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What are the three levels of disease prevention? primary, secondary, tertiary Name all five health promotion strategies. Build healthy public policy Create supportive environments Strengthen community action Develop personal skills Reorient health services Previous Play Next Rewind 10 seconds Move forward 10 seconds Unmute 0:00 / 0:15 Full screen Brainpower Read More What 3 factors are part of the BVC conceptual framework and what affects them? Community, clien...

Medicare Component of social safety net, provision of hospital and medical insurance, funded by taxation Principles of the Canada Health Act (1984) Public administration Comprehensiveness Universality Accessibility Portability Previous Play Next Rewind 10 seconds Move forward 10 seconds Unmute 0:00 / 0:15 Full screen Brainpower Read More Governance of Health Care Provincial and Territorial Federal Professional Palliative Care Complex illness, hospice ...

Caring sharing deep & genuine concern about the welfare of another person. Caring practice involves connection, mutual recognition, and involvement between nurse & client. Previous Play Next Rewind 10 seconds Move forward 10 seconds Unmute 0:00 / 0:15 Full screen Brainpower Read More Culture Care Diversity & Universality Leininger Theory of Human Care Watson Theory of Caritative Caring Eriksson Core, Care, Cure Hall Nursing as Caring ...

Subjective Something you can't see or measure (pain) Objective Something that can be measured Previous Play Next Rewind 10 seconds Move forward 10 seconds Unmute 0:00 / 0:15 Full screen Brainpower Read More 12 determinants of health Income & Social Social support networks education and literacy employment and working conditions Physical environments bio and genetic environments individual health practices and coping skills healthy child development health ...

How values influence patient care values influence behaviour on the basis of the conviction that a certain action is correct in a certain situation. They reflect cultural and social influences, relationships and personal needs. Understanding your own values, you will become more sensitive to the values of others VONS Signified a professional standard of education for Canadian nurses that recognized the need not only for altruism and compassion but also for nursing knowledge. National co...

What percent of infectious disease are transmitted by touch? 80% Contact precautions MRSA, VRSA, VRE, HIV Airborne precautions TB, Varicella, Measles Droplet precautions Diptheria, mumps, rubella, pertussis, flu what is the Braden scale? Assess the patient for pressure injuries What are some potential problems with someone who is immobile - Pressure Injuries - Falls - Confusion - Atelectasis or PNA - DVT and pulmonary emboli Pressure Ulcers Lo...

Define Nursing profession that focuses on the holistic person receiving healthcare services and provides a unique contribution to the prevention of illness and maintenance of health Discuss the historical development of professional nursing and nursing education in Canada Nursing education began as understanding nursing history and in the 70s changed to the study of nursing theory. By the 90s, the roles of influential nurses in the past emerged and the focus shifted to "nursing leaders"...

Values definition -A strong personal belief -Influences behaviour (we believe that a certain action is correct) -Reflects cultural and social influences, relationships, and personal needs -Varies among people; develops and changes over time Ethics definition -Classic textbook definition: "generic term for various ways of understanding and examining the moral life" -based on what one thinks one ought(or ought not) to do. -Nursing has documents of shared values: Code of ethics ...

Purpose of client records: communication, planning client care, auditing health agencies, research, education, reimbursement, legal documentation, health care analysis, funding and resource management Legal guidelines of documentation: list do's and dont's Do's: correct errors promptly, record all facts, record only your actions, indicate date and time and sign your designation, record clarification of an unclear order. Dont's erase, apply correction fluid. write critical comment...