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nursing Answer - the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and
abilities, prevention of illness and injury, alleviation of suffering through the
diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of
individuals, families, communities, and populations
medicare Answer - a key component of canadian safety net funded by general
taxation that provides hospital and medical insurance
principles of Canada health act Answer - 1. public administration (non-profit
basis)
2. comprehensiveness (cover medically necessary services)
3. universality (free of discrimination)
4. portability (coverage across Canada for insured residents)
5. accessibility (reasonable access, regardless of ability to pay)
the federal government Answer - - sets and administers national principles (as
defined by the canada health act)
- assists in financing of health care services through transfer payments
- delivers or co-delivers health services for indigenous people, veterans, federal
inmates, and Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- provides national policy and programming to promote health and prevent
disease - public health programs
,provincial and territorial governments Answer - - develop and administer their
own health care insurance plans
- manage, finance, and plan insurable health care services and delivery, in
alignment with CHA principles
- determine organization and location of hospitals or long-term care facilities;
employ health providers in various specialities; and determine amount of
money dedicated to health care services
- reimburse physician and hospital costs and some rehabilitation and long-term
care services, usually on the basis of co-payments with individual users
health professions act Answer - regulates self-governing health professions;
follows common rules such as investigating complaints, and educational and
practice standards
professional jurisdiction Answer - - most health professions are self-regulated.
- they manage standards, competencies, codes of ethics, and disciplinary
actions for their members.
- some are regulated through governments or other regulatory mechanisms.
self-governing health professionals Answer - professionals are regulated by
their 'education'
LPN vs RN Answer - - RN and LPNs differ in the depth and breadth of their
knowledge base
- LPN nurses have a strong foundation in clinical practice, decision making, and
critical thinking
- competencies, rather than tasks, are useful in differentiating registered
nursing and practical nursing practice and in optimizing practice
, work environments for LPNs Answer - hospitals, community health centre,
continuing care facilities, clinics, urgent care centres and in clients' homes
scope of practice for LPN Answer - 1. apply nursing knowledge, skills and
judgement to assess clients' needs
2. provide nursing care for clients and families
3. teach, manage and conduct research in the science, techniques and practice
of nursing
4. provide restricted activities by the regulations
standards of practice for LPN Answer - 1. blood product administration
2. administering TPN
3. dispensing medications
4. fetal heart monitoring
5. ultrasound imaging
entry to practice competencies for LPN Answer - outlines the knowledge, skills,
judgments, and personal attributes required upon entry into the LPN
profession
first nurses in quebec 1606 Answer - male attendants and Jesuit priests
marie hebert Answer - lay nurse that provided care to settlers
Hotel dieu de Quebec (1639) Answer - first hospital in North America created
by Augustinian nuns that used many herbal remedies made by FN