NURS 3510

population health - Answer - overarching approach to health that targets improvement of specific groups towards reducing health inequities - analysis of societal conditions that shape populations & how conditions affect experiences of illness & disease what shapes public health practice - Answer population health what is public health - Answer - the organized efforts of society, to prevent injury, illness, & premature death focus of public health - Answer - p...

What is palliative care - Answer Palliative care increases quality of life through prevention and relief of suffering. Affirms dying as a normal process, offers holistic care to person/s, and is provided by a range of health/social care. How does palliative care work - Answer Provides comfort (relief of sufforing) with chronic/progressive illness though addressing illness trajectory and addressing pain/sx management, social/psych/emotional/spiritual support, caregiver support. ...

is palliative care just for patients that are dying? palliative approach is for who? - Answer NO palliative approach is doing anything that will improve pts quality of life do we use the term "appositive patient" - Answer NO also dont say "this person is pallaitive -- this is labelling What's happening in Canada? -aging population -increased life expectancy -1 in ___ Canadian adults living w/ at least one major chronic illness -chornic diseases make up ...

population health - Answer - overarching approach to health that targets improvement of specific groups towards reducing health inequities - analysis of societal conditions that shape populations & how conditions affect experiences of illness & disease what shapes public health practice - Answer population health what is public health - Answer - the organized efforts of society, to prevent injury, illness, & premature death focus of public health - Answer - p...