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Theory - PHC Cheat Sheet (DRAFT) by

Principles of primary healthcare

This is a draft cheat sheet. It is a work in progress and is not finished yet.

Primary Healthcare

Primary healthcare is key to empowering popula­tions to lead healthy lives
Primary care - delivery of community based clinical healthcare

Primary health care - princi­ple­-based compre­hensive approach

Role of NP in PHC

Deliver PHC through nursing paradigm which addresses social inequities
Clients are empowered with their HC when working with NPs
NPS provice holistic care with advanced knowledge and respon­sib­ilities

CHA- Access­ibility

Everyone in canada should have access to healthcare
Gap in accessing services to rural and remote areas
NPs improve access to Hc:
early diagnosis, reduced costs, prevent admission
later clinic hours to increase access­ibility
- decreases barrier: childc­are­/work related
Bring provider to client
geography/ unable to afford gas
Uniform conditions without financial burden

1. Client care, F. Health promotion

 
identify strengths and needs & develop strategies to address issues

II. Quality improv­ement: access­ibility

 
identify need for improv­ements in health service delivery

III. Leader ship: access­ibility

 
1. Promote benefit of NP role to pts and HC providers
2. implement strategies to integrate and optimize NP role within HC teams/­systems to improve client care
3. advocate for policy develo­pment to enhance client care
4. Partic­ipate in program planning + develo­pment

NP to improve HC

Improve access
Decrease wait times
Alleviate pressure on HC
Continuity of care
 

Public partic­ipation

Can make decisions that affect their lives
planning, dveloping, delivering services
Taking action to achieve change
Taking action to achieve change
Directly engage public to become actively involved in definning issues. for example; Dr. Wanda Martin presented on how they involved indigenous commun­ities in research to understand their needs
-> goes back to making sure people have a seat at the table if it directly affects them

Components of public partic­ipation

Empowe­rment:
Continuous process to gain more control over their lives
Capaci­ty-­bui­lding
strengthen commun­ities to build resources that allow them to take action
Community develo­pment
Social justice, partic­ipa­tion, taking action, community defined priorities

Importance of involv­ement

Right to make decisions that affect them
knowledge of their community and what is best for them
Being asked opinion but not being taken into account
Want to be involved
All have something to contribute
Target resources more effect­ively
develop compet­encies within commun­ities
Extends democratic process - redressing inequality in power

How does public partic­ipation work?

assess needs/get to know stakeh­older
agreeing on a vision
determine level of public partic­ipation
generate ideas and plans for action
Enabling action
Monito­r/e­valuate

ELCs of public partic­ipation

I. Client care
relati­onship building
II. QI
identi­fy/­amange risk
III. Leadership
learn with and from to facilitate change
IV. Education
Client, community and team education
 

Health promotion

By:
By: Public policy, supportive enviro­nments, strengthen community action, develop personal skills
Compon­enets:
govern­ance, health literacy, healthy cities
Empower popula­tions to take control of health and address root cause of health challenges
Policy develo­pment is one way we promote health

Disease preven­tion/ management

address RF that lead to develo­pment of disease
behaviour change
Screening
Nurse practi­tioners integrate health education and health promotion to prevent illness
-they manage with their ability to prescribe diagnostic test to diagnose or evaluate disease status. they can also prescribe medica­tions to manage the illness.

ELC - disease managment

 
I. client care
-relat­ionship building
-asses­sme­nt/­dia­gnosis
-Tx + management
-collab, consult and refer
-health promotion

inters­ectoral collab­oration