CH.6,7,8 CONTEMPORARY PRACTICAL/VOCATIONAL NURSING KURZEN

CH.6,7,8 CONTEMPORARY PRACTICAL/VOCATIONAL NURSING KURZEN health care provider - CORRECT ANSWER --licensed, trained professional, such as a dentist or physician, who helps people maintain or restore health -include people, institutions, and organizations that make health care services available to those who want or need them. physicians, dentists, optometrist, nurse practitioners, and podiatrists are examples of people who provide health care. health care facility - CORRECT ANSWER --place, such as a hospital, where health care is provided. -buildings or locations where health care is provided. health care services - CORRECT ANSWER --term used to describe the actual delivery of health care by health care workers. -health care service includes the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of illnesses. -can take many forms; a surgeon who preforms an appendectomy, a nurse who provides home care, a dietitian who plans the weeks menu for a nursing home, a hospital administrator who orders equipment for the physical therapy department, a public health nurse presenting information to a community group on cancer prevention. Health Care Regulation - CORRECT ANSWER --term used to describe methods designed to control not only the quality of healthcare but also the cost. health care financing - CORRECT ANSWER --term used to discuss how the costs for health care are paid. health care system - CORRECT ANSWER --is the organization of people, institutions, and resources that deliver health care services to meet the health needs of target populations.