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worldview
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the way people tend to look at the world or universe in creating a personal view of what is life
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culture
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a patterned behavorial response that develops over time as a result of imprinting the mind through social and religious structures and interllectual and artisitic manifestations
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beliefs
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the interllectual acceptance of something that is true or correct (based on opinion of what is true and false)
EXAMPLE: is abortion right? |
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value
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freely chosen principles, ideals, or standards held by an individual, class, or group that give meaning and direction in life
-impacted by one's values |
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cultural values
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the individual's desirable or preferred way of acting or knowing something that is sustained over a period of time and which governs actions or decisions
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philosophy
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the study of principles underlying conduct, thought and the nature of the universe
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epistemology
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what can be known? what is knowledge?
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logic
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what should our methods be in order to reach true conclusions?
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AESTHETICS
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why do we find things beautiful?
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politics
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what makes good government?
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metaphysics
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what is the meaning of life?
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nursing in nightingale's definition
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nursing for a want of a better. put patient in the best condition.
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characteristics of today's RN
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-largest group of all healthcare
-2.9 million licensed -2.4 million working -mostly women -mostly white, non hispanic -average age 46.8 -second careers for some -only 8.1% newly licensed nurses in 2000 were <30 -70.5% married |
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areas of practice for today's nurse
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-hospital
-community health/ public setting -home health services -community health centers -long term/ sub acute -occupational health -parish nursing -nursing schools -nursing association -state boards of nursing -instance companies |
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three basic programs
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-diploma program
-associate degree program -baccalaureate degree program |
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criteria for a profession
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-is basically intellectual and is accompanied by a high degree of individual responsibility
-is based on a body of knowledge that can be learned and is refreshed and refined through research -is practical and theoretical -requires highly specialized professional education -strong internal organization of members -motivated through altruism |
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behaviors of a professional nurse
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-recognize develops own philosphy of nursing
-self determination -uses critical thinking - |
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transcultural nursing
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a humanistic and scientific area of formal study and practice in nursing which is focused upon differences and similarities among cultures with respect to human care, health, and illness based upon the people's cultural values, beliefs and practices, and and to use this knowledge to provide cultural specific or culturally congruent nursing care to people... leininger
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ethnocentrism
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belief in the superiority of ones own ethnic group
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madeline leininger's contribution to transcultural nursing
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-theory of culture care: to provide culturally congruent holistic care
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cultural care diversity
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refers to the differences in meanings, value, or acceptable modes of care within or between different groups of people
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cultural care universality
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refers to common care or similar meaning that are evident among many cultures
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essential elements of cultural competence
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-valuing diversity
-having the capacity for cultural self-assessment -being conscious of the dynamics inherent when cultures interact -having institutionalized cultural knowledge -having developed adaptations of service delivery reflecting an understanding of cultural diversity |
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barriers of cultural competence
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- recognizing clinical differences among people of different ethnic and racial groups
-communication -ethics -trust |
