COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Pre-admission
A process wherein clients who are booked for surgery receive preoperative and
postoperative teaching and fill in documents ahead of time
ten key steps of discharge?
1. Plan before or on day of admission
2.define simple or complex needs
3.develop clinical plan within 24hrs of admission
4.coordinae discharge or transfer process
5. set expected date within 48 hrs
6.review clinical management plan daily
7. involve patient and family
8. plan discharge or transfer to take 7 days
9. use checklist 48 hours before
10.make decisions on discharge everyday
Primary objective of screening?
detection of a disease in its early stages in order to treat it and deter its progression
secondary objective of screening
reduce cost of disease management by avoiding costly interventions required at later
stages
, Advantages of screening
-Simple and inexpensive
-Performed by trained technician
-Can be used for individuals and groups
-One-test or multiple-test screening
-Opens the door for health education
disadvantages of screening?
false positives
false negatives
anxiety
false assurance of good health
opportunity to recieve treatmnt lost
significance of screening?
level of proiority assigned to disease or disorder as a public health concern.
quallity of life?
subjective, difficult to estimate
quantity of life?
disease specific mortality rates
prevalence- existing cases
incidence- new cases
Reliability and Validity
consistency; accuracy
Lead Agency