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The belief that their beliefs and practices of their culture are best

Hostility towards a person or a particular ethnic group or person with a different skin color based only on a cultural belief.

Primitive level, aimed at experiencing pleasure and avoiding pain

Experiences anxiety, functions to integrate and mediate between self and the rest of the environment.

Moralistic censoring force. It develops

An individual makes up for a deficiency in one area be excelling in or emphasizing another.

Emotional conflicts are turned into physical symptoms, which provides the individual with some sort of benefit (secondary gain)

Emotions are expressed toward someone or something other than the source of the emotion

Separation and detachment of emotional significance and affect from an idea or situation.

Individual incorporates a characteristic (thought or behavior) of another individual or group.

Attributing to other characteristics that the person does not want to admit to possessing. Blaming personal shortcomings on someone else

Refers to an individuals ability to adjust to changing life situations using various strategies.

Refers t the external manifestation of inner feelings or emotions; it is often reflected by facial expression.

A vague feeling of apprehension that results from a perceived threat to the self

May be defined as the manner in which a person performs any or all of the activities of daily life

Is a time of change or turning point in life when patterns of living must be modified to prevent disorganization of the person or family.

Referred to as “third world” beliefs and practices, often called strange or weird. Treatment is carried out by performing rituals, repentance, or giving in to supernatural force’s wishes. Deals with supernatural, no basis in scientific fact

Religious experiences are based on cultural beliefs and may include such things as blessings from spiritual leaders, apparitions of dead relatives, and even miracle cures. Treatment is designed to restore balance with physical, social, and metaphysical worlds. Includes all aspects of care, spiritual, emotional, social, physical.

a state of homeostatic imbalance

a nonspecific response of the body to any demand made on it

Credited as the first psychiatric nurse in the 1880’s

Freud levels os awareness

person is aware and can control thoughts

Freud levels os awareness:

refers to thoughts , feelings, drives, and ideas that are outside of a persons awareness but can easily be recalled to awareness

Freud levels os awareness:

The most significant level, it holds memories, feelings, and thoughts that are not available to the conscious mind

Four distinct parts that influence behavior

Universal stressors

Four levels of anxiety:

Signs of anxiety

Basic Trust vs. Mistrust

Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt

Initiative vs. Guilt

Industry vs. Inferiority

Identity vs. Role Confusion

Intimacy vs. Isolation

Generativity vs. Stagnation

Ego Integrity vs. Despair

Stages of the Nursing Process

What are the goals of crisis intervention

The nurse is assessing an individual's use if defense mechanisms. One of the parents has had a bad day at work and comes home and shouts at the children. This is an example of:

Regressive behavior is identified by the nurse when:

What are possible coping responces

The impklementation of cultrally appropriate nursing care

When communicating with a patient who has a limited grasp of english, the nurse should:

In assisting a female patient who is Muslim American, the nurse anticipates her cultural needs during a physical examination by:

Which religious grops believes that blood transfusions violate God's law?

This group requires special intervention at the time of death be provided to the patient...

The nurse notices that there are shared restrictions for patients who are Pentecostal, Church of the Nazarene, and Mormon faiths. The dietary restriction includes:

The nurse anticipates that the older adult patient may be:

One of Two groups that share primary characteristics but has different behaviors and ideas describes a:

A boy small in stature places his emphasis on academics rather than attemping sports

A patient has suffered a myocardial infarction is told to restrict physical activity. Later the nurse find the client on the floor doing situps and push ups. Which defence mechanism is this an example of

A teenager who dresses up as theri favorite rock star

A student that does bad on an exam states that the test was unfair and the teacher didnt present the material correctly

Questions a nurse should ask during the nursing process:

Generalizations, you have in your mind about what you think a person is like. preconceived notions

A group with specific values; beliefs, customs, practice. It’s learned values beliefs and customs shared by a group, and often gets passed down from generation to generation and can include specific ethnic groups. Learn socialization skills from birth societal expectations, languages, etc.

share biological physical characteristics. Have different racial characteristics. What kinds of medical problems are associated with the race.

A nation, community, Groups of people that have the same standards. Ex: freedom of religion or, we are a democracy

Share common heritage/national origin. How you dress, what clothes you wear, what food you eat.

Awareness of cultural beliefs/ practices. Legal requirement of nurses to find out about their culture, be willing to ask and learn in regards to your client.

When assessing a patient from a different culture, the most important area to consider is

What is a Nursing Diagnosis that is appropriate for a 35 year old Hispanic patient who does not sspeak english

A nurse is caring for a patients who has anxiety attacks. The nurse know that the patients is experiencing a severe anxiety attack when:

The LPN is caring for an older adult who was admitted to the long term care facility 2 moths previously. Three weeks ago his son was killed in a car accident. The patient has been staying in his room and not attending meals or activities. the highest prioity nursing diagnosis for this patient is:

A patient who has just been sexually assaulted has come to the emergency department. The patient is very calm and quiet. The nurse identifies this behavior as which defensse mechanism: