PPN 202 - WEEK 2 QUESTIONS ANSWERED CORRECTLY LATEST UPDATE 2026

PPN 202 - WEEK 2 QUESTIONS ANSWERED CORRECTLY LATEST UPDATE 2026 what is acute care - Answers short term, immediate medical treatment for severe or urgent conditions - focuses on rapid interventions to stablize pt, treat sudden illness, prevent complications and/or save life or function what is included in acute care? - Answers emergency care - sudden illness/injury (ER) urgent care - non life-threatening but needs quick treatment trauma and acute surgery - serious injuries that require surgery intensive care unit - life threatening conditions prehospital care - ambulance/paramedics short term stabilization - immediate monitoring and treatment what does effectiveness of acute care largely depend on? - Answers time-sensitive - minutes matter individual-oriented frequent, rapid interventions what is the focus mostly on during acute care? - Answers diagnostic and curative actions with primary purpose to improve health, where all promotive, preventive, curative, rehabilitative or palliative actions what are some examples of acute care? - Answers - emergency room services - intensive care - urgent care what are some types of hospitals? - Answers teaching hospitals community hospitals small hospitals what is a teaching hospital? - Answers a hospital affiliated with a university that provides complex patient care while also training healthcare students and conducting research what is a community hospital? - Answers a hospital that provides general acute care services to a local population but is not classified as a teaching or small hospital what is a small hospital? - Answers a hospital defined by guidelines (e.g., low patient volume, often under 2,700 inpatient acute cases per year) that serves a single community with limited specialized services what are top 5 reasons for hospital stays? - Answers 1. giving birth 2. COVID-19 3. heart failure 4. heart attack 5. substance use disorders what are top 5 major clinical categories? - Answers 1. circulatory system ($2.4 billion) 2. mental health ($1.7 billion) 3. digestive system ($1.7 billion) 4. respiratory system ($1.5 billion) 5. musculoskeletal system and connective tissues ($1.4 billion) how is acute care organized? - Answers respiratory units L & D ambulatory care medicine units step-down unit (medical/surgical) surgical units recovery room operating room ICU/CCU transplant units dialysis units pediatric units psychiatric units what is the new era of hospitals at home according to Duong, D (2023) study? - Answers due to hospital overcapacity in canada, hospital-at-home programs provide hospital-level therapies, tests, and monitoring in patients' homes this model is designed for patients who need acute care but are stable enough to remain at home and are treated as registered hospital inpatients why is hospital-at-home important? - Answers it reduces hospital overcrowding frees up beds for critically ill patients lowers risk of hospital acuqired infections improves patient comfort can reduce healthcare costs what is background process of hospitals at home according to Duong, D (2023) study? - Answers hospital-at-home allows patients to be registered as inpatients while receiving full hospital-level treatment and monitoring in their own homes, delivered directly through the hospital system program started during the COVID-19 surge in 2020. Island Health anticipated growing inpatient needs and rising pressure on hospital beds. hospital at home was introduced as a strategic response to manage these evolving healthcare demands does the hospital at home have strong international evidence? - Answers yes, countries like australia, spain, france have been using this model for over 20 years evidence including cochrane reviews shows compareable quality of care to traditional hospitalization with benefits like shorter stays, fewer readmissions, reduced long term residential care needs explain BCs island health model according to Duong, D (2023) study? - Answers it includes, in person home visits, remote monitoring technology, 24/7 professional access to healthcare providers it serves patients with mild to moderate acute conditions like CHF, COPD overral goal is to: - deliver efficient acute care - reduce hospital overcrowding and system burden what are the advantages of hospital-at-home? - Answers allows patients to stay in a familiar, more comfortable environment avoid stress and infections associated with hospital stays continuous monitoring ensures patient recieve top notch care at all times this model promotes quicker recoveries and better overall health outcomes what are hurdles/challenges and solutions with hospitals at home according to Duong, D (2023) study? - Answers hospital-at-home requires significant coordination and resources logistics, patient eligibility, and technology integration are key challenges continious training for healthcare providers is essential for program success innovative solutions and robust support systems can address these challenges effectively what are outlook/future prospects with hospitals at home according to Duong, D (2023) study? - Answers has potential to transform health delivery significantly scaling these programs can reduce hospital burdens and improve patinet care quality advancements in telemedicine and remote monitoring tech will support this growth future trends indicate a blend of hospital and home care for optimal healthcare delivery What is the background of New, L., Goodridge, D., Kappel, J., Groot,G., & Dobson, R. (2019) study? - Answers grounded in the idea that: - patients place significant trust in the healthcare system, expecting to be protected from harm while in hospital - when safety incidence, negative experiences or trauma occur, the trust can be damaged what is chronic kidney disease (CKD)? - Answers when the kidneys lose their ability to filter waste and excess fluid from the blood - affects 10-15% of adults - has stages - end stage renal disease - 20k people r on dialysis (approx.) what is dialysis? - Answers treatment that does the job of kidneys when they no longer function properly - it keeps safe levels of minerals in your blood leading to a regulated BP - theres 2 types: hemodialysis and peritoneal hemodialysis and peritoneal - Answers patient safety means protecting patients from preventable harm while they are recieving healthcare also includes: - being treated fairly - being treated with dignity and respect what is patient safety? - Answers patient safety is the absence of preventable harm during a patients health care encounter includes being treated equitably and with dignity what are the types of safety threats? - Answers physical: medication errors, falls, infections emotional: feeling disrespected or ignored psychological: fear, trauma, loss of trust how can emotional harm happen in healthcare? - Answers when pts are treated without dignity or respect poor communication environment discourages speaking up how the healthcare system is designed creates barriers or inequities what is the background of study for New, L., Goodridge, D., Kappel, J., Groot,G., & Dobson, R. (2019) study? - Answers individuals with CKD are high risk as they require frequent hospitalizations, dependence on tech (dialysis), ongoing care from multiple providers which increases risk for safety incidents safety threats can be physical, emotional or psychological CKD is self managable but complex CKD patients often have other comorbidites that may require invasive treatments leading to frequent hospital stays hospital safety incidents can worsen outcomes like infections, missed lab results, med errors, this can lead to further kidney damage and increased lengths of stay what are the themes of New, L., Goodridge, D., Kappel, J., Groot,G., & Dobson, R. (2019) study? - Answers - receiving safe care - expecting to be taken care of - expecting to be cared for - reporting safety concerns receiving safe care - Answers sharing a room with patients on isolation lack of cleanliness roomates percieved to be threatening other pts and people pt safety is not just abt medical errors, it includes all this