Test 3 - Breasts and Lymph Nodes Flashcards
Minority populations make up what % of population…
38%
Small, elevated sebaceous glands surrounding the nipple
Montgomery glands
What do Montgomery glands secrete
Protective lipid during lactation
Face of a clock on center of breast 4 quadrants
Upper inner
Lower inner
Upper outer
Lower outer
Does breast tissue extend into axillary area…
YES. Don’t forget about it during examination
75% of lymph fluid drains where
Into the same side (Ipsilateral)
The primary route of lymph is through
Lateral axillary
Pectoral (anterior axillary)
Subscapular (posterior axillary)
These 3 empty into the Central Axillary
Largest and fastest growing group in America…
Hispanics
followed by African Americans
National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services in Healthcare…
Has 15 standards designed to improve the quality of care and eliminate health disparities
What is the first standard…
All healthcare workers should ensure patients receive effective, understandable, and respective care that is provided in a manner of respect to the patient’s culture/beliefs
Effective Care defined…
positive outcomes and satisfaction for patient
Respectful Care defined…
values, preferences, and needs of patient are respected
Cultural and Linguistic Competence defined…
behaviors, attitudes, and policies come together to enable professional work in cross-cultural situations
Culturally Sensitive defined…
possessing basic knowledge of and constructive attitudes toward diverse cultures
Culturally Appropriate defined…
application of background knowledge necessary to provide the best possible health care
Culturally Competent defined…
understanding and attending to total context of patient’s situation including the following:
- immigration status
- stress and social factors
- cultural similarities and differences
Culture defined…
thoughts, communications, actions, beliefs, values, and institutions of: racial, ethnic, religious, or social groups
Characteristics of Culture (4)…
- Learned from birth
- Shared by members of the same cultural group
- Adapted to specific conditions
- Dynamic and ever changing
Cultural Competency questions…
- where they from
- what is their heritage
- what is their culture/religion
- do they speak English…or something else
Race defined…
self-identification, “social construct” referring to a group with similar physical traits
Ethnicity defined…
social group with shared traits, common geographic origin and language/beliefs
Ethnicity describes a group united by (7):
- geography
- migratory status
- religion
- race
- language
- values, traditions, symbols
- food preferences
Socialization defined…
process of being raised within a culture and acquiring characteristics of that group
Acculturation defined…
process of adapting to and acquiring characteristics of that group
Assimilation defined…
process of developing a new cultural identity and becoming like members of dominant culture
Biculturalism defined…
dual pattern of ID and often a divided loyalty
Cultural Competence (5 steps)…
- understand my own heritage based values, beliefs, attitudes, and practices
- define the term of “health” to the client
- understand how health care system works
- acquire knowledge about social background of patient
- become familiar with languages, interpretive services, and community resources available to nurses and patients
Cultural beliefs of parents can guide their decisions regarding their children due to…
- cause of illness
- 1st treatment tried
- acceptability of treatments offered by clinicians
Cultural beliefs of oldies guises…
- define their family responsibilities
- affect their view and knowledge of healthcare systems used by dominant culture
Religion defined (3 components)…
- belief in divine or superhuman power or powers that must be obeyed and worshiped as creator/ruler of universe
- system of beliefs, practices, ethical values
- shared experience of spirtiuality
