NURS 103—Practical Nursing Theory 1 NURS 103—Practical Nursing Theory 1 Week 2 Case Study Structure of Health Care in Canada Midge is a nursing student who works as an unregulated care provider with a[.]
NURS 103—Practical Nursing Theory Week Case Study Structure of Health Care in Canada Midge is a nursing student who works as an unregulated care provider with a local home care and hospice service while she is in nursing school She enjoys her work because it presents her with the opportunity to take care of a wide array of clients in their homes, where they are most comfortable As a result of her work, she has learned a great deal, not only about providing care to clients, but also about health care delivery systems in general Midge is assigned to the clients of one nurse, Tammy Tammy is Midge’s supervisor and oversees her work in addition to serving as her mentor Critical Thinking Questions Several of Midge’s clients receive hospice care What type of care is hospice? a b c d Curative Tertiary Palliative Rehabilitative Tammy explains the causes of rising health care costs to Midge and how these costs impact client care in both the hospital and the home health care settings Acute care is less costly for clients who wait longer to seek medical treatment than preventive care for those who seek medical treatment immediately Is this statement true or false? a True b False Midge learns that nursing care is just one service offered in the home care setting Which of the following are additional services or therapies offered in the home are setting? (Select all that apply.) a b c d e Occupational therapy Speech therapy Respiratory therapy Surgical therapy Nutritional therapy Midge learns about home health care Tammy tells Midge that the Canada Health Act does not cover home care Is this statement true or false? a True b False Adopted from Evolve Resources for Canadian Fundamentals of Nursing