BASIC NURSING CHP 10

Question 1

when you are studying different cultures what are some things as students you should avoid doing

Answer 1

1) stereotyping

2) false assumptions

Question 2

If someone of a different culture of yours seems to be non-compliant with their care. They are difficult patients. What is something Inman said you should consider doing when someone is non-compliant or difficult.

Answer 2

include the person in planning their care
get their preferences
have some acknowledgement so that way it is somewhat their idea

Question 3

If someone denies having pain but their non-verbals are showing you they are in distress do you consider their non verbal’s as part of your pain assessment?

Answer 3

yes

Question 4

always ask the patient about the preference’s because?

Answer 4

no one follows religion to a T

Question 5

the melting pot is now called what?

Answer 5

cultural diversity

Question 6

what is Naturalistic health belief system

Answer 6

—CAUSE OF DISEASE 
Imbalance of body elements 
Yin (cold)/yang (heat) 
Wet/dry 
Emotions 
Bad luck
—-HOW DISEASE IS DIAGNOSED 
cause of excess heat or cold 
—-HOW DISEASE IS TREATED 
Regain body balance foods acupuncture or magic 
—-HOW IS DISEASE PREVENTED 
Maintain balance of hot and cold in the body mind spirit and environment

Question 7

what is personalistic health belief system

Answer 7

—-CAUSE OF DISEASE 
punishment by ghost, god, Evil spirit 
Breach of taboo 
Results in loss of soul 
—-HOW IS DISEASE DIAGNOSED 
by a person with magic/superpowers 
—-HOW IS DISEASE TREATED 
Counteract cause with herbs prayer rituals 
—-WHO CURES THE DISEASE 
shaman diviner herbalist magic 
—-HOW IS DISEASE PREVENTED 
faithful observance of rituals protective spells wearing objects

Question 8

For a nurse to be culturally competent, you need to know what that means?

Answer 8

Continuous attempt of lpn to gain knowledge and skills that will allow them to effectively provide care for patients of different cultures

Question 9

You need to be culturally sensitive as a nurse. People deal with pain differently. You need to know how to be culturally sensitive

Answer 9

Learning about other cultures and being respectful of their customs, writes, and beliefs

Question 10

Philosophy of individual worth

Answer 10

The uniqueness and value of each human being who comes for care regardless of differences that may be observed or perceived in that individual

Question 11

How is non-judgmental defined

Answer 11

Taking at the face value . Accepting people as they are

Question 12

What does eating hot foods mean in some cultures

Answer 12

Restores strength, keep the stomach warm, counteract heat loss, prevent incontience, prevent itching at the site of episiotomy

Question 13

What does eating cold food mean in some cultures?

Answer 13

Are known as bad for stomach and teeth

Question 14

What is false assumptions

Answer 14

Conclusions drawn that may be an error assumptions without knowledge

Question 15

There are six cultural phenomena that are critical the the assessment of patients and culture competency, you need to know what’s included in that

Answer 15

Communication, space, social organization, time, environmental control, and biological variations

Question 16

How do you diagnose disease in the biomedical belief system

Answer 16

Physical exam,x-ray, CT scan, MRI, identification of pathogens by lab studies

Question 17

Who do muslims pray to?

Answer 17

Allah

Question 18

Pastoral care team and what their role is

Answer 18

Ministers, priests, rabbis, consecrated, religious women and representatives of other cultures
They provide spiritual care

Question 19

If you have someone requesting a certain kind of religious thing done before a surgery you need to know how you would go about handling that

Answer 19

Notify the pastoral care team of the patients preoperative request

Question 20

You got a jehovah witness that has a bleeding peptic ulcer, they are going to need a blood transfusion, what is the nurse going to do when she is met with resistance to such care? What is the role of the LPN in that?

Answer 20

Notify the nursing supervisor STAT and report the patients refusal

Question 21

Remember about baptism with infants who are going to die, you need to know about that

Answer 21

If and infant is in danger of death baptism may be given if the religious beliefs of the parents include infant baptism. If the patient is Protestant and the baptism is desire it is preferable to have a witness. If death is imminent and the patient is catholic a witness is not necessary and anyone with the right intention may baptize.

Question 22

Largest denomination in the US?

Answer 22

The Roman Catholic Church, Christian faith

Question 23

If you are reborn to a higher or lower level of existence based on your moral behavior, it is named reincarnation. What religion is that?

Answer 23

Hindus

Question 24

If you have a patient that is close to death and they are an ortodox jew you need to know the interventions to do during that time. There are specific things with dying death and postmortem care

Answer 24

Family and friends may want to be with the patient at all times
Some Jews do not believe in autopsy, embalming, or cremation
Some Jews may not want the nurse to touch the body of a deceased Jew
Some Jews may request that the nurse notify the burial society for preparation of the body for burial

Question 25

You need to know ethnic groups in the US

Answer 25

Hispanic/Latino/Spanish
Mexican, Mexican American, Chicano, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Argentina, Columbia’s, Dominican, Nicaraguan, Salvadoran, Spainard, white, black, African American negro, American Indian, Alaska native , Asian Indian ,Chinese, Filipino, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, other Asian (Hmong, Laotian, Thai, Pakistan, Cambodian, native Hawaiian, Guamanian, Chamorro, Samoan, Pacific Islander