Community health is not limited to improving outcomes of an individual suffering from a particular disease or illness, but concentrates on the improvement of the community as a whole. In public health nursing, the community rather than an individual becomes the client. Although individuals make up the community and nurses may assist individuals, priorities remain focused on the health care needs and outcomes of the community as a whole. Determining the effectiveness of interventions and evaluation of outcomes relies on data collected from members within the community. It is also important to recognize that the community and community health becomes a client when healthcare professionals work towards improving the health of the
Evaluate How Policy Drives Patient Safety The aim of this essay is to evaluate how health policies drive patient safety, with a specific focus on policies relating to hand hygiene in health care. The essay explores the legislative framework, guidelines, and range of policies evident, and the degree to which these policies are successful in reducing Hospital Acquired Infections (HAIs). The essay references a number of Acts, policies and guidelines from the Department of Health, World Health Organisation and NHS Trusts. Health care policy can be seen as a network of interconnected decisions, plans and actions which collectively form a strategy or approach in relation to practical issues relating to the delivery of health care and the improvement of patient safety’ (Barker, 1996, p6). Improvement of patient safety consists of evaluating how patients may be injured, deterring and managing risks, recording and investigating incidents, learning from such incidents and implementing solutions to reduce the possibility of them reoccurring (Great Britain.
In particular, key social factors considered under this model include the impact of poverty, poor housing, diet and pollution on persons’ health. For instance, poor housing and poverty may prove to be catalysts to respiratory problems, and in response to these causes and origins of ill health, an objective of the socio-medical model is to encourage society to provide better housing and introduce programs to tackle poverty, and these propositions are seen as viable solutions. The socio-medical model encourages people to live healthy lifestyles, it looks at the cause of the illness and tries to change the factor that causes the illness to prevent it from continuing rather than only giving when diagnosis and only medical treatment. The factors which the socio-medical model suggest is also a cause of ill health such as poor housing, poverty and diet can have a strong impact on the over health and wellness of individuals, communities and countries. The model emphasises preventing and changing the cause of an illness on a more natural way instead of relying on medication.
Chapter 3 Definition: 1. Direct care services—Health services that are delivered to the individual, such as physical therapy and nursing care. 2. Indirect care services—Health services that are not personally received by the individual but do influence health and welfare, such as health planning by community agencies and inspection of public use facilities. 3.
Identification of community resources that may help address health related issues: The focus of our discussion on infection control was to look at ways to improve the therapeutic environment for a patient with Respiratory MRSA on the behavioral health unit. We chose to focus on respiratory MRSA because it is easier to transmit than MRSA of the skin that can be covered. Some community resources we found that may help address the health related issues were looking at the CDC and some frequently asked questions that focused on MRSA and how it is transmitted. For example the site states that there are differences in MRSA obtained out in the community and MRSA obtained while in the hospital. Hospital acquired MRSA can lead to blood infections, pneumonia and more.
What makes health care different? In the healthcare system, federal and state regulation can be used to accomplish several important goals (Harris, 2011, p. 62). These include, to protect the public health by preventing and controlling communicable disease and protecting the public against bioterrorism, to promote the quality of healthcare services provided by facilities and individual practitioners, to reduce healthcare costs and promote access to care, and to protect consumers in the market for health insurance and other types of coverage (Harris, 2011, p. 62). While I would agree that it should be operated under more of a free enterprise system it is items such as these that make it important for the government involved. Healthcare is very different from other free enterprise systems as there are many licensures that are required by various professionals and facilities, and some choose self-regulation via accreditation facilities.
Unit – HSC026 Implement person centred approaches in health and social care NCFE NVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care HSC 1.1 Define person-centred values? 1.2 Explain why it is important to work in a way that embeds person centred values? 1.3 Explain why risk-taking can be part of a person centred approach? 1.4 Explain how using an individual’s care plan contributes to working in a person centred way? 2.2 How do you find out the history, preferences, wishes and needs of the individual?
It focuses on risk behaviors, healthy lifestyles and individual responsibility. Also emphasizes health education and treat people in isolation of their environments. This model was perceived and defined in contemporary Western societies, and looks at the body as a machine, which need to be ‘fixed’ or repaired. The social model of health (from 1970s onwards) addresses the broader determinants of health, involves inter-sectorial collaboration, acts to reduce social inequalities, empowers individuals and communities and acts to enable access to health care. The ecological model of health (from late 1970s onwards) acknowledges the reciprocal relationship between health-related behaviors and the environments in which people live, work and play (behavior does not occur in a vacuum).
Epidemiology NUR 408 June 20, 2014 Karen Harriman RN, MSN, NCSN Epidemiology According to Stanhope epidemiology is considered to be the basic science of public health which involves “studying the occurrence and distribution of health-related states or events in specified populations, including the study of the determinants influencing such states, and the application of this knowledge to control the health problems” (2012,p.255). Epidemiologists’ goal is to keep all members of communities, local and global at their optimal health through studying the occurrence and distribution of diseases. It is through continued data collection, research and evidenced-based practice that these diseases and events are controlled. Prevention at the
Just as the scientific value judgments of organizations should be individualized for each patient by the doctor, social value judgments should be put within the perspective of individual value judgments (Moore 2010). Some ethical challenges may arise from the clinical implementation of these reflections, in relation to the principle of distributive justice. The practice of patient-centered care compatible with a fair and equal allocation of health care resources (Moore