Unit 3 Flashcards
Healing
-restoration to normal, optimal funcation
-individualized
Methods of Helaing
- Western Med
- Eastern Med
- Indigenous Healing
- Complimentary and alternative healing
Biomedical model
-driven by the assumption of body/ mind
-domine view today
-treat diseases
Traditional theraphy
-physical
-mental
-emotional
-spiritual
complementary
-accompany westen helath practices
Alternative Theraphy
-used instead
-not considered to be part of conventional medical treatments
-harmonious to nursing values as we recongi=nizing the person for who they are
CAM catergoires
- Mind and body practices
- natural products
- other cam Practies
Mind and Body (CAM)
-relaxation
-breathing
-yoga
-guided imagery
-massage
Natural prouducts (CAM)
-herbal theraphy, probiotics, aromatherapy
Other CAM practices
-manipulation of engery fields
- homeopathy
- naturopathy
-whole medical system
-spiritual therapies
Engery Theraphy
- biofeild therapies- affact the feild that are in/around body
ex: qigong, Reiki anf Terapautic touch - bioelcetromagnetism- unconventional use of energy fields
ex: magnetic, plusled
Arnica
Uses: insect bite/ joint and muscle pain
Uncommon Uses: Anit inflammatory/ pain relief
DO NOT TAKE WITH BLOOD THINNERS
Garlic
uses: hypertention/ fungal infections
Uncommon USes: decreaser Cholesterol
IF TAKEN WITH BLOOD THINNERS INCREASE THE RISK OF BLEEDING
Ginger
Uses: Nausea and vomitting
Uncommon Uses: inhibits prostaglandins
DO NOT TAKE WITH:
-anit diabetic meds
-anit coagulants
ACONITE (Wolf’s Bane)
Usese: Pain
Sid Effects: contains alkaloids toxic to Heart and CNA, can cause death
Coltsfoot
USes: bronchitis, asthma and sore throat
Side effects: contains hepatotoxic alkaloids that cause cancer
Country Mallow
Uses: asthma, cold and nasal congestion
Side effect: contains ephedrine which can cause heart attack and seizures
Comfrey (blackwort)
Uses: wound healing, gastritis and cancer
Side effect: toxic hepatotoxic that can cause cancer
Ephedra (Ma huang)
uses weight loss, athletic enhancer
Side Effect: unsafe for persons with diabetes, and thyroid diseasemdue to the effects
-interacts with herbs and drugs
Nutrition as Med
- Gerson Theraphy: low NaCL diet high K: disease believed to cause by toxins
- Marcobiotic Diet: Vegan diet
- Mediterranean diet: whole grain, nuts, and fruit and oils
Smudging
-cleanse the negative engery
-Shell (water)
-Medicines (gifts from mother earth)
-Buring (fire)
-smoke (carried by the person) air
Helaing CIrcles
-to heal physical, emtional and spiritual wounds
Sweat lodge
a ceremonial sauna combining the 4 elements
Potlatch
-celebrate family events, gifts given by status
Nurses:
We are to Ask the patient and assess the risk
- Understand
- educate
- provide
- integrate
Identity, support and remain open
SD
HOw dose someone become a healer?
a) its a calling from birth
b) elders tell you it is what you should do
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How are healing practices learned?
a) passed from one elder to younger generations by oral tradition (marys grandmother)
b) protocols are handed down form teacher
c) there is no curriculum, teacher decides what is taught
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What is role of the healer? what are the Helaers responsibilities?
a) to help the creator help his children: helaer are instruments that creator works through
b) the healers responisility is with the creator and his children
c) helaer ar only an instrument through which other get help
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What are some of the healing philosophies discussed?
a) must be grateful to mother earth
b) become comfortable with who we are
c) ask for help
d) take resphicity
e) the earth cares and provides for us, but the earth is now weak
f) humility is emphasized
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What are some of the practices related to seeing a healer?
a) take responsibility
b) ask for help
c) offer tobacco
d) take only what you need, leave enough for others
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What are some traditional healing practices?
-sweat lodge, sun dance, prayer, herbs and cold water
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What do the elders describe as current struggles in this video?
a) the people are not together, separated (reserves/cities)
b) the earth cares for and provides for us but is weak
c) controversy about the use of media to teach public despite need for places to learn about culture
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“When you dont know who you are, mother earth will have trouble recognizing you”
are you your true self
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“ we forget how to take care of ourselves”
self care
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“ Nothing is forgotten, only left behind”
we remember to rememebr
