UNIVERSITY OF NEGROS OCCIDENTAL RECOLETOS

COLLEGE OF ALLIED MEDICAL HEALTH SCIENCES

Healthcare

process
Fria Joy G. Corpus, RPh
outline:
Healthcare Processes and its Components
Purpose of Healthcare Processes
Characteristics of Healthcare Processes
Pharmaceutical Care
Pharmaceutical Care Processes
Dimensions of Health
 healthcare
processes and its
components
Healthcare processes
is a deliberate activity whereby the
practice of a health worker is
performed in a systematic manner.
 components of
healthcare processes

1. Assessment 3. Planning 5. Evaluation

2. Diagnosis 4. Implementation
the Purpose of
healthcare
process
 main purpose
The main purpose of healthcare is to provide a
systematic methodology for health worker practice.

Work health
 other purpose:
To facilitate documentation of
data, diagnosis, plans, client
responses and evaluation.
To evaluate the efficiency and
effectiveness of care.
To give directions, guidance,
and planning to healthcare.
 other purpose:
To provide for continuity of
care and to reduce omissions.
To individualize client
participation in care.
To promote creativity and
flexibility in healthcare
practices.
the characteristics
of healthcare
processes
The system is open It is cyclic and
and flexible to dynamic. Because
meet the unique all steps are
needs of client, interrelated, there
family, group, or is no absolute
community. beginning or end.
 It is client It is interpersonal and
centered; It collaborative. It
requires the healthcare
individualizes the
worker to communicate
approach to each directly and
client’s particular consistently with clients
needs. to meet their needs.
It is planned. It is goal directed.
 It emphasizes
It permits creativity
feedback, which
for the healthcare
leads either to
worker and client
reassessment of the
in devising ways to
problem or to
solve the stated
revision of the care
health problems. plan.
It is universally applicable.
The healthcare process is
used as a framework for
care in all types of
healthcare settings, with
clients of all age groups.
pharmaceutical
care
 pharmaceutical care
It is the responsible
provision of drug
therapy for the purpose
of achieving definite
outcomes that improve a
patient’s quality of life.
 outcomes of
pharmaceutical care
Cure of the disease
Elimination or
reduction of symptoms
Arresting or slowing
disease processes
Prevention of a disease
or symptomatology
 pharmaceutical care plan
Pharmaceutical care is provided to ensure
patient’s benefit and quality of care.

The fundamental relationship is beneficial

exchange in which the patient grants authority
to the provider and the provider gives
confidence and commitment to the patient.
the pharmaceutical
care process
 the pharmaceutical
care process
1. Determining the Patient’s 2. Designing the Patient’s
Health Care Needs Care Plan

4. Assessing the Patient’s 3. Implementing the

Response to Care Patient Care Plan
1. Determining the Patient’s
Health Care Needs
a. Gather background information
b. Apply clinical reasoning
 maternal medical
care mental
care care
nutritional dental
care The Healthcare care
Needs of Patients

surgical nursing
care care

pharmaceutical chiropractic
care care
geriatric pediatric
care eye care
care
 a. gather background
information
Sources of Information for Patient Database
a. Patient encounter
i. Patient interview
ii. Physical assessment of patient
b. Patient’s medical chart or profile
c. Review of laboratory tests results
d. Other healthcare professionals caring for the patient
e. Family members and caregivers who are not healthcare
professionals.
 b. apply clinical
reasoning
a. Develop the problem list
b. Determine therapeutic options
a. Develop the problem list
b. Determine therapeutic options
Medication with no medical condition
Medical condition for which there is no
medication prescribed
Medication prescribed inappropriately for
a patient’s medical condition.
Inappropriate dose, dosage form, schedule,
route of administration
Therapeutic duplication
Prescribing of medications to which the
patient is allergic
a. Develop the problem list
b. Determine therapeutic options

Actual or potential adverse drug event

Actual or potential clinically significant drug-
drug, drug-disease, drug-nutrient and drug-
laboratory test interaction
Interference with medical therapy by social or
recreational drug use.
Problems arising from the financial impact of
medication therapy on the patient.
Lack of understanding of the medication
therapy by the patient.
Failure of the patient to adhere to the
medication regimen
2. Designing the Patient’s
Care Plan
4. Determine the amount of support necessary

3. Design monitoring plan

2. Design pharmacotherapeutic regimen

1. Specify goals
 3. implementing the
patient care plan
a. Recommend the regimen
b. Initiate care and monitoring plan
 4. Assessing the Patient’s
Response to Care
○ Evaluate the results/outcomes from the
implementation of the plan
○ Redesigning the patient care plan based
upon patient progress and outcomes
○ Document changes, progress and
outcomes as needed
dimensions
of health
the dimensions of health

PHYSICAL HEALTH SPIRITUAL HEALTH

EMOTIONAL HEALTH SOCIO-CULTURAL HEALTH

INTELLECTUAL HEALTH OCCUPATIONAL AND SAFETY HEALTH

 PHYSICAL HEALTH
Genetic make-up, age, developmental level,
race, sex are all part of an individual’s
physical dimension and strongly influence
health status and health processes.

Example:
A person who has a family history of
diabetes is at higher risk of having the
disease compare to a person who doesn’t
have history.
 emotional HEALTH
This refers to the way the mind and body
interacts to affect body function and
respond to body conditions also influence
health. Long-term stress affects the body
systems and anxiety affects health habits;
conversely, calm acceptance and
relaxation can actually change body
responses to illness.

Example:
Some people experience diarrhea
whenever they are tensed.
 intellectual HEALTH
This encompasses cognitive abilities, educational
background and past experiences. This influence a
patient’s responses to teaching about health and
reactions to healthcare during illness. Intellectual
dimensions also play a major role in health behaviors.

Example:
Counseling a patient who finished college education
regarding medication is different from counseling a
patient who did not even finish elementary education.
 spiritual HEALTH
Spiritual and religious beliefs and values
are important components of a person’s
behavior regarding health and illness.

Example:
A patient who is a member of Jehovah’s
Witnesses may oppose to be transfused
with blood transfusion even in life-
threatening situations

 SOCIO-CULTURAL HEALTH
Health practices and beliefs are strongly influenced
by a person’s economic level, lifestyle, family and
culture. Low income groups are less likely to seek
health care to prevent or treat illness; high income
groups are more prone to stress related habits and
illness. The family and the culture to which the person
belong determine patterns of living and values about
health and illness that are often unalterable.

Example:
Rural folks tend to use herbal remedies compare to
people in the city.
 occupational safety
and HEALTH
It is the promotion and maintenance of the
highest degree of physical and social well-being
of workers in all occupations; it calls for the
prevention of any impairment in the health and
well-being of workers caused by their working
conditions or work environment.
 assignment
Watch the following videos and make reaction paper.

1. Pharmacists Taking an Active Role in Health

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9x4TKx6gsxo

2. The pharmacist's role in healthcare: MayoClinicRadio

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znSNgwnnLZQ

Short bond paper

Written/computerized
Minimum of 1 paragraph with 5 sentences per video
DEADLINE: October 06, 2022
Thank you for
listening!
Healthcare Process
Fria Joy G. Corpus, RPh