Health Care Process

• Health Care Process is a systematic activity done by a Health Worker.

Components of Health Care

• There are 5 components of health care: Assessment, Diagnosis, Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation
• Assessment involves gathering detailed patient data to understand their health
• Diagnosis involves identifying the underlying health condition or issue
• Planning involves developing a personalized care plan based on the diagnosis
• Implementation involves executing the care plan through administering medications, performing procedures, providing therapy, or educating the patient.
• Evaluation monitors the patient's progress, determining if the care plan's goals are being met

Purposes of Health Care

• The main purpose is to provide a systematic methodology for health worker practice
• Documentation of data, diagnosis, plans, client responses, and evaluation are facilitated
• The efficiency and effectiveness of care is evaluated
• Directions, guidance, and planning to healthcare are provided
• Continuity of care is provided and omissions are reduced
• Client participation in care is individualized
• Creativity and flexibility in health care practices are promoted

Characteristics of Health Care Process

• The system is open and flexible to meet unique client/community needs
• It is both cyclic and dynamic, lacking a definitive start or end
• It is client-centered, approaching each client's specific needs individually
• It's interpersonal and collaborative, requiring consistent communication between the healthcare worker and clients
• It is planned in nature
• It is goal directed
• It allows creativity for the healthcare worker and client to solve health problems
• Feedback is emphasized, leading to reassessment or care plan revision
• It is universally applicable to all healthcare settings and age groups

Application to Individual Patients

• It involves caring for individuals in conjunction with the client and isolated health concerns
• The client's family, significant others, beliefs, and background influence the patient's care
• Patient's perception of health concerns, related responses, reasons for seeking care, and expectations are essential
• Data reflecting the client's biographical status and biophysical, psychological, sociocultural, and spiritual health are collected
• Health workers use both empirical and personal knowledge to determine the type of data they obtain
• Data should be relevant to generate diagnoses for independent health actions

Pharmaceutical Care

• It is providing responsible drug therapy to achieve specific outcomes that improve a patient's quality of life
• Outcomes include the cure of disease, reducing symptoms, preventing a disease, or slowing disease processes
• It ensures the patient's benefit and quality of care
• The patient grants authority to the provider, and the provider gives commitment to the patient

Pharmaceutical Care Process

• Determining the patient's health care needs involves gathering background information and applying clinical reasoning to develop a problem list and determine therapeutic options
• Designing the patient's care plan involves specifying goals, designing a monitoring plan, and determining necessary support
• Implementing the patient care plan involves recommending the regimen and initiating care and monitoring
• Assessing the patient's response to care involves evaluating outcomes, redesigning the plan based on progress, and documenting changes

Dimensions of Health include:

• Physical health includes genetics, age, level of development, race and sex
• Emotional health refers to the mind and body's interactions affecting body function and health
• Intellectual health encompasses cognitive abilities, education, and experiences that influence healthcare responses
• Spiritual health refers to religious beliefs that may affect healthcare decisions
• Socio-Cultural health refers to the influence of a person's economic level, lifestyle, family and culture on health practices
• Occupational Safety and Health refers to an occupation's overall well-being and prevention from conditions or work environments that could be impairing.