Care in hospitals

Care in hospitals

1. Secondary care

   • further test
   • operations
   • treat rare, complicated and serious conditions

2. David Matthews

   • Biomedical model
     • Looks at and treats the symptoms
     • dominant, modern way for health care professionals to diagnose and treat a condition in most Western countries
     • analyze and look for biophysical or genetic malfunctions.
     • focus is on objective laboratory tests rather than the subjective feelings or history of the patient.

3. Anwar

   • confused
   • amputation of leg
   • Alone, helpless
   • transition in ambulance

4. hospital patient

   • Extreme sick role
   • Hospital responbilby for all aspects of Anwars health and daily life

5. Shedding indentity as an active, comptnnet member of sociertty

6. Acquiring a passive identity as someone with particular medical conditions

7. Role of HCA's

   • Mckenna eta al
   • Support clinical staff
   • To provide care
   • Changing role as many now perform beside nursring
   • [atients talk to HCAs

8. Organsiations

   • Roles and responsibilities in hospitals
     • Tightly structures

9. New way of working