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HLTENN015 Apply nursing practice in the primary health care setting

Assessment task 1 - Knowledge questions

Question 1: Briefly describe the philosophical tenet underpinning primary health care setting.

Question 2: Complete the following table briefly outlining the health challenges and issues facing Australian communities.

a. Discuss diseases and conditions that contribute significantly to the burden of illness and injury in the Australian community with reference to the National Health Priority Areas.

b. Discuss four (4) other health challenges facing Australian communities (Hint: Health challenges in relation to the resource allocation, funding and delivery of health care.

c. Discuss three (3) environmental health issues facing Australian communities.

d. Discuss four (4) common health issues for infants.

e. Discuss four (4) common health issues for children.

f. Discuss four (4) common health issues for adolescents.

g. Discuss four (4) common health issues for adults.

h. Discuss four (4) common health issues for older people.

i. Discuss three (3) examples of health challenges (diseases and other issues relating to health) faced by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia

Question 3: Briefly describe various community and in-hospital resources and services available for people with Diabetes Mellitus to receive appropriate care.
• Community resources and services available for the management of Diabetes Mellitus:

• In-hospital resources and services available for the management of Diabetes Mellitus:

Question 4: Briefly describe various community and in-hospital resources and services available for people with dementia to receive appropriate care.
• Community resources and services available for the management of dementia:

• In-hospital resources and services available for the management of dementia:

Question 5: Briefly describe the health-illness continuum (illness-wellness continuum).

Question 6: Briefly describe the roles of the following two (2) primary health care organisations.

a. Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association.

b. Primary Health Care Research and Information Service (PHCRIS):

Question 7: Refer to the Patient Safety in Primary Health Care - a review of the literature 2015 published by the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (ACSQHC) and discuss the purpose and key components of this document.

Question 8: Briefly describe how the Australian Journal of Primary Health contributes to the information relevant to primary health care setting.

Question 9: Outline three (3) strategies you could implement when caring for a confused person in relation to primary health care provision.

Question 10: Briefly describe how you could implement validation therapy when caring for a person with dementia.

Question 11: Briefly describe the difference between preventive, curative and rehabilitative service delivery models in a primary health care setting context.

Question 12: Identify and briefly describe an example each for the resources available in Australia for the provision of preventive, curative and rehabilitative service delivery models.

Question 13: Briefly describe the model of trans-disciplinary care in a primary health care setting context.

Question 14: Briefly describe how you would apply or promote the following principles in a primary health care setting context.

a. Access and equity

b. Empowerment:

Question 15: Discuss the roles and professional expertise of three (3) members of the interdisciplinary health care team in a primary healthcare workplace in your region.

Attachment:- primary health care setting.rar