Well being

Jehovah witness- accepts blood produces, eats raw/ red meat.

Generalized impairment of intellectual functioning, gradual progressive, & irreversible

Nurses should always use stereotypes

Nurses should acknowledge cultural rituals associated w/ death and dying

Hospice is for pts who have less than 6 months to live

Experienced by an individual but can't be verified as a loss from the outside

Be careful w/ non verbal cues such as personal space, eye contact, and touching pt

Culture does not influence pts and HCP

Nurses are supposed to perform all expect

grief lasted over 6 months after a loss

grief experienced before the event occurs

Roman catholic- anointing the sick, confession only with a priest

Members of a cultural group tend to hold their ways of life superior to others this is known as Ethnocentrism

Relating to others, nature, ultimate other

Culture does not include race, ethnicity, and geographical roots

Atheism- personal moral code, focuses on human perspectives & have a need for human interaction and relationships

Perception of time

Culture applies to a group of people who share values, ways of thinking, and acting.

Can no longer touch, hear, see, or have near; identified & recognized by others

Prejudice leads to discrimination

Commonly expected emotions and behavior

Hinduism- lactovegetarians, no bovine meds, fasting, females prefer female HCP, touching head and feet is disrespectful

Culture includes values, thoughts, actions, customs/ tradition, and beliefs and religion

Spiritual health or wellbeing - manifested by a feeling of being alive, purposeful, and fulfilled

7 th Day adventist- Saturday is their sabbath, refuses active euthanasia, and on a vegetarian diet

Islam- accepts organ transplants, no pork only halal meat, practices fasting, women prefers am woman HCP, wears a locket

Which is not one of the Four C's in the cultural assessment

Cultures assign different meanings to the death of a child , young person, or older person.

Acute state of confusion, fluctuates

Christian Science- believe illness is bd of faulty thinking, avoid tobacco and alcohol

Buddhism- vegetarian diet, no abortion/ active euthanasia

Native americans- notetaking by HCP is forbidden, prefer a Tx from med men and women

Determining your pts definition of caring and use it when working w/ pts and their families

Having a purpose, making sense of life

Appreciating a dimension that is beyond oneself

Christianity- many denominations, may fast and pray.

Occurs when something / someone os value is rendered inaccessible or drastically changed

Mormonism- wear sacred undergarments only removed from hygiene, elimination. Avoids tea, alcohol, coffee, & tobacco

Palliative care is for chronic ill pts or near the end of life pts

Rastafarianism- 2nd hand clothing is forbidden, no pork/ shellfish, or altered therapy

The five stages of grief is Denial, Anger, Bargaining, depression, and acceptance

Spiritual wellness- a way of living, lifestyle that views and lives life as purposeful & pleasurable

Experienced a loss, but will not be acknowledge by others

Teach back is used to confirm that you have explained what a pt needs to know in a manner the pt understands

Beliefs & attitudes associating negative characteristics w/ people who are perceived to be different known as biases

Judaism- kosher diet and occasional fasting.

having cherished beliefs and standards

Reflection, allowing life to unfold , knowing who one is.