Sleep
In this stage of sleep the nurse will notice that the patient is difficulty to awaken, vital signs will be lower and the patient barely moves.
A set of shared beliefs, values, norms and traditions of a particular group.
What is culture?
An awareness of one's inner self and connection to a higher being, nature or purpose.
What is Spirituality?
The patient is reluctant to discuss this experience with family or caregivers due to fear of not being understood.
What is a near death experience (NDE)?
What are the benefits of sleep?
Drugs and substances, lifestyle, sleep patterns, emotional stress, environment, exercise, food.
What are factors that affect sleep?
Being culturally sensitive, appropriate and competent to meet the healthcare needs of diverse populations.
What is cultural competence?
A specific system of organized beliefs and worship.
What is religion?
Faith, Importance, Community, Address
What are the elements in a FICA assessment tool?
Framing important messages in a way to make them more memorable.
What is Storytelling?
These patients are treated with stimulants, instructed to take daytime naps of 20 minutes, instructed to avoid heavy meals and sitting for long periods of time in warm environments.
What is narcolepsy?
A research model for studying the complexities of people's lives and experiences.
What is Intersectionality?
An assessment tool that allows the nurse to assess spiritual health. Consist of 20 questions.
What is the Spiritual well being scale (SWB)?
This group of believers will not accept blood products as a medical treatment.
What are Jehovah's witness?
I sleep through the night but take a nap during the day. I require about 12 hours of sleep per day.
What are toddlers?
Interventions such as Limit caffeine and nicotine in the evening. Avoid large meals with alcohol close to bedtime. Keep noise to a minimum. Avoid exercise within 2 hours of bedtime.
What are interventions to promote sleep.
Conducting a self-assessment of one's own biases and exploring one's cultural background.
What are techniques used to promote cultural awareness?
Teach John methods of relaxation this shift. Schedule 30 minutes each day for John to pray and complete spiritual rituals. Offer to pray with John.
What are interventions for Spiritual Distress nursing diagnosis?
Feelings of awe when one looks at a beautiful sunset or holds a newborn baby are examples.
What are transcendent moments?
This medication helps to induce sleep and produces a calming effect.
The patient has periods of lack of airflow through the nose and mouth for periods of 10 seconds to 2 minutes, snores and has enlarged tonsils. What is most important nursing diagnosis?
What is Ineffective Breathing Pattern?
This model has five constructs to allow one to practice in a culturally competent manner?
What is the Campinha-Bacote' model of cultural competence?
Being with the patient. Offering self and spending time with the patient. Listening.
What is establishing presence?
Drugs increase sleep time but can lead to increased daytime sleepiness. These medications are used short term due to tolerance and addiction.
What are Benzodiazepines?
This describes a group who is more likely to have poor health outcomes and earlier morbidity.
What are marginalized groups?