INTRODUCTION

This module covers several aspects of health promotion and disease prevention in our acute care population. In the health promotion readings there are a lot of facts to put into context of our population. Safety section has some key players of The Joint Commission goals and AHRQ news and never events. SBAR is an approach to communications that is now commonly used. Miscommunication is a major safety hazard so knowing effective communication techniques is important. Our acutely ill patients have special needs that we must manage. Over 30% of the USA citizens practice some form of complementary and/or alternative medicine that may help or interfere in your treatment so having an understanding in this area is also important. So do the readings and watch the video. The exam on this content will be online.

PREPARATION

Health Promotion:.

Here look at USA and KY for 55 year old both genders for leading causes of death, then look how it changes by age. This is a dynamic website and has the latest information. If you go to Health Statistics 2016 is the latest you will find.
Death- age and Gender https://www.worldlifeexpectancy.com/usa-cause-of-death-by-age-and-gender
Levels of Prevention preventionintopractice-long.pptx
Latest Recommendations by US Preventive Services Task ForcePreventive services Recommendations Adults and Seniors.pdf

AG-ACNP Safety Strategies:

The Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goals Effective 2019

https://www.jointcommission.org/assets/1/6/2019_HAP_NPSGs_final2.pdf

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality – Patient Safety Network. Review what is current on their home page then click on the Patient Safety Primers “Never Events.” https://psnet.ahrq.gov/
SBAR https://www.medprodisposal.com/sbar Structure for effective communications like hand offs. Do some practicing so you can use it effectively.

Acutely ill special needs management:

Summary by Dr. Thompson Acutely Ill Special Needs Management

Complementary and Alternative Medicine:

Overview by Dr. Burkhart Complementary and Alternative Medicine.docx
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health Link https://nccih.nih.gov/health/integrative-health
What is cam whatiscam(2).pdf
It is only fair to give you a presentation that says this is all magic and quackery. The central dogma of Alternative Medicine – Dr. David Gorski – Skepticon 7 (length is 55 minutes)

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Exam 4 = Acutely ill and this Health Promotion/prevention Modules March 28th