Written test 1 Flashcards
Casualties
People who are injured.
Civilisation
to develop people by providing them with information that changes their
behaviour in a positive manner.
Crusades
christian expeditions
Embalming
preservation of dead bodies
Infirmary
a place where sick people are accommodated
Trepanning
making a surgical hole in the skull in order to relieve pressure by
removing fluid or blood.
what is health
Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
what is the health-ill-continuum
it shows The health status of patients and influences the way nurses relate to them and the use of the nursing process
what does the health belief model indicate
The health-belief model describes the health behaviour of people in relation to what they believe about themselves and about health, and in relation to the
decision-making process in seeking healthcare services.
This model includes three components that people may perceive:
○ Their susceptibility to disease
○ The seriousness of a disease
○ The value of action.
Amulet
An object that is culturally considered to protect a person from trouble, such
as a trinket worn to chase away evil spirits.
Charms
Objects that are culturally considered to have power or a spell over evil.
culture
A way of life that encompasses the ideas, customs and social behaviour of
a particular people or society.
Cultural knowledge
The process in which the healthcare professional seeks and
obtains a sound educational base about culturally diverse groups.
Paradigm
A system of understanding and organising knowledge.
Supernatural
Something that has abnormal power.
Traditional practitioner
People who practise traditional medicine and have
healing powers endowed upon them
what are the two aspects of culture
Culture consists of two major aspects:
○ Observable phenomena, such as manner of dress, diet, architecture,
language, writing and the arts
○ Norms and values, including how people behave, about right and
wrong, and good and bad.
what does the magico-religious paradigm believe
illness has a supernatural cause, as opposed to injury, which
has a specific and obvious cause.
● Consequently, the cure for illness lies in the supernatural or spiritual
dimension.
what does the biomedical paradigm believe
there is a demonstrable cause-and-effect
relationship for all types of illness.
● These causes may be due to environmental factors,trauma, pathogens, fluid
and chemical imbalances or structural changes.
what does the hollistic paradigm believe
human beings are seen as a part of nature.
● They (human beings) have a need to maintain a balance and harmony with
the laws that govern the cosmos.
● Disturbing the cosmic balance causes imbalance, disharmony, chaos and
disease.
what is the role of the nurse in a multi-disciplinary team
Key aspects should be assessed routinely during nursing care and especially
upon admission of the patient
● Diet and food habits
● Rituals and taboos in the life cycle e.g., sexuality, birth and death
● Health and illness beliefs
● Types of practitioners consulted
● Health/illness behaviours and decision making (family, clan)
● Relationships with health professionals
● Genetically based biological variations e.g., blood values, bone structure and
density
● Practices related to modesty
● Discussion of sensitive issues
what is the nursing process
It is a systemic approach to nursing that involves interaction with each patient to assess needs and problems, make decisions regarding the resolution of the patients needs and problems and implement the planned nursing actions based on the assessed needs and problems.
Collaborative nursing interventions
A partnership in which all members of the health team are valued for their contribution in the care of patients.
Dependent nursing interventions
Nursing interventions based on the prescription of care from another health professional.
