Therapeutic services
6 standards - answer client interaction
intra team communication
information collection
treatment planning and implementation
monitoring client status
patient and other client status evaluation
Client interaction – answer Ability to explain planned procedures and goals to patients
and other clients; use various strategies to respond to questions and concerns of
patients and other clients
Intra Team Communication – answer Ability to communicate patient and other client
information within a team
Information Collection – answer Understand the facility protocol and regulatory
guidelines for collecting patient and other client information; participate in identifying and
responding to patient and other client health care needs, strengths, problems, and
report results
Treatment Planning and Implementation – answer Understand the general purpose and
components of the treatment plan; collaborate in planning procedures according to
facility protocol and regulatory guidelines; and understand how these procedures
support the goals and objectives of the treatment plan of the patient or other client and
implement the procedures within the scope of practice.
Monitoring Client Status - answerUnderstand the process for monitoring patient and
other client health status; assess health status and report the results to a treatment
team
Patient and other Client Status Evaluation - answerEvaluate patient and other client
needs, strengths, and problems in order to determine if treatment goals are being
reached.
two issues for al in therapeutic services according to IOM - answer1. Need for Lifelong
Learning to assure people are provided high quality health care a/c to best practices
and are safe.Focus should be interprofessional, developed at the national level (vs.
current uncoordinated, inconsistent, isolated efforts)\New vision should be called
continuing professional development, indicating learning over a lifetime and ongoing at
the point of care.
2. Health care professionals need to be protected from medical threats where they
work, e.g., new, complex technology and new and emerging diseases (H1N1,
, Ebola).Must better understand how safety equipment and processes are used in various
settings, i.e., consider the user, device, task, and general work and organizational
context.Recommendation to develop a framework to categorize products into tiers a/c to
degree of risk to user safety and health v-a-v factors such as cost.
physicians - answerBasic = General Practitioner/Primary Care/Family;Other =
Specialist*; relates to system or condition of interest.
Requires Bachelor's degree; Medical school, with internship; Residency, additional with
specialization.
Functions = Assess (Interview, Examine [Auscultate, Palpate]), Test, Diagnose, Treat
(Non-invasive/conservative or invasive/surgical), Educate, Refer, Monitor, Evaluate, and
Document.
Sites: Offices and Clinics (often part of systems), Hospitals, Laboratories, Educational
programs, Research Facilities, etc.
Physician Assistant - answerWorks independently, with physician direction/oversight
Basically prepared for general/primary/family care; but, can do specialization with
physician training
Requires regular recertification by examination
Nurse Practitioner (Advanced Practice Registered Nurse*) - answerWorks
independently, with physician collaboration
Basic preparation is general/primary care with option to specialize, e.g., adult, pediatric,
psychiatric, geriatric, etc. + other with physician training
Requires maintenance of licensure with CE requirements
Other APRN roles: CRNA, CNM, CNS
Provider Process - answerassessing
testing
diagnosing
treating
educating
referring
monitoring
evaluating
documenting
support roles - answermedical assistants
surgical tecs
provider process supplemental roles - answerpharmacists
EMT
pharamacy - answerLong history of treating with "medicines", both herbal and chemical
Currently, "prescription" function requires provider and medications pre-prepared (vs.
compounded)
6 standards - answer client interaction
intra team communication
information collection
treatment planning and implementation
monitoring client status
patient and other client status evaluation
Client interaction – answer Ability to explain planned procedures and goals to patients
and other clients; use various strategies to respond to questions and concerns of
patients and other clients
Intra Team Communication – answer Ability to communicate patient and other client
information within a team
Information Collection – answer Understand the facility protocol and regulatory
guidelines for collecting patient and other client information; participate in identifying and
responding to patient and other client health care needs, strengths, problems, and
report results
Treatment Planning and Implementation – answer Understand the general purpose and
components of the treatment plan; collaborate in planning procedures according to
facility protocol and regulatory guidelines; and understand how these procedures
support the goals and objectives of the treatment plan of the patient or other client and
implement the procedures within the scope of practice.
Monitoring Client Status - answerUnderstand the process for monitoring patient and
other client health status; assess health status and report the results to a treatment
team
Patient and other Client Status Evaluation - answerEvaluate patient and other client
needs, strengths, and problems in order to determine if treatment goals are being
reached.
two issues for al in therapeutic services according to IOM - answer1. Need for Lifelong
Learning to assure people are provided high quality health care a/c to best practices
and are safe.Focus should be interprofessional, developed at the national level (vs.
current uncoordinated, inconsistent, isolated efforts)\New vision should be called
continuing professional development, indicating learning over a lifetime and ongoing at
the point of care.
2. Health care professionals need to be protected from medical threats where they
work, e.g., new, complex technology and new and emerging diseases (H1N1,
, Ebola).Must better understand how safety equipment and processes are used in various
settings, i.e., consider the user, device, task, and general work and organizational
context.Recommendation to develop a framework to categorize products into tiers a/c to
degree of risk to user safety and health v-a-v factors such as cost.
physicians - answerBasic = General Practitioner/Primary Care/Family;Other =
Specialist*; relates to system or condition of interest.
Requires Bachelor's degree; Medical school, with internship; Residency, additional with
specialization.
Functions = Assess (Interview, Examine [Auscultate, Palpate]), Test, Diagnose, Treat
(Non-invasive/conservative or invasive/surgical), Educate, Refer, Monitor, Evaluate, and
Document.
Sites: Offices and Clinics (often part of systems), Hospitals, Laboratories, Educational
programs, Research Facilities, etc.
Physician Assistant - answerWorks independently, with physician direction/oversight
Basically prepared for general/primary/family care; but, can do specialization with
physician training
Requires regular recertification by examination
Nurse Practitioner (Advanced Practice Registered Nurse*) - answerWorks
independently, with physician collaboration
Basic preparation is general/primary care with option to specialize, e.g., adult, pediatric,
psychiatric, geriatric, etc. + other with physician training
Requires maintenance of licensure with CE requirements
Other APRN roles: CRNA, CNM, CNS
Provider Process - answerassessing
testing
diagnosing
treating
educating
referring
monitoring
evaluating
documenting
support roles - answermedical assistants
surgical tecs
provider process supplemental roles - answerpharmacists
EMT
pharamacy - answerLong history of treating with "medicines", both herbal and chemical
Currently, "prescription" function requires provider and medications pre-prepared (vs.
compounded)
