Ensuring the future of primary care.
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Affiliation
Associate clinical professor of medicine, Bridgeport Hospital and Yale University School of Medicine, Bridgeport, Connecticut; Pcmant@bpthosp.org.
Journal Details
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Name: Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges
ISSN: 1938-808X
Pages: 1484
Links
- PubMed Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22130254
- DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/ACM.0b013e3182358b19
Medical and Biotech [MESH] Definitions
Primary Care Nursing
Techniques or methods of patient care used by nurses as primary careproviders.
Primary Nursing Care
The primary responsibility of one nurse for the planning, evaluation, and care of a patient throughout the course of illness, convalescence, and recovery.
Primary Health Care
Care which provides integrated, accessible health care services by clinicians who are accountable for addressing a large majority of personal health care needs, developing a sustained partnership with patients, and practicing in the context of family and community. (JAMA 1995;273(3):192)
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Directions or principles presenting current or future rules of policy for assisting health care practitioners in patient care decisions regarding diagnosis, therapy, or related clinical circumstances. The guidelines may be developed by government agencies at any level, institutions, professional societies, governing boards, or by the convening of expert panels. The guidelines form a basis for the evaluation of all aspects of health care and delivery.
Primary Nursing
The primary responsibility of one nurse for the planning, evaluation, and care of a patient throughout the course of illness, convalescence, and recovery.
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