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What main focus does integrative healthcare have in treating patients?
What main focus does integrative healthcare have in treating patients?
Which of the following is NOT considered a category of integrative care?
Which of the following is NOT considered a category of integrative care?
What is health literacy primarily concerned with?
What is health literacy primarily concerned with?
Which of the following is a nursing-accessible approach to integrative care?
Which of the following is a nursing-accessible approach to integrative care?
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Which of the following challenges is NOT mentioned in the current healthcare challenges?
Which of the following challenges is NOT mentioned in the current healthcare challenges?
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What percentage of Canadians struggle to understand and act upon health information independently?
What percentage of Canadians struggle to understand and act upon health information independently?
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Which factor is NOT mentioned as influencing digital health literacy?
Which factor is NOT mentioned as influencing digital health literacy?
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Which of the following is a component of the teaching process that enhances learning?
Which of the following is a component of the teaching process that enhances learning?
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Which age group is likely to score significantly lower in digital health literacy?
Which age group is likely to score significantly lower in digital health literacy?
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What is the role of nurses in patient education?
What is the role of nurses in patient education?
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What does the cognitive domain of learning NOT include?
What does the cognitive domain of learning NOT include?
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What percentage of Canadians find it challenging to determine when to seek a second medical opinion?
What percentage of Canadians find it challenging to determine when to seek a second medical opinion?
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Which method is effective for enhancing the teaching and learning process?
Which method is effective for enhancing the teaching and learning process?
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What is a primary characteristic of physical growth during development?
What is a primary characteristic of physical growth during development?
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What is a key focus area for toddlers aged 12-36 months?
What is a key focus area for toddlers aged 12-36 months?
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At which developmental stage do individuals primarily focus on intimacy versus isolation?
At which developmental stage do individuals primarily focus on intimacy versus isolation?
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Which of the following represents an environmental factor that influences development?
Which of the following represents an environmental factor that influences development?
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At what stage of Piaget's cognitive development do children start to develop abstract thinking?
At what stage of Piaget's cognitive development do children start to develop abstract thinking?
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Which health risk is particularly associated with infants?
Which health risk is particularly associated with infants?
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What is an important principle of hospital care for children?
What is an important principle of hospital care for children?
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Which teaching method involves interactive scenarios to facilitate learning?
Which teaching method involves interactive scenarios to facilitate learning?
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Which stage of Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development is characterized by adherence to social norms and laws?
Which stage of Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development is characterized by adherence to social norms and laws?
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What is the purpose of health literacy assessment tools like the Newest Vital Sign (NVS)?
What is the purpose of health literacy assessment tools like the Newest Vital Sign (NVS)?
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In Erikson’s Eight Stages of Life, what is the conflict faced in the first stage?
In Erikson’s Eight Stages of Life, what is the conflict faced in the first stage?
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Which of the following is a learning barrier that could affect patient education?
Which of the following is a learning barrier that could affect patient education?
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Developmental patterns typically progress in which manner?
Developmental patterns typically progress in which manner?
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What is a key focus of psychosocial development in young adulthood?
What is a key focus of psychosocial development in young adulthood?
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During middle adulthood, what change is significantly associated with woman’s health?
During middle adulthood, what change is significantly associated with woman’s health?
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What is a primary health care emphasis for older adults?
What is a primary health care emphasis for older adults?
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Which factor is a major health risk during young adulthood?
Which factor is a major health risk during young adulthood?
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In the context of older adulthood, what is meant by 'sandwich generation'?
In the context of older adulthood, what is meant by 'sandwich generation'?
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During middle adulthood, what is often disrupted due to changing family dynamics?
During middle adulthood, what is often disrupted due to changing family dynamics?
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What developmental task is commonly faced by older adults?
What developmental task is commonly faced by older adults?
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What is a common misconception faced by older adults in healthcare?
What is a common misconception faced by older adults in healthcare?
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Which of the following conditions is NOT commonly included in the category of physiological changes?
Which of the following conditions is NOT commonly included in the category of physiological changes?
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What is the primary goal of population health strategies?
What is the primary goal of population health strategies?
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Which of the following is a key element of community health nursing?
Which of the following is a key element of community health nursing?
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Which population is considered a high-priority group for culturally competent care?
Which population is considered a high-priority group for culturally competent care?
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What is a significant focus of planetary health?
What is a significant focus of planetary health?
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Which principle is foundational to achieving health equity?
Which principle is foundational to achieving health equity?
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Which of the following describes the concept of cultural competence?
Which of the following describes the concept of cultural competence?
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What does therapeutic communication primarily aim to enhance?
What does therapeutic communication primarily aim to enhance?
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Which strategy is critical for addressing high-risk behaviors in healthcare?
Which strategy is critical for addressing high-risk behaviors in healthcare?
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What characterizes cognitive changes in health conditions?
What characterizes cognitive changes in health conditions?
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Study Notes
Medicare and Core Principles
- Medicare is a fundamental part of Canada's social safety net, funding hospital and medical insurance through general taxation
- The Canada Health Act (1984) established key principles: public administration, comprehensiveness, universality, portability, and accessibility
Governance Structure
- Federal Government Role: Sets national principles, finances services for specific groups (Indigenous, veterans, etc.), and develops national health policies.
- Provincial/Territorial Government Role: Manages and funds health care services, determines hospital locations, and reimburses physician and hospital costs.
- Professional Jurisdiction: Health professions are largely self-regulated, with their own standards, competencies, ethics and disciplinary actions.
Primary Health Care
- Forms the foundation of Canada's healthcare system.
- Four main pillars: Teams, Access, Information, and Healthy Living.
Healthcare Delivery Settings
- Institutional Sector: Hospitals, Long-term care facilities, Psychiatric facilities, and Rehabilitation centres.
- Community Sector: Public health, Physician offices, Community health centres, Home care, Hospice and palliative care, and Parish nursing.
Five Levels of Care
- Health Promotion: Enables control over health improvement.
Disease and Injury Prevention
- Focuses on reducing risk factors and includes immunization and behavioral/environmental strategies.
Diagnosis and Treatment
- Primary Care (First Contact): Initial assessment and treatment.
- Secondary Care (Specialized): More specialized medical services are provided.
- Tertiary Care (Complex): Addresses complex health issues typically requiring specialized expertise
Rehabilitation
- Aims to improve quality of life after illness or injury and includes Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, and Respiratory Therapy.
Supportive Care
- Provides long-term care for those with chronic conditions, including palliative and respite care.
Current Healthcare Challenges
- Sustainability, Political Economy of Health (financing), Climate Change, Primary Health Care spending, Healthcare Planning and Delivery, Human Resources, and Aging Population.
Integrative Care
- Combines conventional medicine with complementary/alternative approaches to address the underlying causes of illness instead of just the symptoms.
- Inclusive of Natural products, Mind-body-spirit interventions, Manipulative and body-based methods, Energy therapies and Whole systems (Traditional Chinese Medicine, Ayurveda, naturopathy).
- Nursing-Accessible Approaches: Relaxation therapy, Meditation and breathing, Imagery visualization, Massage therapy.
Patient Education
- Role of Nurses: Primary source of health information, clarification for other healthcare providers and facilitates decision-making, increasingly important with shorter hospital stays.
- Basic Learning Principles: Learning Environment Considerations, Ability to Learn Factors (emotional, intellectual, physical capabilities, developmental stage). Teaching Process Components (Association and imitation, Motivation and spacing of material, Recency and primacy effects, Prompt feedback, and Application in various contexts).
- Domains of Learning: Cognitive, Affective, and Psychomotor domains.
- Implementation Strategies (Teaching Approaches: Telling, Selling, Participating, Entrusting, Reinforcing and one-on-one discussion, group instruction, demonstrations, role-playing and simulation).
- Learning Barriers: Illiteracy, health literacy challenges, sensory alterations, language barriers, and cultural diversity.
- Evaluation: Assess patient learning, measure performance against expected outcomes, document progress and adjust teaching methods as needed.
- Health Literacy Assessment Tools: The Newest Vital Sign(NVS) (available in English and Spanish), Three-minute administration time, and helps providers adapt communication to patient literacy levels.
Growth and Development (Module 10 & 11)
- Human growth and development are continuous and intricate processes based on timing and sequence
- Typical patterns help understand, prevent, and detect changes
- Influencing Factors: Genetic, environmental, and interacting factors
- Developmental Theories: Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development (Four stages: Sensorimotor, Preoperational, Concrete Operational, and Formal Operational).
- Developmental Periods: Infancy, Toddler, Preschooler, School-Age, Adolescence, and Early Adulthood
- Health Considerations and Risks: Physical, cognitive, psychosocial, and emotional development, factors like identity, family, and societal expectations.
Population Health, Global Health, and Cultural Safety
- Focus on improving health of whole populations while reducing inequities.
- Based on social justice, equity, and mutual trust
- Collaboration between stakeholders and participation in policies and programs.
- Community Health Nursing: includes public health nursing, home health, mental health nursing, street health, and parish nursing. Empowerment at individual and collective levels.
- High-Priority Populations: People living in poverty, homeless individuals, disabled, and Indigenous peoples
- Global health addresses a broad range of issues encompassing communicable and non-communicable diseases, environmental sustainability, gender equality, immigration, human rights and mental health
- Cultural Safety: Understanding how culture impacts health beliefs, practices, and interactions, and ensuring appropriate approaches for various cultural groups.
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This quiz explores key concepts in integrative healthcare, focusing on how it treats patients and the role of health literacy in patient education. It also addresses challenges faced in healthcare and examines effective teaching methods used by nurses. Test your knowledge on these important areas of health and education.
