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1
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who was the first community based nursing in the mid 1800s

A

Florence Nightingale

2
Q

when was there an increase in technology that resulted to more care being in the hospital

A

after WW1

3
Q

what happened in the early 1980 when costs started escalating

A

change in health care delivery and financing resulting in care shifting back to the home

4
Q

what are the times are insurance companies

A
  • HMOs (health maintenance organizations (prepaid))
  • PPOs (preferred provider organizations (network of providers provides at lower pre negotiated fee)
  • Private insurance
5
Q

what are federally funded health insurance

A

medicare and medicaid

6
Q

by 2015 what is the expected nursing shortage to reach

A

to reach 20% and increase to 29%

7
Q

what is acute care

A

provided in hospital setting

8
Q

what is community based care

A

ambulatory care, surgical centers, dialysis centers, rehab, clinics, dr. offices, home

9
Q

what is community health nursing

A

a nursing speciality like OB, critical care.. etc. requires specific knowledge and skills

10
Q

what is community based nursing

A

not defined by setting or level or academic preparation but by philosophy of practice about HOW the nurse practices

11
Q

what is community based care

A

a philosophy of practice- the idea that even if you are an acute care nurse you recognized that your patients are coming from the community and returning there.

12
Q

what goes along within the community

A

people, location and social system

13
Q

what is the focus of nursing

A

no matter what the setting

  • client
  • enviornment
  • health
  • nursing
14
Q

what are the components of community based care

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  • self care
  • preventive health care
  • care within context of the community
  • continuity of care
  • collaborative care
15
Q

what are some nursing skills and competencies

A
  • communication and teaching
  • management
  • assessment and physical care giving
  • crititcal thinking
  • application of nursing process
  • documentation
  • ethical-legal concerns
16
Q

what do you have to understand about the community

A

its strengths, weaknesses, demographics of the population , current health status and available resources

17
Q

what is the goal of community based care

A

maintaining or improving quality of life

-focus is not on curing but empowering patients to take care of themselves

18
Q

who is the client in community based care

A

individuals and their families