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37 Cards in this Set
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Culture
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thoughts, actions, values and beliefs of institutions, racial, ethnic, religious or social groups
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Ethnicity
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shared identity related to social and cultural heritage such as values, language, geographical space and racial characteristics
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Culturally Competent Care
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the ability of a nurse to bridge cultural gaps
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Transcultural Nursing
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the study of cultures to understand similarities and differences across human groups
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Culturally Congruent Care
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the goal of transcultural nursing. Nursing care that fits the person's values and meanings
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Ethnocentrism
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holding one's own way of life as superior to others
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Cultural Imposition
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use of one's won lifestyle and values in dealing with clients and interpreting behavior
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Cultural awareness
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self-examination of one's own background
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Cultural Knowledge
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learning about diverse groups and absorbing the information
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Cultural skills
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assessment of social, cultural and biophysical factors influencing treatment and care of clients
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Cultural encounters
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engaging in cross-cultural interactions
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Cultural desire
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being open and accepting of cultural differences
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What are some good ways to develop cultural competence?
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know yourself, keep an open mind, respect differences, be willing to learn, learn to communicate, don't judge, be resourceful and creative
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What are five important rites of passage that each culture deals with in their own way?
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Pregnancy, Childbirth, Newborn Babies, Post-Partum Period, Death (grief and loss)
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What is a cultural assessment?
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a systematic and comprehensive examination of the cultural care values, beliefs and practices of individuals, families and communities.
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What is the purpose of a cultural assessment?
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To gather information that will enable the nurse to provide culturally competent care
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What are some key components of the cultural assessment?
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Census Data: population demographics
Questions: open-ended, focused and contrast questions Establishing relationships: impression management and behaving in a culturally congruent way |
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Name eight important components of the cultural assessment
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Ethnic Heritage, Biocultural Hx, Social organization, Religious/Spiritual Beliefs, Communication patterns, Time orientation, caring beliefs/practices, experiences with professional healthcare
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Scientific Knowledge Base of Spirituality in Nursing
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a relationship exists between spirituality and healing;
healing often takes place because of believing; a link exists between mind, body and spirit; a person's inner beliefs are powerful resources for healing |
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What are some signs of spiritual distress?
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feelings of hopelessness and mood/behavioral changes
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Nursing Diagnoses related to spirituality
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Risk for spiritual distress
Ineffective coping Powerlessness Complicated grieving |
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Nursing Interventions for Spiritually-Related Diagnoses
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Therapeutic communication
Encourage family support Assist w/renewing relationships Teach relaxation, meditation Provide privacy during prayer |
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10 Recurrent Caring Constructs identified in Western and non-Western cultures
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1. Respect for and about the client
2. Concern for and about the client 3. Attention to details in anticipation of client needs 4. Helping/Assisting or facilitative acts 5. Active listening 6. Presence (being physically there) 7. Understanding 8. Connectedness 9. Protection 10. Touching 11. Comfort measures |
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Cultural care preservation or maintenance
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retain and/or preserve relevant care so that clients maintain their well-being, recover from illness, or face handicaps and/or death
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Cultural care accommodation or negotiation
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adapt or negotiate with others for a beneficial or satisfying health outcome
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Cultural care repatterning or restructuring
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reorder, change or greatly modify clients' lifestyles for a new, different and beneficial healthcare pattern
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Name the 5 processes in Swanson's Theory of Caring Model
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Knowing, Being With, Doing For, Enabling and Maintaining Belief
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"Knowing" as it pertains to Swanson's Theory of Caring Model
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striving to understand an event as it has meaning in the life of another
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"Being With" as it pertains to Swanson's Theory of Caring Model
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Being emotionally present to another
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"Doing For" as it pertains to Swanson's Theory of Caring Model
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Doing for the other as he or she would do for self it were at all possible
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"Enabling" as it pertains to Swanson's Theory of Caring Model
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Facilitating the other's passage through life transitions such as birth, death and unfamiliar events
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"Maintaining Belief" as it pertains to Swanson's Theory of Caring Model
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sustaining faith in the other's capacity to get through an event or transition and face a future with meaning
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Spirituality
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an awareness of one's inner self and a sense of connection to a higher being, nature, or to some purpose greater than oneself
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The vertical dimension of spiritual well-being is ___________
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supports the transcendent relationship between a person and God or some other higher power
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The horizontal dimension of spiritual well-being is ___________
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describes positive relationships and connections people have with others
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Spiritual Distress
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the impaired ability to experience and integrate meaning and purpose in life through connectedness with self, others, art, music, literature, nature, and/or a power greater than oneself
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The acronym, BELIEF stands for what?
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belief system, ethics (or values), lifestyle, involvement in a spiritual community, education, and future events
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