Dispensary is an institution of a medical nature in which narrow-profile care is denied. In the article, we will consider what this institution is, what tasks it performs, and what types exist.
Features and types
At the moment, there is a specialized and general therapeutic dispensaries. What kind of structure and appearance they represent depends entirely on the orientation. There is an oncological, cardiological, anti-TB, drug and skin dispensary.
Each of the institutions receives individual responsibilities, so it has a specific treatment. In dispensaries, they either completely cure patients, or they stop attacks.
Tasks
Each dispensary is a medical institution with its own tasks. The dispensary should provide social assistance, especially to those patients who have lost their ability to work. The duties of his staff include the development of preventive measures, maintaining a record of patients, as well as disease statistics. Employees should conduct medical examinations, provide qualification assistance, disseminate information about various diseases among all segments of the population.
You need to understand that the dispensary is the institution where medical and social issues are resolved. Therefore, workers should not only treat patients, but also conduct educational activities, teach people hygiene, and disseminate among them knowledge about a healthy lifestyle.
Patient Classification
In dispensaries, patients are classified in order to make it easier to examine them. There are three groups. It is about healthy, practically healthy and those who need treatment. The latter is also divided into three groups. The third group - diseases that led to global changes in the body, because of them a person has lost his ability to work. The second group is health disorders, due to which there is a partial loss of working capacity, and the first is the mild course of a disease. Dispensary is a place where anyone can be examined.