week 7 | MIDTERM 2 Flashcards
what is bridged to therapeutic relationship?
caring and respect
trust
empathy
mutuality
where a barriers in terms of the therapeutic nurse-client relationship?
anxiety
stereotyping
space violation
confidentiality
how do we reduce anxiety in client?
active listening
honesty
explain clearly
be calm
how do we reduce bias?
self-awareness
reflection
acceptance of client
what are words that reflect a lack of respect for diversity?
homophobia, transphobia, ageism, marginalization etc
what does inclusive health care mean?
to practice or policy of including people who might otherwise be excluded or marginalized on the basis of difference such as physical or mental disabilities or belonging to minority groups.
how to reduce barriers?
- establish trust
- demonstrate caring and empathy
- empower the client
- recognize and reduce client anxiety
- awareness of proxemics
- culturally competent care
- empathetic listening
- avoidance of medical jargon
define culture
the learned and shared beliefs, values, and life ways of a particular group
define ethnicity
the social identity and origins of a social group due largely to language, religion and national origin (ex: french-canadian)
define ethnocentrism
the belief that your won race or ethnic group is the most important/superior
define safer space
a supportive, non-threatening environment where all participants can feel comfortable to express themselves and share their experiences without fear of discrimination
define cultural relativism
not judging a culture to our own standards of what is right or wrong, strange or normal
ex: we think eating insects is gross but some cultures do so we should ask ourselves why do some cultures eat fried insects instead of saying thats gross
define cultural blinding
the inability to understand how particular matters might be viewed by people of a different culture because of a rigid adherence to the views, attitudes, and values of one’s own culture or because the perspective of one’s own culture is sufficiently limiting to make it difficult to see alternatives.
basically Cultural blindness is characterized by health care providers who assert that race and culture make no difference in how services are provided.
define cultural compétence
skills, knowledge, attitude
implies the ability of health care workers to give the best medical care to patients while demonstrating cultural awareness for their beliefs, race, and values. It entails having knowledge of patients’ cultural diversity and treating them with this in mind.
define race
- used to classify humankind according to common ancestry
- widely reliant on differentiation by physical characteristics
- has no basis in biological reality
