HLTH245 Lecture 10: HLTH 245 - Models of Care Emergency Department

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Health Studies
• Course: HLTH245
• Professor: Heather Mcneil, Jacobi Elliott

Document Summary

Hlth 245 - models of care: primary care, inpatient care, emergency department part 3. Generally care provided in an emergency department or ward of a hospital. Staffed for 24 hours a day by emergency physicians and emergency nurses. Ed visits is highly tracked by lhins. Longer wait times, triage nurse that assess your emergency need and then have to wait more before seeing the actual doctor, may be up to 8 hours. As a measure of how well the hospital is doing. In 2005, 62% of ed directors perceived overcrowding to be a major or severe problem. The time patients spend in the ed has increased significantly. Because they do not have time to deal with the patient. Seniors represent as much as 50% of patients seen in the ed. More likely to be admitted to the hospital. Conduct assessment, link to community services, prevent admission of patient. Lack of knowledge/education to deal with older adults.