Rasmussen College MDC 1 Exam 1

1. Desire to understand and be sensitive to feelings, beliefs and situation. - Empathy 2. This is the expression of value and flexibility to meet the patients' needs based on their unique situation. - Respect 3. Ability to respond truthfully. - Genuineness 4. Ability to respond using specific terms - Concreteness 5. This is used to clarify the message received or decoding the actual meaning. - Confrontation 6. Be aware of cultural preferences related to eye contact, space, and touch. - Therapeutic communication within cultures 7. Socially transmitted behaviors, arts, beliefs, values, customs, lifeways and other characteristics that guide decision making. - Culture - Provide identity and sense of belonging - Consist of common beliefs & practices - Material (clothing, art) and non-material (language, beliefs). - Dynamic & adaptive - Complex - Diverse - Influences thinking and activities - Culture Characteristics 8. Member share a common social & cultural heritage (race, physical chrematistics) - Ethnicity 9. Learning how to become a member of a society or a group. - Socialization 10. An individual assumes the characteristics of a culture they just immigrated to. - Acculturation 11. A new member learn and take essential values, beliefs and behaviors of the dominant culture gradually. - Assimilation 12. Considering everyone are the same under their racial or ethnic group. - Stereotype 13. Something recurrent that assumes that everyone has under the same racial or ethical group. - Archetype 14. Initiative to provide care to everyone with the goal to eliminate any disparities in care. - Culture competent care 15. Perception of own-ability to control nature or environment. - Environmental care 16. Are the genetics and physical aspects that makes use different. - Biological variations 17. Individual perception of health - Health belief system - Scientific (Hospitals, clinics, medications, etc) • Magico-religious= "alternative or indigenous" (supernatural forces of healing, rituals). • Holistic= need for harmony and balance of the body with nature (yoga, meditation, etc.) - 3 major health beliefs - Monitor labs (albumin & pre-albumin determine malnutrition) - Ensure proper intake of proteins (Proteins=Building blocks) - Promote proper hygiene keeping the skin dry and clean - Inspect skin daily - Use moisturizers - Encourage repositions every 1 to 2 hours, especially for chair or bed bound patients - Apply pressure redistribution surfaces (mattresses, overlay, or gel pads) - Use an EB screening tools (Braden scale, Norton, etc) - Involved the patient and family in the education and care - Use an interprofessional approach (nutritionist, physical therapist, occupational therapist, 18. wound care specialist, providers, etc) - Add nutritional protein shakes - Continue performing reposition, redistribution, hygiene, etc. - Interventions to relieve pressure and maintain skin integrity - Assess and determine who is a higher risk - Implement priority interventions based on the risk • Teach patients to do active ROM exercises every 2 hours • Assess and manage pain to promote more comfortable movement • Teach patients to perform "heel pump" activities • Drink adequate fluids to help prevent venous thromboembolism (VTE) such as deep vein thrombosis (DVT) • Evaluate the patient's need for assistive devices with the help of an Occupational Therapist to promote ADL independence (plate guard or splint, canes, walkers) • Encourage ambulation by collaborating with physical therapist. - Interventions to promote mobility 19. Arises from burning your skin like on a hot iron or from touching a hot pan on the stove - Cutaneous pain 20. Caused from deep internal disorders such as menstrual cramps, labor pains, or gastrointestinal infections - Visceral pain 21. Originates from the ligaments, tendons, nerves, blood vessels, and bones. Examples would be fractures or sprains - Deep somatic pain 22. Starts at an origin but extends to other locations. Example: pain from a sore throat might extend to ears and head. - Radiating pain 23. Occurs in an area distant from the site of origin. Example: pain from a heart attack might be felt in the left arm or jaw - Referred pain 24. Pain that is perceived from an area that has been surgically or traumatically removed. Example: pain from an amputated limb. - Phantom pain 25. Results from an injury of one or more nerves - Neuropathic pain 26. Short duration, rapid onset, and associated with some kind of injury. - Acute pain 27. Last 6 months or longer and interferes with activities of daily living. - Chronic pain 28. when one ignores the differences and proceeds as though they do not exist. - Cultural blindness 29. care is planned and implemented in a way that is sensitive to the needs of individuals, families, and groups from diverse populations within society. - Cultural competence 30. people of varying cultural background, racial and ethnic origin, religion, language, physical size, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, socioeconomic status, occupational status, and geographic location. - Cultural diversity 31. the belief that everyone else should conform to your own belief system. - Cultural imposition 32. a shared system of beliefs, values, and behavioral expectations that provides social structure for living; shapes what is acceptable behavior for people in a specific group; learned by each new generation; may evolve over time; influences the way people of a group view themselves, have expectations, and behave in situations. - Culture 33. occurs when people become aware of culture differences, feel threatened, and respond by ridiculing the beliefs and traditions of others to make themselves feel more secure about their own values. - Culture conflict 34. the feelings a person may experience when placed in a different culture perceived as strange. - Culture shock 35. the belief that the ideas, beliefs, and practices of one's own culture are superior to those of another's culture - Ethnocentrism 36. based on specific physical characteristics such as skin pigmentation, body stature, facial features, and hair texture. - Race 37. A large group of people who are members of the larger cultural group but who have certain ethnic, occupational, or physical characteristics that are not common to the larger culture. - Subculture 38. a nurse that has the knowledge and skills to adapt nursing care to cultural similarities and differences.