Week 6 highlights Flashcards
(23 cards)
True or false: PAs are theonlymajor healthcare provider without a requirement for a terminal doctorate.
True
True or false: PA and NP are both good careers and have many more similarities than differences
True
As of 2020 there were _________NPs and ___________ PAs working in the US with an ample number of expected new positions available
300,000; 150,000
NP vs PA: The mean average salary equivalent
write about the same number of prescriptions per week (around ______) & see about the _______________ of patients each week
100; same number
NPs have ___________ programs, can select some of own rotations
online
NP programs are _________ long and PA programs are __________
1.5-2 years; 3 academic years
List 2 similarities between NPs and PAs
1) Both are well respected
2) Both are Master prepared programs (maybe moving to doctorate)
Healthcare team: ______________ is key, as well as knowledge of their scope of practice
Communication
Interprofessional healthcare team for a diabetic patient:
1) The physician (or PA) _____________ the condition and ______________ treatment
2) Who teaches the patient how to measure their blood glucose level properly?
3) Who helps the patient learn how to eat properly?
1) diagnoses; prescribes
2) Nurse
3) Dietitian
Interprofessional healthcare team for a diabetic patient:
1) The _______________ treats the patients foot ulcers and other complications
2) The physical therapist does what?
3) The ____________ assists in proper medication regimen
1) podiatrist
2) works with activity limitations
3) pharmacist
Interprofessional healthcare team for a diabetic patient:
1) The _________________ can help find programs allowing the patient to afford the medications prescribed
2) Optometrist/ophthalmologists do what?
1) social worker
2) annual eye exam; DM retinopathy etc.
Radiology technicians operate the ______________, & _________patients for optimum results and perform tests
machinery; position
True or false: Nutritionists have no education requirements, whereas dieticians do
True
Do RDs know what’s on a hospital’s menu?
No
True or false: Nurse midwifes are advanced practitioners
True
What are the top skills for CNAs?
1) Activities of daily living (ADLS) assistance
2) Patient bathing
3) Vital signs measurement
4) Home health assistance
What are the top skills for MAs?
1) Appointment scheduling
2) Vital signs measurement
3) Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
4) Injections
5) Electrocardiogram (EKG)
Who is responsible for helping pts improve movement?
PTs (physical therapists)
Who is a major part of the inpatient TPN committee?
Pharmacists
Give 3 examples of inpatient rehab patients
1) Amputation
2) Brain injury/stroke
3) Spinal cord injury
Special exercises and stretches designed to relieve pain, improve mobility or regain strength may be directed by who?
PTs (physical therapists)
Who is primarily the one in charge of making sure a patient can swallow after a stroke?
Speech therapists (STs)
(they will work with the RD to adjust diet)
List 7 issues a speech therapist may help with
1) Dyslexia
2) Dyspraxia
3) Aphasia
4) Dysphagia
5) Articulation
6) Fluency
7) Resonance or voice
