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Health Care Team

The health care team consists of various personnel who coordinate their skills to assist patients based on their needs. A physician is responsible for medical diagnosis and determining treatment, while a head nurse delegates duties to team members and oversees patient care. Other roles include dietitians designing special diets, physiotherapists providing musculoskeletal treatment, social workers assisting with non-medical issues, and various technicians and therapists supporting areas like the laboratory, radiology, pharmacy, and respiratory care. Community health workers also play important roles by identifying local health problems and solutions.

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Health Care Team

The health care team consists of various personnel who coordinate their skills to assist patients based on their needs. A physician is responsible for medical diagnosis and determining treatment, while a head nurse delegates duties to team members and oversees patient care. Other roles include dietitians designing special diets, physiotherapists providing musculoskeletal treatment, social workers assisting with non-medical issues, and various technicians and therapists supporting areas like the laboratory, radiology, pharmacy, and respiratory care. Community health workers also play important roles by identifying local health problems and solutions.

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PRESENTED BY- MR.

RONY XAVIER
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•The health care team consists of a group of people who


coordinate their particular skills in order too assist a patient or
his family.

• The personnel, who comprise a particular team will depend


upon the needs of a patient.
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A physician is a person who is legally authorized to practice


medicine. In hospital setting, the physician is responsible for
the medical diagnosis and for determining the therapy required
by a person who is ill or injured.
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Number of personnel may be involved in health team. The


team leader ‘head nurse’ is responsible for delegation of duties
to members of her team and care given to the patients.
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Dietitician design special diets and they supervise the


preparation of meals according to doctor's prescription.
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The physiotherapist provide assistance to patient who has


problem related to musculoskeletal system.

Functions:

1. Assessing mobility and strength.

2. Providing therapeutic measures.

3. Teaching patients new skills and measures.


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Social worker provide assistance to the family and patient. He


provide assistance in the problems such as finances,
counselling or marital problems, adoption of children etc.
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The occupational therapist assists patient with some


impairment of function to gain skills as they relate to activities
of daily living and help with a skill that is therapeutic.
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Laboratory technician examines and study specimens such as

urine, faeces, blood and discharge from wound.


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Radiologic technologist assists with wide variety of x-ray

procedures.
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Pharmacists dispense drugs and medications prescribed by

physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and

dentists.
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•The inhalation therapist or respiratory technologist is skilled


in therapeutic measures used in care of patients with
respiratory problems.

• These therapist are knowledgeable about oxygen therapy,


devices, intermittent positive pressure breathing respirators,
artificial mechanical ventilators, accessory devices used for
inhalation.
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They supervise 6 health workers and cover the population of


about 30000.

Their functions include:-

• Administration
• Supervision
• Maintaining human relation skills
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The CHW is a member of the community and play an


important role in identifying a community’s problems and in
developing solutions.
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ASHA ( accrediated social health activist) is a social health


activist in community who will create awareness on health.
There should be 1 ASHA for 1000 population.
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•The village health guides are mostly women and this scheme
was started on 2nd oct. 1977. They are chosen by the
community in which they work.

• They get training of 200 hours in 3 months.


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•Under the rural health scheme the local dias are trained to
improve their knowledge. The training is given at sub centre,
PHC &CHC and in community area for 30 days.

• They play a vital role in propagating small family norm.

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