Module 1 Paramedic Practice 1
What does the term 'social contract' refer to? - answer Relationship between
paramedics and the public. Paramedics get prestige, trust and recognition in exchange
for providing the public with high quality health care.
Medical dominance - answer The asymmetry in power between the patient and the
health professional (where the health professional has more power over the patient)
Medicalization - answer The occurrence when non-medical phenomena are turned into
medical phenomena, e.g. gambling and childbirth.
What are Pickers Eight Principles of Person Centered Care? - answer1. Respect for
patient preferences
2. Coordination and integration of care
3. Information and education
4. Physical comfort
5. Emotional support
6. Involvement of family and friends
7. Continuity and transition
8. Access to care
What does continuity and transition mean? - answerParamedics pass on their patients
to other health professionals, so there needs to be accountability between health
professionals to ensure that there is a consistent standard of care.
What are the two extremes of the health locus? - answerInternal and External
What does internal refer to in the health locus? - answer"I control my health/destiny"
What does external refer to in the health locus? - answer"Others control my
health/destiny"
What are the core tenets of patient centred practice in paramedicine? - answer1. Equity
2. Shared goals
3. Recognition of power and privilege
4. Collaborative care
5. Patients as teachers
6. Culturally safe
7. Individualised
8. Empowerment
Equity? - answerPatients should receive same access and health care quality
What does the term 'social contract' refer to? - answer Relationship between
paramedics and the public. Paramedics get prestige, trust and recognition in exchange
for providing the public with high quality health care.
Medical dominance - answer The asymmetry in power between the patient and the
health professional (where the health professional has more power over the patient)
Medicalization - answer The occurrence when non-medical phenomena are turned into
medical phenomena, e.g. gambling and childbirth.
What are Pickers Eight Principles of Person Centered Care? - answer1. Respect for
patient preferences
2. Coordination and integration of care
3. Information and education
4. Physical comfort
5. Emotional support
6. Involvement of family and friends
7. Continuity and transition
8. Access to care
What does continuity and transition mean? - answerParamedics pass on their patients
to other health professionals, so there needs to be accountability between health
professionals to ensure that there is a consistent standard of care.
What are the two extremes of the health locus? - answerInternal and External
What does internal refer to in the health locus? - answer"I control my health/destiny"
What does external refer to in the health locus? - answer"Others control my
health/destiny"
What are the core tenets of patient centred practice in paramedicine? - answer1. Equity
2. Shared goals
3. Recognition of power and privilege
4. Collaborative care
5. Patients as teachers
6. Culturally safe
7. Individualised
8. Empowerment
Equity? - answerPatients should receive same access and health care quality
