Nursing

HEALTH Maintenance Dress right for the weather Eat balanced meals 3 times a day HEALTH Protection Blackstrap molasses Keep everything clean and sterile Regular checkups Stay away from people who are sick HEALTH Restoration Bloody nose: Place keys on a chain around neck to stop Sore throat: Suck yolks out of eggshell; honey and lemon; […]

Family Health Histories Obtained from Students of Various Ethnic Backgrounds and Religions Austrian (United States), Jewish HEALTH Maintenance Bake own bread Eat wholesome foods, homegrown fruits, and vegetables HEALTH Protection Camphor around the neck (in the winter) in a small cloth bag to prevent measles and scarlet fever HEALTH Restoration Boils: Fry chopped onions, make

What did they do to maintain health/HEALTH? What did their mothers do? 2. What did they do to protect health/HEALTH? What did their mothers do? 3. Do they wear, carry, or hang in their home objects that protect their HEALTH and home? 4. Do they follow a particular dietary regimen or refrain from eating restricted

Familial HEALTH Traditions As modern medicine becomes more impersonal, people are recalling with some wistfulness old country cures administered by parents and grandparents over the generations. —F. Kennet (1976) ■ Objectives 1. Trace your family’s heritage. 2. Describe your and your family’s beliefs and practices in a. Health/HEALTH maintenance, b. Health/HEALTH protection, c. Health/HEALTH restoration,

Student Resource Go to the Student Resource Site at nursing.pearsonhighered.com for chapter-related review questions, case studies, and activities. Contents of the CULTURALCARE Guide and CULTURALCARE Museum can also be found on the Student Resource Site. Click on Chapter 6 to select the activities for this chapter. Explore MediaLink ■ Internet Sources Fatima, A Grace for

Social organization Spirituality or a religious background contributes many positive factors to the health care situation; collaboration with the leaders of a faith community can result in strongly positive outcomes for a patient and family. Space Space must be defined and allocated for the patient’s and family’s private use. Time Health care providers must be

Intersections of HEALTH, HEALING, and RELIGION There are several areas in which there is an intersection of HEALTH, HEALING, and RELIGION. The following are examples of additional spiritual/religious fac- tors that link with the myriad of facets that have been described earlier in this chapter and in Chapter 5. One’s religious affiliation may be seen

Seventh-day Adventism Prefer prolonging life Euthanasia—no Autopsy, organ donation acceptable Disposal of body and burial—individual decisions Source: Adapted from Lipson, J. G., Dibble, S. L., & Minarik, P. A. (1996). Cultural and nursing care: A pocket guide. San Francisco: UCSF Nursing Press. Used with permission. Table 6–8 continued HEALING Traditions ■ 153 Expressions of death

Jehovah’s Witnesses Euthanasia forbidden Autopsy acceptable if legally necessary Donations of body parts forbidden Burial determined by family preference Judaism Autopsy, organ donation not acceptable Euthanasia prohibited Life support not mandated Body ritually washed Burial as soon as possible Seven-day mourning period Mormonism Euthanasia not practiced Promote peaceful and dignified death Organ donation—individual choice Burial

Rituals You May Observe When Death Occurs Catholicism Obligated to take ordinary, not extraordinary, means to prolong life Sacrament of the sick Autopsy, organ donation acceptable Burial usual Christian Science Euthanasia contrary to teachings Do not seek medical help to prolong life Do not donate body parts Disposal of body and parts decided by family