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| What is Health disparities? |
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| Differences in health care experienced by one population versus another population |
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| Factors which contribute to health disparities are.... |
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Healthcare access issues
Provider biases
Poor communication (patient-provider)
Poor health literacy |
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| Culturally responsive care is... |
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| care that is centered on the client's perceptives and integrates the client's values and beliefs into the care plan. |
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| Transcultural nursing (Leininger)is... |
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Providing care within the differences and similarities of the beliefs, values, and patterns of cultures
Accomodation/negotiation
Preservation/maintenance
Repatterning/restructuring |
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| Cultural Competence is... |
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Cultural desire
Cultural awareness
Cultural knowledge
Cultural skills
Cultural encounters
This is a LIFELONG process for the nurse to work towards. Cultural competence is the ability of the nurse to work effectively within a specific culture. |
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| Cultural Sensitivity/humility is |
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| a more achievable level of awareness of cultural influences to care. |
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| Magico-religious health belief |
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Health and illness are controlled by supernatural forces
May believe that illness a result of “being bad” or opposing God’s will
Getting well is also dependent on God’s will
Some cultures believe magic can cause illness |
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| Scientific (Biomedical) Health View |
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Life is controlled by physical and biomechanical processes manipulated by humans
Illness is caused by germs, bacteria, or a breakdown of the body
Belief that pills, treatments, or surgery will cure |
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Forces of nature must be maintained in balance or harmony
Human life is one aspect of nature
When the natural balance is disturbed then illness results
Example:
Chinese concept of yin & yang
Hot/cold theories (Asian, Middle-Eastern) |
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| The 4 C's of culture are... |
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Definition
Call? What do you call your problem?
Caused? What do you think caused you problem?
Cope? How do you cope with your condition?
Concerns? What are your concerns regarding the conditon? |
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