HPRS 1204 Exam 1 Material || with Accurate Answers 100%.
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Health Professionals correct answers U.S. _____________ ____________ system is one of the most advanced. There are many new roles for ___________ _____________.
Health Care Today correct answers Characterized by:
Innovative medical technology
Aging population
Longer life ex...
HPRS 1204 Exam 1 Material || with Accurate Answers
100%.
Health Care Today
Health Professionals correct answers U.S. _____________ ____________ system is one of the
most advanced. There are many new roles for ___________ _____________.
Health Care Today correct answers Characterized by:
Innovative medical technology
Aging population
Longer life expectancy
greater demand for health care providers. correct answers Doubling of older population from 36
million in 2003 to 72 million in 2030. This leads to
Hospital correct answers Acute care facilities. When medically stable, the patient is transferred
to a lesser care setting or returns home.
Severely ill or injured
Those needing surgery
Women delivering babies correct answers Hospitals provide care for:
The Joint Commission correct answers Hospitals are inspected and accredited by _________
___________ ____________. They set standards for quality patient care.
4.8 correct answers The average hospital stay is now ___________ days.
The Joint Commission correct answers Agency that inspects and accredits hospitals, nursing
homes, home care providers, medical suppliers, ambulance services, and many other health care
agencies.
very high standards correct answers The Joint Commission have
voluntary correct answers The Joint Commission participation is
Medicare payment correct answers Federal government uses for conditions for
Health care
Help with activities of daily living correct answers Extended Care Facilities provide:
Extended Care Facility. correct answers Nursing homes
Independent-living facilities
Assisted-living facilities
Residential institutions for mentally or physically disabled
,Subacute Care Facilities correct answers Fill the gap between hospitalization & rehabilitation
Extensive monitoring & IV therapy
Some patients are on chemotherapy, postoperative care
Around-the-clock supervision correct answers Subacute Care Facilities provide
20% to 50% correct answers Subacute Care Facilities are typically ______ to ______ less
expensive than hospitals.
Home care correct answers given to someone in their home by qualified caregivers.
Caregivers correct answers are called home health aides, home care aides, or home health
assistants.
Patients correct answers are called clients.
Community health departments
Hospital case managers
Home health agencies correct answers Home Care managed by:
Increase in early discharge from hospital
Elderly living longer with chronic diseases
Technology correct answers Health care facilities home care is increasing in popularity due to:
Hospice correct answers Care provided either in the home or in a long-term care facility
preventing pain and suffering and making the patient as comfortable as possible correct answers
Hospice goal is
Physical, psychological, and spiritual care correct answers provided to patients who have a
limited life expectancy and their families (hospice).
Physical or emotional rehabilitation
Treatment of chemical dependency correct answers Rehabilitation Centers Provide:
return healthy patients to community correct answers Rehabilitation Centers goal:
Crisis & long-term counseling
Individual & group counseling
Medications
Assistance with independent living correct answers Mental Health Facilities provide:
Suicidal thoughts
Drug abuse
Physical abuse correct answers Crisis intervention centers help with:
, Interdisciplinary Team Members correct answers Group of health care professionals with varied
medical educations, backgrounds, and experiences working together to deliver the best possible
care for each patient
Licensed nurses (LPN/LVNs)
RNs--Registered nurses correct answers Health Care Team
Licensed nurses (LPN/LVNs) correct answers Give direct patient care give medications and
treatments under the direction of a RN or physician
RNs - Registered nurses correct answers assess, makes nursing diagnoses, plans, implements,
and evaluates nursing care. supervises LVNs and patient care technicians (CNAs).
Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) correct answers Assists patients with daily health care needs
and also may perform basic nursing procedures under the supervision of an RN.
Certified Nursing Assistant correct answers Who has the most hands on patient care?
Social service correct answers Help meet patients' mental and emotional needs
Physical therapist correct answers Help patients regain strength and physical function
Occupational therapist correct answers Also helps regain strength and physical function
Help patients relearn self-care skills
Teach patients to use self-help devices
Respiratory Therapist correct answers works with patients who have breathing problems help
patients receive enough oxygen
Speech therapist correct answers works with patients who have diseases or injuries that have
affected their ability to speak properly
Medical laboratory workers (phlebotomist) correct answers Obtain specimens and conduct
laboratory tests
Physicians
Dietary Staff
Pharmacy
Emergency medical service workers
Maintenance
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