Exam: Cultural Competence, Holistic Patient
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and Lifestyle History), Reproductive Cycle
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Endocrine Systems), Fetal Development and
Organogenesis (Weeks 3–38, Stages of
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Axis I - presenting psychiatric illness
all psychological diagnostic categories except mental retardation and personality disorder (ex:
depression, anxiety disorders, ADHD, schizophrenia)
Axis II - development and personality
personality disorders and mental retardation (considered life-long problems)
ex: paranoid personality disorder, narcissistic personality disorder, intellectual disabilities)
Axis III - medical illness/conditions
general medical condition; acute medical conditions and physical disorders including brain
injuries
Axis IV- environmental stressors
psychosocial and environmental factors contributing to the disorder (ex: family problems,
housing problems, economic problems)
Axis V - global functioning scale 0-100
, Global Assessment of Functioning Scale (Ex: assessing a person's mental health and
determining how their current behaviors are influencing their psychological, social, and
occupational functioning)
beneficence
duty to do good
autonomy
duty to let the patient make their own decisions
justice
duty to be fair
fidelity
duty to keep one's word
veracity
duty to tell the truth
boundary blurring
-what ethical dilemma's could occur as a result?
*avoid personal relationships with clients and allowing relationship to become social
milieu
environment; setting
orientation phase
when the nurse and the patient meet and get to know each other
working phase
when the nurse and the patient work together to solve problems and accomplish goals
mature phase
termination phase
The final, integral phase of the nurse-patient relationship.
-members and leader feel ready
-members can relate to others in relatively nondefensive manner
-members show signs of health self-esteem