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What does culture have to do with health care ?
Culture is learned and it effects beliefs about; health, wellness,
illness, treatments, nutrition, food preferences, religious practice,
births, deaths …
Concept Learning Outcomes:1. Discuss how culture and religious differences and preferences may affect an individual’s lifestyle and health care choices. 2.Describe how culture affects a patient’s health history
…and why should I care?
As health care providers we first need to understand who we are; our beliefs, prejudices, bias, etc.
Male dominated culture …
What is the best way to handle this when possible?
What if your patient is from a different culture doesn’t speak
much or make eye contact?Do you get another nurse who is of the same culture? Do you wait and
come back later?
From the text book
Do you think the next slide gives us statistics on culture ?
Figure 6-1 (continued) Different cultural heritages are parts of the population in America. Source: Graph from U.S. Bureau of the Census. (2007). State & County QuickFacts. Retrieved from
http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/00000.html; Steve Vidler/SuperStock; Robert Caputo/Stock Boston; Arvind Garg/Getty Images, Inc.—Liaison.
So what do you think?????
Diversity…
• What is your definition of diversity?
Homeless population• Among the most vulnerable clients• In cities, 40% of the homeless population may consist of families with children• Present unique and complex challenges – live in dangerous, unsanitary conditions, diets
lacking in nutrients, few resources for coping with illness, have difficulty obtaining and storing medicines
Undocumented Immigrants
• Estimated that 11.6 million live in the U.S.• Often do not seek healthcare until their
problem becomes critical• Often believe that accessing health care will
result in legal consequences• Fear deportation
“Normal” growth and development across the lifespan
What is the difference between growth and development?
The terms growth and development both refer to dynamic processes.
Growth refers to physical change and increase in size.
Measured Quantitatively; height, weight, bone size, and dentition
The terms growth and development both refer to dynamic processes.
Growth refers to physical change and increase in size.
Measured Quantitatively; height, weight, bone size, and dentition
Development is an increasing in complexity of function and skill
progression, the capacity and skill of a person to adapt to the
environment.
Behavioral aspect of growth; walk, talk, run
Growth or Development?
• A child losing baby teeth as adult teeth emerge….
• A one year old who is beginning to walk…• A five year old who can not feed himself….• A twelve year old who can not spell his name..• A teenager rapidly getting taller…• An 18 month old child beginning to say a few
words…
ElderlyWant respect and dignity and
independence. You need to be aware of the normal aging process
and changes in our bodies