ATI Fundamentals for Nursing ATI

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Preventive health care - Answer - focuses on educating and equipping clients to reduce and control risk factors of disease. Examples include immunizations, stress management programs, and seat belt us... e Primary health care - Answer - emphasizes health promotion, and includes prenatal and well-baby care, nutrition counseling, and disease control. is based on a sustained partnership between client and provider. examples include office or clinic visits and scheduled school/work centered screenings (vision, hearing, obesity) Secondary health care - Answer - includes the diagnosis and treatment of emergency, acute illness, or injury. examples include care given in hospital settings (inpatient and EDs), diagnostic centers, or emergent care centers Tertiary health care - Answer - involves the provision of specialized highly technical care. examples include oncology centers and burn centers Restorative health care - Answer - involves intermediate follow-up care for restoring health. examples include home health care, rehab centers, and skilled nursing facilities Continuing health care - Answer - designed to address long-term or chronic health care needs. examples include hospice, adult day care, and in-home respite care Health care regulatory agencies include: - Answer - -US Dept of Health and Human Srvcs -US FDA -State and local public health agencies -State licensing boards (to ensure providers & agencies comply with state regulations) -the Joint Commission/JCAHO (set quality standards for accreditation of health care facilities) -Professional Standards Review Organizations (PSROs) -Utilization review committees (monitor for appropriate diagnosis and treatment of hospitalized clients) Morals are: - Answer - the values and beliefs held by people that guide their behaviors and decision making Ethical theory examines: - Answer - the different principles, ideas, systems, and philosophies used to make judgments about what is right/wrong and good/bad Ethical principles - Answer - standards of what is right/wrong with regard to important social values and norms [Show More]

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