Roles of the nurse - caregiver, advocate, educator, communicator, manager, autonomy and
accountability
What is a caregiver? - you help patients maintain and regain health, manage disease and
symptoms
advocate - -protect patients human and legal rights and provide assistance in asserting these
rights if the need arises
-EX: Suggests a nutrition consult based on patient's condition
Educator - -explain concepts and facts about health, demonstrate procedures
-EX: Provides general information about patient's diagnosis
manager - Coordinates the activities of members of the nursing staff in delivering nursing care
and has personnel, policy, and budgetary responsibility for a specific nursing unit or agency.
-EX: Oversees patient care to ensure delivery of safe, high-quality care
consultant role - Provides in-depth information to a patient about a new cardiac diagnosis
Who is Florence Nightingale? - established the first nursing philosophy based on health
maintenance and restoration.
-1st practicing epidemiologist
-Improved sanitation in battlefield hospitals
List different things that happened in 21st century - -Nursing shortage
-affordable care for everyone
-advances in technology-making people live longer
-high acuity level-people getting sicker
What level of prevention is having a flu shot? - primary
what is the chamberlain care model? - care for self
care for patients
care for peers
Goals for Healthy People 2020 - -Attain high quality, longer lives free of preventable disease,
disability, injury, and premature death
-Achieve health equity, eliminate disparities, and improve the health of all groups
, -Create social and physical environments that promote good health for all
-Promote quality of life, healthy development, and healthy behaviors across all life stages
Health Belief Model - Addresses the relationship between a person's beliefs and behaviors
levels of health care - preventative, primary,
secondary,
tertiary,
restorative, continuing
preventive care - -improved health outcomes for an entire population
-reduces and controls risk factors for disease
primary care - Focuses on improved health outcomes
--Requires collaboration
secondary care - - acute care
-provided by a specialist upon referral from PCP
tertiary care - Specialized consultative care, usually on referral from secondary medical
personnel.
examples of preventative care - immunizations
wellness visits
HIV screenings
diet counseling
examples of primary care - Prenatal and well-baby care, Nutrition Counseling, Family Planning,
Exercise, Yoga and meditation Classes
examples of secondary care - urgent care, radiological procedures
examples of teritary care - highly specualized,intensive care, inpatient psychiatric facilities
-speciality care
restorative care - - Serves patients recovering from an acute or chronic illness/disability
- Helps individuals regain maximal function and enhance quality of life
Examples of Restorative Care - sports medicine
spinal cord injury programs
home care
Rehabilitations