these offices for routine health screenings, illness diagnosis, and treatment
• Physician's offices often do not require expertise of RNs, and some tasks may be performed by medical assistants
• Ambulatory care centers/clinics


  Have diagnostic and treatment facilities for minor surgical procedures, where clients can rest at home while maintaining care