CONCEPT OF MAN, HEALTH AND ILLNESS Flashcards
describes a health care system whose goals are to provide cost-effective, quality care that focuses on decreased costs and improved outcomes for groups of clients
MANAGED CARE
Care for client is carefully planned from initial contact to the conclusion of the specific health problem.
❑ _______ can be used with primary, team, functional and alternative nursing care delivery
systems
MANAGED CARE
describes a range of models for integrating health services for individuals or groups.
❑ involves multidisciplinary teams that assume collaborative responsibility for planning,assessing needs, implementing and evaluating care of groups of clients from preadmission to discharge
CASE MANAGEMENT
is a delivery model that brings all
services and cares provided to the
clients.
PATIENT - FOCUSED CARE
Cross-training, development of
multiskilled workers who can perform tasks or functions in more than one discipline, is an essential element of
PATIENT - FOCUSED CARE
is a system in which the best possible use of nursing personnel is based on their educational preparation and resultant skill sets
DIFFERENTIATED PRACTICE
Enables nurses to progress and assume roles and responsibilities appropriate to their level of experience, capability and
education.
DIFFERENTIATED PRACTICE
is an organizational model in which nursing staff are cooperative with administrative personnel in making, implementing and evaluating client care policies.
SHARED GOVERNANCE
Presence or absence of disease
* Complete physical, mental, social wellbeing
* Ability to maintain normal roles
* Developmental and behavioral potential is realized to fullest extent possible
* Striving toward optimal functioning
HEALTH
- referred to as total care
- one nurse is assigned to and is responsible for the comprehensive care of the group of clients
during an 8-12 hours shift.
CASE METHOD
- focuses on the jobs to be completed(e.g. bed making, temperature measurement)
❑Based on production and efficiency model that gives authority and responsibility to the
person assigning the work
FUNCTIONAL METHOD
is the delivery of individualized
nursing care to clients by a team
led by a professional nurse
TEAM NURSING
s a system in which one nurse is
responsible for overseeing the total care of as number of clients 24 hours a day, 7 days a week even if he/she does not deliver all the care personally.
❑ a method of providing comprehensive, individualized and consistent care.
PRIMARY NURSING
▪ State of well-being
▪ A dynamic, growing process
▪ Daily decision-making
regarding nutrition, stress
management, physical
fitness, preventive health
care, and emotional health
▪ Whole being of the
individual
WELLNESS
Ability to promote health measure that improves
* Standard of living
* Quality of life
* Influences such as food, water, and air
ENVIRONMENTAL
