Transcultural Perspectives In The Nursing Care Of Adults
Transcultural Perspectives In The Nursing Care Of Adults
Transcultural Perspectives in the Nursing Care of Adults
Read chapter 7 of the class textbook and review the attached PowerPoint presentation. Once done write an essay addressing the following;
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- Sanya, a 20-year-old woman from India who is attending a university in the United States is seen by a nurse in a clinic for the first time when she is 16 weeks’ pregnant. This is an unplanned pregnancy, and Sanya tells the nurse that she wants an abortion. Sanya feels that, although abortion is discouraged by Indian culture unless it is necessary to save the mother’s life, she should terminate the pregnancy. Her boyfriend, the baby’s father, is a Caucasian American, but her parents have already arranged for her to marry an Indian man in India. Sanya would prefer to marry her American boyfriend.
- Using Leininger’s Sunrise Model, discuss the complexities of the cultural traditions and the woman’s situation
How can the nurse offer support to the woman?
As stated in the syllabus present your assignment in an APA format word document, Arial 12 font attached to the forum in the discussion tab of the blackboard titled “Week 7 discussion questions” for grading and in Turnitin to verify originality. If you don’t post your assignment in any of the required forums you will not get the points. A minimum of 2 evidence-based references besides the class textbook must be used. . A minimum of 900 words is required. Please make sure to follow the instructions as given. Transcultural Perspectives In The Nursing Care Of Adults
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CulturalNursingchapter_071.pptx
Chapter 7: Transcultural Perspectives in the Nursing Care of Adults
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Cultural Influences on Adulthood #1
Developmental tasks are transitions that occur in a normal successful adulthood.
A health/illness situational crisis refers to changes or turmoil as individuals struggle to cope with a sudden life-threatening illness.
Transitions: health or illness events that require an individual to make modifications in his/her lifestyle
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Cultural Influences on Adulthood #2
Physiologic development
Hormonal changes
Menopause, loss of sexual potency
Psychosocial development
Stages of life
Divorce, remarriage, career changes
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Cultural Influences on Adulthood #3
Each culture has specific chronologic standards for appropriate adult behavior.
Social age: Culture defines what is considered an appropriate behavior in each stage of the life cycle.
Young adult (teens, 20s, 30s): independence, role changes
Middle adult (40s, 50s): career, family matters
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Question #1
Is the following statement true or false? Transcultural Perspectives In The Nursing Care Of Adults
Midlife adulthood is often a time of stress, dissatisfaction, and unrest.
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Answer to Question #1
False
Rationale: Adulthood is not always a tumultuous, crisis-oriented state; many middle aged persons welcome the space, time, and independence that middle age often brings. Midlife can be a time of challenge, enjoyment, and satisfaction for many persons.
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Cultural Influences on Adulthood #4
Developmental tasks; responses to life situations encountered by all persons experiencing:
Physiologic
Psychological
Spiritual
Sociologic changes
Erikson’s generativity versus stagnation
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Cultural Influences on Adulthood #5
Adult life transitions influenced by culture:
Career success
Social and civic responsibility
Marriage and raising children
Changing roles and relationships
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Question #2
Which of the following would not be considered a social and/or civic responsibility?
Serving on the board of a women’s shelter
Donating blood
Attending religious ceremonies
Volunteering at a food bank
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Answer to Question #2
C. Attending religious ceremonies
Rationale: Social and civic duties include participation in those activities in adulthood that contribute to the “good of society.” Some cultures emphasize activities and contributions within the cultural group. For example, in some groups, religious obligations are given priority over civic responsibilities.
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Health-Related Situational Crises #1
Situational transitions often occur when a serious illness is diagnosed or other traumatic events occur to individuals and their families.
Caregiving occurs when an unpaid person, usually a family member, helps another family member who has a chronic illness or disease.
Culture and ethnicity can influence beliefs, attitudes, and perceptions related to caregiving.
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Health-Related Situational Crises #2
HIV/AIDS and the African American Community considerations:
Prevention challenges
Influential factors
Poverty
Denial
Drug use
Homophobia/concealment of behavior
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Health-Related Situational Crises #3
Culturally competent nursing care
Health promotion strategies and nursing interventions for African American women:
“Stroke belt”
“High blood”
“Nerves”
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Question #3
Is the following statement true or false?
“High blood” is a term frequently used by the African American culture in the rural South to identify the condition referred to by the medical term hypertension.
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Answer to Question #3
False
Rationale: “High blood” is an illness condition that is associated with African American culture in the rural South. Many health care professionals make the wrong assumption that “high blood” is the same as high blood pressure or hypertension; although there are similarities, the cultural explanation of “high blood” is different from the biomedical explanation of high blood pressure or hypertension. Transcultural Perspectives In The Nursing Care Of Adults