Types of Paralysis | The interdisciplinary team members | The World Health Organization Competencies | Holistic Care |
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What is Monoplegia.
A type of paralysis only affecting one limb.
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Physiotherapist.
Members who help patients along their recovery by providing walking assistance, passive ROM, and stretches.
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Patient-Centred Care
This competency focuses on identifying, caring about and respecting patients’ preferences and values.
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Social
This aspect of holistic care focuses on getting the patient involved with recreational activities and ensuring they are interacting with other residents.
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What is Paraplegia.
A type of paralysis affecting both legs and the trunk.
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Nurses.
Members who help patients by collborating with all team members, advocate for the best interest of the patients while providing regular daily care such as turning and positioning, administering medications, feeds, etc.
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Partnering
This competency focuses on enhancing care coordination and health outcomes by ________. For example social work, collaborating with family to get patient into LTC facility.
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Biological
This aspect of holistic care focuses on providing medical interventions and treatments to patients such as administering medications and daily care.
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What is Diplegia.
A type of paralysis affecting the same body region on both sides of the body (both arms, for example, or both sides of the face).
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Recreational Therapist.
Members who help the patients get involved in social activities.
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Quality Improvement
This competency focuses on patient safety and efficiency of service delivery. For example it has been shown in literature that cleansing solutions such as soap and water are not good to use on skin because it will cause skin break soap because it disrupts
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Psychological
This aspect of holistic care focuses on the patients mental well-being.
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What is Quadriplegia.
A type of paralysis affecting all four limbs and the trunk.
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Social Workers.
Who is involved with patients families, who help to find resources for the patients and as well are Involved in the completion of patients ACHD?
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Information and Communication Technology
This competency calls the workforce to have the skills needed to support patient care. For example: The LTC Meditech system allows for all charting to be done electronically, making it more feasible and less time consuming for staff.
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Spiritual
This aspect of holistic care focuses on getting the patients to come to terms with their injury and to love themselves for who they are; despite their condition.
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What is Hemiplegia.
A type of paralysis affecting only one side of the body.
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Occupational Therapist.
Members who help provide mobility aids, and are also involved with residents to improve/maintain their fine motor ability.
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Public Health Perspective
This competency focuses on a traditional
approach of health issues from different perspectives; which yields improved outcomes on all sides. For example: During morning care or during patient transfers it is beneficial for the patients if staff members pa |
Pender's Health Promotion Model
This model states that "people will change their own behaviors when they are able to see benefits that relate to a change of said behavior.
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