HLTH273 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Licensed Practical Nurse, Primary Care Physician, Alternative Medicine

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Health Studies
• Course: HLTH273
• Professor: n/a

Document Summary

Informant workers are those who provide unofficial assistance and care and include volunteers of community organizations and people caring for ill loved ones at home. The country is suffering from a critical shortage of almost all types of healthcare workers, including doctors and nurses primary health care reform aims to deliver continuous care and timely fashion. A profession is an occupation that involves some branches of advanced learning. The professional association will oversee a profession, including any certification or licensing required practice it. Benefits of membership include certification, awareness of educational and job opportunities, networking opportunities, and awareness of current professional development. Conventional healthcare professionals (also called traditional, mainstream, or orthodox healthcare professionals) typically include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, midwives, dentist, pharmacist, podiatrist, dietitians, and others. They diagnosed health problems, treat three diagnosed health problems, or do both, with scientifically proven therapy, medication, and surgery. Allied healthcare practitioners are sometimes referred to as paramedical practitioners.