LEC 6: Definitions Flashcards
Engagement Continuum:Inform
We will keep the client/family informed.
Engagement Continuum: Consult
We will keep the client/family informed, listen, and provide feedback on how their input affected decisions.
Engagement Continuum: Involve
We will partner with the client/family to understand and consider their perspective and include them in developing approaches.
Engagement Continuum: Collaborate
We will partner with the client/family in decision making, including identifying alternatives and preferred solutions.
Theoretical Pluralism
The selection and use of multiple theories for practice in accordance with the demands of the situation.
Postmodernism
Valuespluralism and acknowledges that many world views and explanations exist. Looks for more than one way of looking at things.
Systems Theory
Sees a system is a complex of elements in mutual interactions. Applies to family nicely if you see the family as a whole, interactive nature.
Cybernetics
It is the science of communication and control theory. Shifts the focus from substance to form by examining how something is being said, the tone it is being said, and the non-verbals.
Is about feedbacks and asks who is controlling the messages in the family. It is
related to communication theory.
Communication Theory
Pays attention to channels of communication, such as digital and analog. All non-verbal communication is meaningful and explores circularity in communication.
Digital
Content of verbal message.
Analog
Non-verbal/ artistic.
Change Theory
The theory of if you cause a change on one person it will affect the whole system; maybe not right away but eventually.
Biology of Cognition: Objectivity
One domain of reference explains the world, we exist independently of observers
Biology of Cognition: Objectivity in Parentheses
Truths are created and brought forth by observers;; nothin is certain everyone’s view is version of a presumably correct interpretation.
Boundaries: Closed
More isolated and limits passage of energy, ides, people, and information.
Boundaries: Open
Greater interchange of information, energy, and people.
Boundaries: Flexible
Control and selectively open and close to gain balance or adapt to the situation.
Family Life Cycle
The typical path that most families go through. Emotional and intellectual stages from childhood to retirement.Often to do with coming and going of family members and is generally predictable, despite cultural and ethnic variations.
Family Development Theory
Anapproach to studying families, which is useful in explaining patterned change, the dynamic nature of the family and how change occurs in the family life cycle.
Families move over time through successive stages.
Developmental Task
Growth responsibilities that arise at certain stages in the family’s life cycle.
Stages
An interval of time where the relationships between the structure, interactions, and roles within the family are both qualitatively and qualitatively distinct from other periods.
Tasks
Issues dealt with and tasks often accomplished in each stage.
Attachements
Relatively enduring, unique emotional tie between two specific people.
Cultural Competence as an Organization
To provide services that demonstrate respect for diversity and cultural, ethnic, spiritual, emotional and age-specific differences.
Cultural Competence as an Individual
Respecting, understanding, and accommodating the needs of our patients.
Culturally Competent Care
The ability to provide care with a client-centered orientation, recognizing the significant impact of cultural values and beliefs as well as power and hierarchy often inherent in clinical interactions, particularly between clients from marginalized groups and health care organizations.
Cultural Awareness
Recognizing that difference and similarities exist between cultures and becoming aware and sensitive to your own biases and assumptions.
Cultural Humility
A life long journey of self-evaluation, reflection, and learning to deepen our understanding of how our life experiences influence how we understand and interact with others.
Cultural Safety
Addresses power differences inherent in health service delivery and affirms, respects, and fosters the cultural expression of clients.Requires nurses to reflect critically on issues or racialization, institutionalized discrimination, culturalism, and health and healthcare inequities and practice in a way that affirms the culture of clients and nurses.The effective nursing or midwifery practice of a person or family from another culture and is determined by the person of family receiving the care.
