What are nursing homes and what kind of patients do they care for?
~~> Provide care for those without the ability to manage ADLs and
ongoing care.
Provide skilled care in nursing, physical therapy, and speech therapy is
termed a skilled nursing facility (SNF).
The major reason for admi...
✓ ~~> Offer a wide variety of care services that may include traditional
public health services, high intensity skilled care ij the home and
rehabilitation services. Assist individuals in avoiding institutional care
settings when they are unable to complete their own ADLs.
Hospice care
✓ ~~> Assist the terminally ill individual to maintain the highest possible
quality of life until death.
What are primary care providers or PCPs?
✓ ~~> Federal government considers family practice specialists,
pediatricians, internal medicine specialists, obstetricians, PAs< and NPs
to be PCPs.
PCP is the mainstay of basic care for most individuals.
What is interdisciplinary teamwork?
✓ ~~> As the health care system gowns more complex it is impossible
for one individual, educated for a specific role, to manage all aspects
of care. This has led to an increasing emphasis on collaborative work
that will provide the benefits available through the expertise of
different professions.
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