Community Health Flashcards
Culture
Knowledge, beliefs, values, and traditions that are shared by a group of people about life and the world which passes to the next generation
Cultural competence
The ability to provide care that respects and integrates aspects of culture to meet client needs
Cultural humility
Continuing self-reflection and awareness of cultural biases, assumptions, and values, better knowing of one’s self that results in better care
Buddhism birth practices (2)
- Believe in reincarnation
- Contraception to prevent conception is allowed
Buddhism death practices (5)
- Ensure calm, peaceful environment
- Chanting is common
- Monk delivers last rites
- Organ donation encouraged
- Cremation is common
Buddhism dietary restrictions (2)
- Vegetarian
- Avoid alcohol
Buddhism health practices (2)
- Quiet, peaceful environment for rest, meditation, and prayer
- May refuse care on holy days
Catholicism birth practices (2)
- Contraception, abortion, sterilization prohibited
- Baptism required
Catholicism death practices (3)
- Priest administers last rites
- Organ donation allowed
- Suicide may prevent burial in Catholic cemetery
Catholicism healthpractices (3)
- Want to see priest when hospitalized
- Request communion/confession to help with healing
- Wear cross/medal/display religious statues
Hinduism birth practices (4)
- Contraception allowed
- Abortion might be prohibited
- Males not circumcised
- Baby not named until 10th day of life
Hinduism death practices (6)
- Believe in reincarnation
- Allowing natural death is traditional
- Patient may want to lay on the floor while dying
- Thread placed around neck/wrist
- Organ donation allowed
- Prefer cremation
Hinduism dietary restrictions (4)
- Vegetarian
- No beef/pork
- Right hand is for eating, left hand is for toileting/hygiene
- Several days set aside for fasting
Hinduism health practices (2)
- Personal hygiene very important
- Future lives influenced by how one faces illness, disability, death
Catholicism dietary restrictions
- Some might not eat meat on Ash Wednesday and Fridays during Lent
Christian birth practices (2)
- Abortion prohibited
- May give birth at home
Christian death practices (2)
- Avoid medical help to prolong life
- Organ donation not allowed
Christian dietary restrictions
- Avoid alcohol
Christian health practices (2)
- Medications/blood products avoided
- Healing minister practices spiritual healing and doesn’t use medical/psychological techniques
Islam birth practices (4)
- Contraception allowed
- Abortion allowed in certain situations
- Prayer said into baby’s ear at birth
- Circumcision is customary
Islam death practices (5)
- Patient may want to confess sins before death
- Dying patient may want to face Meca (East)
- Organ donation/autopsy acceptable, devout Muslims may deny both due to fear of desecration of the dead
- Traditional bathing and burial within 24 hours
- Cremation not allowed
Islam dietary restrictions (5)
- Food must be halal (lawful)
- Pork, some shellfish, alcohol not allowed
- Ramadan is a period of fasting during the ninth lunar month
- Halal meats come from animals that have been slaughtered during a payer ritual
- Haram (prohibit) foods are pork, gelatin, alcohol, animals with fangs
Islam health practices (4)
- Patient may pray up to 5 times a day facing Meca and may have a prayer rug
- Privacy during prayer is important
- Women very modest and cover entire body
- Women may refuse male health care workers
Judaism birth practices (3)
- Abortion allowed
- Ritual circumcision called a bris and done on the 8th day of life
- Orthodox Jewish males not allowed in delivery room
Judaism death practices (5)
- Autopsy discouraged
- Organ donation allowed
- Someone stays with the body at all times
- Ritual bathing and burial within 24 hours
- Cremation not allowed
Judaism dietary restrictions (5)
- Food has to be kosher
- Milk and meat can’t be served at the same meal or prepared on the same dishes
- Pork, shellfish not allowed
- Fasting required on Yom Kippur
- Lactose intolerance common among Jews with European origin
Judaism health practices (4)
- Saving a life overrides nearly all religious obligations
- Prayers of well-being of the sick may be said
- Anything that can be done to ease patient’s suffering is encouraged
- During Sabbath Orthodox Jews don’t use electrical appliances
Mormon birth practices (3)
- Contraception is up to the man and woman
- Abortion is prohibited unless special circumstances
- Babies not baptized
Mormon death practices (3)
- Organ donation allowed
- Autopsy allowed
- Life continues beyond death
Mormon dietary restrictions (2)
- Alcohol, coffee, tea not allowed
- Fasting required once a month
Mormon health practices (2)
- May want to use herbal remedies in addition to medical care
- When blessing the sick a person is anointed with oil by 2 elders
Seventh Day Adventists birthpractices (2)
- Abortion is acceptable in some circumstances
- Opposed to infant baptism
Seventh Day Adventist death practices (2)
- Autopsy allowed
- Organ donation allowed
Seventh Day Adventist dietary restrictions (2)
- Vegetarian
- Alcohol, coffee, tea not allowed
Seventh Day Adventists health practices (2)
- Healing accomplished through medical care and divine healing
- Prayer and anointing with oil may be performed
