what is culture? - ANSWER Beliefs, values, and assumptions about life, shared
with a group of people
1.) learned and acquired ... not genetic
2.) shared by a group .... families, tribal groups etc
3.) incorporated into identity ... perception of self and others
4.) Dynamic and changes under the influence of shared experience.... older
generation vs younger generation
What is spirituality? - ANSWER " breath of life " you can be spiritual and not
religious.
Religious beliefs - ANSWER convictions/ opinions from religious doctrine that
one considers true
Jehovah's Witness - ANSWER 1.) no abortions whatsoever
2.) Procedures can be done if bloodless
3.) Non-blood solution for transplant
4.) drained blood from meat
Roman catholic - ANSWER A branch of Christianity based in Rome. The
original Christian church.
1.) infant baptism , nurse can if priest cannot
2.) medicine/fluids taken at any time
3.) priest is called when sick
4.) excused from dietary rules
5.) ashes must be buried
6.) sterilization forbidden, abstinence for unmarried person and natural family
planning.
7.) organ donation if person is deceased and need consent
8.) rosary beads used to pray
, Christian Science - ANSWER 1.) sickness, evil, sin comes from the mind , alter
your thoughts
2.) you can overcome it through prayer
3.) seek a Doctor to heal
4.) Do not take medications
Muslim - ANSWER 1.) after birth = bathed immediately = parents whisper
prayers
2.) animals slaughtered are prohibited
3.) death is apart of Allah plan, organ donation permitted
4.) Autopsies only for legal reasons
5.) birth control = mutual decision by couples, abortion prohibited
6.) wash hands, feet , face at the time of prayer
7.) always ask for permission , knock on door for women, may need to put on
their hijab
cultural awareness - ANSWER involves understanding that health is expressed
differently across cultures and that cultures influence responses
Spiritual distress - ANSWER needing to seek forgiveness, feeling guilty or
unworthy
Loss - ANSWER to no longer have something
physical or psychosocial
Grieving - ANSWER an emotional reaction to loss
How do people cope with loss - ANSWER Denial
Anger
Bargaining
Depression
Acceptance
What is brain death ? and its characteristics - ANSWER absence of brain
activity
coma, absence of stem reflexes , apnea
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