UNIT 4
Changes in a persons state of balance
What is Stress
losing your job
What is acutal loss
The method of transmitting or receiving a message, i.e. giving a brochure
What is Channel
Stressor that includes loss of body part
What is body image disturbance
Denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance
What are the stages of grief
The nurse attains and understand the patients culture
What is cultural competence
Attempting suicide is high risk for this type of grief
What is disenfranchised grief
Facilitates spontaneous responses or interactive discussion
What are open ended questions
Nurse imposes the rules of their culture onto another person
What is Cultural imposition
The nurses role is to answer family questions and support their choices
What are autopsy considerations
Facial expression, eye movement use of space, posture and touch are examples of this
What are non verbal behaviors
Patient does not speak English. What is most appropriate
What is provide a hospital interpreter
Restates the clients feelings and thoughts for them to confirm what they have communicated
What is paraphrasing
low socioeconomic status, older age and minority status
What are health disparities
Acceptance is evident after 6 months of loss
What is normal grief
legal documents that direct end of life care are
What are living will and Health care Proxy
Assists in improving quality of life of patients and families facing end of life issues
What is Palliative Care
A behavioral and cognitive effort to manage stress
What is coping
A client born in Haiti and has been a resident of new york for 1 year
What is cultural background and acculturation
What is medicate the patient and wait for pain relief to be achieved.
losing your home in a hurricane
What is situational loss
Communication to or within a large group of people
What is public communication
The ability of a client and family to follow a given treatment plan
What is adherence
This increases a clients adherence
What are available resources
This influences health beliefs and health practices
What is culture