RN 120

Pens and needles in a limb, painful to touch

from the time of diagnosis through the balance of the his/her life

Limbs falling asleep, numbness and tingling in the limbs

A lack of energy whole body tiredness not relieved by the sleep a side effect of cancer and its treatments

A psychiatric disorder characterized by an accute emotional response to a traumatic event or situation

• forgetfullness 
• Cognitive changes
• occurs in all phases of treatment
• decreased attention span
• easily distracted
• behavior changes
• difficulty walking

A branch of science that deals with tumors and cancer

• Cancer Treatment
• add back or remove hormones from the body to slow or stop the growth of cancer cells

Treatment of cancer with drugs that destroy cancer cell growth and repoduction

Targeted energy to kill cancer cells, shrink turmors, and provide relief of certain cancer related symptoms

Alters or augments naturally processes in the body

• functional ability
• strength/fatigue
• sleep and rest
• -lots of sleep
• -not restful
• nausea
• appetite-reduced
• constipation

• osterporosis
• heart faliure
• diabetes
• amenorrhea (in women)
• serility in men and women
• impaired gastrointestinal motility
• abnormal liver function
• impaired immune function
• paresthesias
• hearing loss
• problems with thinking and memory (blonde day)
• CRCI

Starts with the diagnosis of cancer.  Diagnostic and therapeutic efforts dominate.  Fear and anxiety are constant elements of this phase.

Period of  which a patient goes into remssion, watchful waiting

roughly equated with a cure

patients are mostly independent with the caregivers in a stand by role

patients and caregivers share care activities and respond together to illness demands.

Patients are unable to perform independently and require extensive caregiver involvement

the thoughts, communications, actions, customs, beliefs, values, and institutions of racial ethnic, religious or social groups.

ethnic and religious groups with characteristics distint from the dominant culture

a shared identity related to social and cultural heritage such as values, language, geographical space, and racial characteristics

an insider or native perspective

outsider perspective

socialization into ones primary culture as a child

a second culture learning

culture of a minority is gradually displaced by the culture of the dominate group

• A.K.A multiculturalism
• when an individual identifies equally with at least 2 different cultures

comparative study of cultures to understand similarities and differences across human groups

care the fits the persons life patterns, values, and a set of meanings

the process of acquiring specific knowledge, skills, and attitudes to ensure delivery of culturally congruent care