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What is the term for the inability to deal with the perceived demands or threats to one’s mental, emotional, or spiritual wellbeing?

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Stress

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What is the term for “the state of balance among all the body systems needed for the body to survive and function correctly”?

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Homeostasis

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What are some examples of things affected by homeostasis? (9 examples)

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  1. Acid
  2. Blood pressure
  3. Blood sugar
  4. Electrolytes
  5. Energy
  6. Hormones
  7. Oxygen
  8. Proteins
  9. Temperature
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What are 5 examples of stressors?

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  1. Health- illness, eating habits, sleep habits, recreational time
  2. Work- New job/shift, trouble with coworkers/boss
  3. Personal and Social- religious, starting school, sexual issues
  4. Home and Family- divorce, pregnancy, arguing
  5. Financial- income changes, damage to property, credit
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What type of stress affects the body’s structure and function such as a disease or mobility problems?

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physiological stress

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What type of stress arises from life events such as work, personal, and relationships?

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psychological stress

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What type of stress is random and unpredictable such as a hurricane or accidents?

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situational stress

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What type of stress is good and beneficial and produces motivation and focused energy?

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Eustress

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What type of stress is associated with different stages of life such as peer pressure, college graduation, etc?

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Developmental stress

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What type of stress can be a threat to someone’s health status such as covid or financial worries?

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Distress

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What type of stress is related to the inability to meet demands such as rushing to appointments or completing your homework?

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Time-related stress

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What type of stress is related to upcoming or future events such as exams, wedding, or birth of a child?

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anticipatory stress

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What are the 3 stages of the General Adaptation Syndrome?

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  1. Alarm Stage
  2. Resistance Stage
  3. Exhaustion Stage
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What happens during the alarm stage?

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stressor upsets homeostasis or cellular balance

  1. Stress- stimulates the sympathetic nervous system (SNS)
  2. SNS- stimulates the hypothalamus
  3. Hypothalamus – releases corticotropin releasing hormone (CRH)
  4. CRH- stimulates the anterior pituitary gland to release adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
  5. ACTH-stimulates the adrenal cortex to secrete glucocorticoids (cortisol) and mineralocorticoids (aldosterone)
  6. Cortisol- Glucose sparing effect and anti-inflammatory effect
  7. Aldosterone- promotes fluid retention which increases the BP
  8. Endorphins- released by the hypothalamus produces a sense of well being
  9. Thyroid-Stimulating hormone (TSH)- secreted by the pituitary gland and helps with fat conversion to energy to meet cell and muscle needs
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What happens during the Resistance Stage?

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body fights back by adjusting to the stress and tries to counteract the physiological changes that happened during the alarm stage

  1. Governed by parasympathetic system
  2. Reduces amount of cortisol produced
  3. HR and BP go down
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What happens during the Exhaustion Stage?

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After an extended period of stress, the body depletes its energy resources by continually trying, but failing to recover from the initial alarm reaction stage and can no longer fight stress

  1. Tiredness
  2. Depression
  3. Anxiety
  4. Feeling unable to cope
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What is the difference between compensation and adaptation?

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Compensation
1. Occurs during the alarm stage
2. Fight or Flight
3. Stimulation of SNS

Adaptation
1. Occurs during the resistance stage
2. Stimulation of parasympathetic system
3. Return to normal but body is still on alert

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What mechanism monitors the body’s physiology, assesses for alteration from normal and counteracts any changes to reverse the situation and return to normal? What is an example?

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Negative Feedback

Example: Release of insulin to counteract an elevated blood glucose

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What mechanism intensifies a change in the body’s physiological condition instead of reversing it? What is an example?

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Positive Feedback

Example: the release of the hormone oxytocin increases contraction actual childbirth is completed.

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What are some examples of stress management strategies? (8 examples)

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  1. Exercise
  2. Communicate/ Share feelings
  3. Relaxation techniques
  4. Guided Imagery
  5. Meditation/ Prayer
  6. Healthy lifestyle
  7. Involve in enjoyable activities, laugh,
    have a sense of humor
    8.Counselling.
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What is a “journey” that takes place over time, and involves the accumulation of life experiences and understanding, that is described as an attempt to find meaning, value, and purpose in life?

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Spirituality

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What is considered a “map” that outlines essential beliefs, values, and codes of conduct into manner of living and is practiced to outwardly express spirituality?

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Religion

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What are the 3 core issues of spirituality?

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  1. Faith
  2. Hope
  3. Love
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What is defined as as feelings of contentment coming from the inner self and has been shown to be related to quality of life?

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spiritual well-being

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What is it called when a patient’s optimal level of health by considering dynamic interactions among the emotional, spiritual, social, cultural, and physical aspects of an individual’s wellness?

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Holistic Care

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What are the 3 main things of holistic care?

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  1. Spirit
  2. Mind
  3. Body
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What refers to the learned and shared beliefs, values, norms, and traditions of a particular group, which guide our thinking, decisions, and actions?

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Culture

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What is 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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What is race?

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Common biological characteristics shared by a group of people

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What is the process of learning to behave in a way that is acceptable to society through: family, friends, community, peers, schooling, media, work, religious institutions, government, legal systems, health care systems, etc?

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Socialization

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What is the process through which an individual or group transitions from one culture to develop the traits of another culture?

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Acculturation

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What is the process in which an individual adapts to the host’s cultural values and no longer prefers the traditions, values, and beliefs of the culture of origin?

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Assimilation

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What is the term used for customs, values, beliefs, traditions, and social and religious views held by a group of people that prevail over another secondary culture?

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Dominant Culture

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What is the term used for a collection of individuals who are more likely to develop health problems as a result of excess risks, limits in access to health care services, or being dependent on others for care?

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Minority Groups

Vulnerable populations

Marginalized Groups

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What are some examples of vulnerable populations?

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homeless, poor, mentally ill, physical disabilities, young, elderly, some ethnic and racial minority groups

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What type of care is described by encompassing the well-being of the whole community and linked to the health and spirit of their sacred lands?

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Indigenous Health Care or Folk Health Care

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What type of health care is described as using the application of the principles and procedures of evidence-based medicine and caring?

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Professional Health Care

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What health belief involves medicine, science, evidence-based care, and modern medicine?

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Biomedical/Scientific

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What health belief is a supernatural explanatory model, which attributes health and illness to God’s or the ancestors’ pleasure or displeasure? (sick because of an evil force)

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Magico-religious

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What is the difference between complementary medicine and alternative medicine?

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Complementary Medicine- therapies used together with conventional treatment recommended by a person’s health care provider.
in addition to traditional medicine

Alternative Medicine- nonpharmacological therapies such as exercise, chiropractic, and herbal supplements are used in place of conventional pharmacological or other medical procedures.
instead of traditional medicine

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What does the acronym “ACCESS” stand for in regard to Purnell Model for Cultural Competence?

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  1. Assessment
  2. Communication
  3. Cultural
  4. Establishment
  5. Sensitivity
  6. Safety
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What is the difference between a translator and an interpreter?

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Interpreter- Interprets verbal words

Translator- Interprets written words

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What is the ability to communicate effectively and convey information in a manner that is easily understood by diverse audiences?

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Linguistic Competence

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What does the acronym “BALI” stand for in regard to culturally competent care?

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Be aware
Appreciate Uniqueness
Learn about different cultures
Incorporate the client’s behaviors and values

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What are the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work, and age that affect health functioning and quality of life outcomes called?

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Social Determinants of Health

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What are the 5 Categories of Social Determinants of Health?

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  1. Economic Stability
  2. Education Access and Quality
  3. Health Care Access and Quality
  4. Neighborhood
  5. Social and Community
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What are examples of barriers to culturally competent care? (9 examples)

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  1. Bias/Prejudice
  2. Ethnocentrism
  3. Discrimination
  4. Cultural Stereotypes
  5. Racism
  6. Sexism
  7. Language barrier
  8. Lack of knowledge
  9. Self-Knowledge
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What term is used for the universal tendency of human beings to think that their individual ways of thinking, acting, and believing are the only right, proper, and natural ways?

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Ethnocentrism

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What is it called when beliefs and attitudes are associating negative permanent characteristics to people who are perceived as different from oneself?

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Prejudice or Bias

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What is the term used to describe a prejudicial outlook, action, or treatment?

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Discrimination

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What type of loss is involves incomplete or uncertain losses and fails to provide emotional detachment required for closure?

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Ambiguous Loss

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What are the two types of ambiguous losses and how are they different? What are some examples of each?

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Type 1- the loved one who is psychologically present but physically absent
Example: missing soldiers, kidnapped children

Type 2- a person is physically present but psychologically absent
Example: person with addiction, mental disorders, dementia, etc.

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What type of loss occurs when a person can no longer feel, hear, see, or know a person or object?

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Actual Loss

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What 3 types of losses are characterized as being uniquely defined by the person experiencing the loss and is less obvious to other people? (loss of trust, separation, retirement)

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Perceived, internal, psychological

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What type of loss would an amputation, paralysis, and immobility be classified as?

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Physical Loss

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What 2 types of loss would a flood, loss of car, and loss of home be classified as?

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External and environmental

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What is loss of aspect of self? What are some examples?

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altered perception of self-image

burn victim, scars

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What type of loss would the loss of a spouse, parent, child, or sibling be classified as?

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loss of significant relationship

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What type of loss is described as expecting the loss of something in the future and happens before the actual loss?

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Anticipatory Loss

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What are the 5 psychological stages of dying?

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  1. Denial
  2. Anger
  3. Bargaining
  4. Depression
  5. Acceptance
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What type of care focuses on the prevention, relief, reduction, or soothing of symptoms of disease or disorders throughout the entire course of an illness?

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Palliative Care

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What is a philosophy and model of care that focuses on the care, comfort, and quality of life of a person with a serious illness who is approaching the end of life and usually has less than 6 months to live?

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Hospice Care

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What term refers to either a living will or durable power of attorney for health care (also called a health-care proxy)?

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Advanced Directive

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What is a written document made by a competent individual that provides instructions that should be used when that individual is no longer able to express his or her wishes for health-care treatment?

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Living Will

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What is a written form that gives another person legal power to make decisions regarding health care when an individual is no longer capable of making such decisions?

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Power of Attorney or Health-Care Proxy

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What is called when a patient patient has made the choice to refuse CPR and other acts in the event of a cardiopulmonary arrest?

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Do Not Resuscitate (DNR)

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What is the statute stated that competent individuals with a terminal disease could make an oral and written request for medication to end their life in a humane and dignified manner and a person takes the meds themselves?

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Assisted Suicide

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What is the term for when the attending medical or nurse practitioner, takes an action with the singular intention of causing a patient’s death?

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Eurhanasia

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What is a surgical dissection of the body to determine the exact cause and circumstances of death or to discover the pathway of a disease?

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Autopsy

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What is postmortem care and what are 3 significant considerations when providing postmortem care?

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Care of a body after death

  1. Give same respect and dignity as living
  2. Should do asap to prevent discoloration, tissue damage, deformities.
  3. Respect cultural and religious beliefs
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What is it called when grievers feel the full brunt of the abiding nature of the loss- the ripple effect of the original loss “becomes inescapably known,” and can cause self-destructive behaviors?

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A time of Second Crisis

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What type of grief gives permission to move through the journey at a griever’s own pace?

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Adaptive Grieving

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What type of grief is described as when their relationship to the deceased person is not socially sanctioned, cannot be shared openly, or seems of lesser significance? What are some examples?

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Disenfranchised Grief

Examples: ex-spouse, abortion, affair

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What type of grief is characterized as a common and universal reaction characterized by complex emotional, cognitive, social, physical, behavioral, and spiritual responses to loss and death?

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Uncomplicated/Normal Grief

75
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What type of grief is when people have a prolonged or significantly difficult time, moving forward after a loss, that involves symptoms of painful emotions and sorrow for more than 1 year?

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Complicated Grief

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What are the 4 types of complicated grief?

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  1. Chronic Grief
  2. Exaggerated Grief
  3. Delayed Greif
  4. Masked Grief
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What type of complicated grief is characterized as experiencing a normal grief response, except that it extends for a longer period of time. This can include years to decades of intense grieving?

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Chronic Grief

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What type of complicated grief is characterized as a grief response that often exhibits self-destructive or maladaptive behavior, obsessions, or psychiatric disorders. Suicide is a risk for these individuals?

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Exaggerated Grief

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What type of complicated grief is characterized as a grief response that is unusually delayed or postponed because the loss is so overwhelming?

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Delayed Grief

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What type of complicated grief is characterized as a person not being aware that their behaviors are interfering with their normal functioning?

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Masked Grief

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What are the 4 major theorists for stages of grief and the key parts to each of their theories?

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  1. Kubler-Ross
    - Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, Acceptance
  2. Worden
    - Initial numbness and denial and over time person heals and adjusts
  3. Rando
    - 6 R’s- Recognize, React, Recollect, Relinquish, Readjust, and Reinvest
  4. Bowlby
    - Attachment Theory- Numbing, yearning and searching, disorganization and despair, reorganization
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What are some examples of factors that influence grief? (9 examples)

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  1. Significance of Loss
  2. Amount of Support
  3. Conflict existing at time of death
  4. Circumstance of death
  5. Previous Loss
  6. Developmental Stage
  7. Spiritual and Cultural Background
  8. Timeliness of death
  9. Personality
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What is cancer?

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A group of diseases characterized by uncontrolled growth

84
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What cancers have highest number of prevalence for men and women? (# of new cases each year)

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Men is prostate

Women is breast

85
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What cancer has has the highest mortality rate in both men and women?

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Lung cancer for both

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What is the difference between normal cells and cancer cells and key characteristics of each?

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Normal cells- Grow to a certain volume at an established rate and then stabilize; contain predetermined, undifferentiated stem cells; exhibit contact inhibition

Cancer cells- Continue to expand without boundaries and divide indiscriminately and haphazardly; uncontrolled cell growth and altered cell differentiation; do not exhibit contact inhibition

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What is the term that refers to an abnormal increase in the number of cells?

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hyperplasia

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What term refers to the replacement of one mature cell type with a less mature cell type?

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Dysplasia

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What is the term used for uncontrolled, abnormal growth of cells or tissues in the body?

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Neoplasia

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What word is used to describe the spread of cancer cells from the place where they first formed to another part of the body?

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Metastasis

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What is a substance, organism, or agent capable of causing cancer?

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Carcinogen

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What is a series of molecular changes that occur after exposure to carcinogens?

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Carcinogenesis

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What are the 3 stages regarding theory of causation? What are the characteristics of each stage?

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  1. Initiation- exposure to radiation, a chemical or viral agent known as a “carcinogen.” Initiation also occurs when there is a mutation or disruption in the normal cell development cycle
  2. Promotion- Increased risk of developing cancer due to the presence of promoting factors- tobacco, obesity, physical inactivity, diet.
  3. Progression- Increased growth rate of tumor; invasiveness. (Metastasis)
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Immunosuppressive agents and chemotherapy are examples of what kind of carcinogens?

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Chemical carcinogens

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What is the term used for the time interval between when an individual or host is infected by a pathogen and when that individual becomes infectious?

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Latency Period

Long Latency period can make it difficult to identify carcinogens

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EBV, HIV, Hep B, and HPV are examples of what kind of carcinogens?

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Viral carcinogens

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What type of immunity is our first line of defense, that is non-specific, and includes macrophages and neutrophils?

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Innate Immunity

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What type of immunity is our second line of defense, that is specific, and includes B lymphocytes and T lymphocytes?

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Adaptive Immunity

99
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Which defense system eliminates pathogens and initiates inflammation?

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Neutrophils

100
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Which defense system phagocytoses bacteria and can sometimes break apart tumor cells?

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Macrophages

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What defense system is responsible for destroying infected and diseased cells such as cancer cells?

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Natural killer Cells (NK Cells)

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What defense system is the strongest defense against tumor cells and are specific in directly attacking and killing tumor cells?

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Cytotoxic T cells

103
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What defense system makes antibodies that target foreign cells and can produce antibodies directed to tumor surface antigens?

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B lymphocytes

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What type of prevention is associated with focusing on identifying and modifying risk factors for cancer to reduce the probability that an individual will develop cancer and involves teaching patients to avoid known carcinogens and adopt a healthy lifestyle? What are some examples?

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Primary Prevention

Examples
1. Nutrition
2. Obesity
3. Adequate Rest
4. Reduce/Eliminate stress
5. Cigarettes, Cigars, Smokeless tobacco
6. Alcohol Intake
7. Overexposure to the sun

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What type of prevention is associated with focusing on early screening and detection of cancer in an effort to identify and have prompt intervention in an effort to control the disease early? What are some examples?

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Secondary Prevention

Examples
1. Mammogram- breast cancer
2. PSA Test- Prostate Cancer
3. Pap Smear- Cervical Cancer
4. Colonoscopy- Colorectal Cancer

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What does the acronym “CAUTION” stand for in regard to abnormal changes that need further evaluation regarding cancer?

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Change in bowel or bladder habits
A sore that doesn’t heal
Unusual bleeding or discharge
Thickening or lump in the breast
Indigestion or difficulty in swallowing
Obvious change in a wart or mole
Nagging cough or hoarseness

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What type of prevention is associated with focusing on reducing the complications of disease and improving the quality of life once an individual has been diagnosed with cancer, management of side effects and reduction of morbidity and mortality? What are some examples?

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Tertiary Prevention

Examples
Pain Management
Management of side effects from chemo
Counseling and support groups

108
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What are the 3 types of tissue biopsy?

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  1. Needle Biopsy- small sample of the tissue is extracted
  2. Excisional Biopsy- when the entire tumor is removed
  3. Incisional Biopsy- when a core sample is removed
109
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What is the classification system that is based on tumor size, burden of the disease, and extent of spread?

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Staging

110
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What is the histological analysis of cancer cells that evaluates the appearance and degree of cell differentiation?

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Grading

111
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What letters are used in the staging system and what do they stand for?

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T- Tumor Size

N- Has cancer spread to the lymph nodes

M- Has the cancer metastasized

112
Q

What are the different grading levels in the grading system for cancer cells and what does each grade indicate?

A

Grade 0- Carcinoma in situ- (Early Form)

Grade I – cells differ slightly from normal & are well differentiated (localized)

Grade II – cells are more abnormal & moderately differentiated (early locally advanced)

Grade III – cells are very abnormal & poorly differentiated (late locally advanced)

Grade IV – cells are immature & primitive; tissue of origin difficult to determine (metastasized)

113
Q

What does TX, T0, Tis, and T1, T2, T3, T4 mean?

A

TX- tumor cannot be evaluated

T0- No evidence of tumor

Tis- carcinoma in situ (has not spread)

T, T2, T3, T4- Size and extent of tumor

114
Q

What does NX, N0, and N1, N2, N3 mean?

A

NX- regional lymph nodes cannot be evaluated

N0- No regional lymph node involvement

N1, N2, N3 - Involvement of regional lymph node (number/extent of spread)

115
Q

What does MX, M0, and M1 mean?

A

MX- Distant metastasized cannot be evaluated

M0- No distant metastasis

M1- Distant metastasis (has spread to distant parts of the body)

116
Q

What are the two types of Solid-Tumor Malignancies and what do each of them affect?

A
  1. Carcinomas- cancer that begins on the skin or in the tissues that line or cover internal organs
  2. Sarcomas- cancer in bones and soft tissues
117
Q

What type of cancers affect the blood, bone marrow, and lymph nodes? What are examples of this type of cancer?

A

Hematological Malignancies

Examples: Leukemia, lymphoma, multiple myeloma

118
Q

What are the 3 goals of treatment for cancer?

A
  1. Cure
  2. Control
  3. Palliative- focus on quality of life
119
Q

What are the 3 different types of treatment for cancer?

A
  1. Surgery
  2. Radiation
  3. Medical Treatments (chemotherapy)
120
Q

What is debulking?

A

the surgical removal of as much cancerous tissue as possible

may be done for comfort or palliative measures

121
Q

What are the 2 ways to deliver radiation?

A

Externally- uses external beam radiation

Internally- called brachytherapy or seed implants

122
Q

What does the acronym “ALARA” stand for in regard to radiation safety?

A

As
Low
As
Reasonably
Achievable

123
Q

What are the 3 biggest components in regards to radiation safety?

A
  1. Time- limit time in direct contact with patient
  2. Distance- inform patient of time and distance limitations
  3. Shielding- Use shielding if made available
124
Q

What are the 5 medical treatments used when treating cancer?

A
  1. Chemotherapy
  2. Immunotherapy
  3. Stem Cell Transplant
  4. Targeting Therapy
  5. Hormone Therapy
125
Q

What type of medical cancer treatment, uses drugs to kill cancer cells, and targets the cancer at different phases of the cell cycle, causing symptoms like alopecia & oral ulcers?

A

Chemotherapy

126
Q

What type of biological cancer treatment is used to help your immune system fight cancer?

A

Immunotherapy

127
Q

What type of medical cancer treatment restores blood-forming stem cells in cancer patients who have had theirs destroyed by very high doses of chemotherapy or radiation therapy?

A

Stem Cell Transplants

128
Q

What type of medical cancer treatment targets the changes in cancer cells that help them grow, divide, and spread?

A

Targeting Therapy

129
Q

What type of medical cancer treatment slows or stops the growth of breast and prostate cancers, which use hormones to grow?

A

Hormone Therapy

130
Q

What is the intrathecal route of chemo drugs?

A

In the spine

131
Q

What is the intraperitoneal route of chemo drugs?

A

in the abdomen

132
Q

What is the intra-arterial route of chemo?

A

via temp port in artery of affected site

133
Q

What is the intra-vesicular route of chemo drugs?

A

In the bladder

134
Q

What is the intrapleural route of chemo drugs?

A

In the lungs

135
Q

What is the term for when fluid infuses into the tissues surrounding the venipuncture site?

A

IV Infiltration

136
Q

What are irritants?

A

Can cause pain at the IV site and along the vein and also may or may not cause inflammation

137
Q

What is the term for when there is accidental infiltration of a vesicant or chemotherapeutic drug into the surrounding IV site?

A

Extravasation

138
Q

What are vesicants?

A

medications that can cause extensive damage to the tissue on direct contact

139
Q

What is Neutropenia and what are the signs, symptoms, and considerations that go with it?

A

condition where there is an abnormally low level of neutrophils

Diagnosed when less than 1500
Fever, flushing
No fresh fruits & veggies, reverse isolation

140
Q

What is thrombocytopenia and the signs and symptoms that go with it?

A

Low platelet count

bruising, bleeding gums, petachiae

141
Q

What is pancytopenia?

A

low counts of RBC, WBC, and platelets

142
Q

What is anemia and the signs and symptoms that go with it?

A

low RBC

lethargy, hypoxia, easily fatigued, pallor

may need transfusion

143
Q

What is the term used for when the blood cells reach lowest level after administering chemotherapy?

A

Nadir

144
Q

What is the name of the therapy that is defined as “treatment given prior to the primary treatment with the goal of shrinking the tumor or for prevention of spread”?

A

Neoadjuvant Therapy

145
Q

What is the name of the therapy that is defined as “treatment done in addition to the primary treatment to maximize its effectiveness”?

A

Adjuvant Therapy

146
Q

What is alopecia?

A

loss of hair

147
Q

What is xerostomia?

A

dry mouth

148
Q

What is dysgeusia?

A

loss of taste

149
Q

What is characterized by anorexia and a loss of body weight associated with reduced muscle mass and adipose tissue?

A

Anorexia-Cachexia Syndrome

150
Q

What is stomatitis?

A

inflammation of GI mucous membranes

151
Q

What is mucositis?

A

inflammation of oral mucous membrane

152
Q

What is esophagitis?

A

inflammation of the esophagus

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