NURS 1130 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Hypertension, Multiple Choice, Welfare
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Basic overview of health statistics in the us (textbook and class) Us spends one of the highest gdp on healthcare. Even though us spends a lot on healthcare, they fall low in global statistics. Some countries that spend less on healthcare have better statistics. Us spends the most on private healthcare. Not many americans are insured due to cost of seeing a provider. Types of nurses, midlevel practitioners and physicians. An example of primary prevention is high blood pressure screening. High blood pressure screening is secondary prevention. Little billy broke his arm, he does to an orthopedic surgeon to have his bone reset. Type of physician in the hospital is a hospitalist. States run, and federal government sets regulations and provides funds; a combination. ___ is when the life of an incompetent patient is ended at the request of a family member. __ is when decision making is different and providers must respect their patient"s decisions.
