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Pt & Healthcare Syst

Test I, N101

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Cat of Healthcare: to prevent or slow down the onset of disease Primary
Cat of Healthcare: screening, education, to detect disease at early stage Secondary
Cat of Healthcare: Treat illness, get back to pre-illness stage (Re-hab) Tertiary
Nurse doesn't deliver direct pt. care, more of a liaison or referral person Parish Nurse
Org. funded through donations, possibly grants Non-profit
Pt. stays in hosp 24 hours or longer Inpatient
Pt. stays in hosp 23 hours or less Outpatient
Insurer decides how many days to recover from surg/illness from D.R.G.'s and reimburses according to diagnosis Prospective Payment Program
A group with the same illness/surgery - determines norm recovery length for Pt. Diagnosis Related Groups
Surgeries/procedures that the pt is able to walk out afterwards. Ex. Same day surgery, minute clinics Ambulatory Services
Center where geriatric or sick "babysitting" is provided Respit Center
APN Advanced Practice Nurse
NAP Nursing Assistive Personnel
UAP Unlicensed Assistive Personnel
JCAHO Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
Hospital reimbursement depends on accreditation by JCAHO
PHS Public Health Services
Federal health agency under direction of U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services PHS
PHS oversees CDC & NIH
CDC Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
NIH National Institute of Health
Focuses on epidemiology CDC
Study of infections/diseases Epidemiology
Funds and conducts health RESEARCH NIH
Created by: lost little girl
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