School of Nursing and Midwifery
Bachelor of Nursing
NURS 1112
Health Promotion with
Individuals I
MODULE 5 / LAB 5
EQUITY, DIVERSITY, INCLUSION, AND ACCESSIBILITY (EDIA)
STUDY GUIDE
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Contents
Module 5: Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (EDIA)...........3
Learning Outcomes.........................................................................................................................3
Study Materials & Essential Readings.............................................................................................3
Textbook Readings: Canadian Fundamentals of Nursing ..............................................3
Textbook Readings: Jarvis Physical Examination & Health Assessment.........................4
Online Textbook Readings: Introduction to Determinants of First Nations, Inuit, and
Métis Peoples' Health in Canada...................................................................................4
Journal Articles..............................................................................................................4
Other Resources............................................................................................................4
Videos...........................................................................................................................5
Learning Activities...........................................................................................................................5
1. Determinants of Health – Part 1....................................................................................5
Socioeconomic Status...................................................................................................5
Social Support Networks...............................................................................................5
Social Environments......................................................................................................6
Education & Literacy.....................................................................................................7
Employment & Working Conditions..............................................................................7
2. Determinants of Health – Part 2....................................................................................8
Environmental Safety – Knowledge Base......................................................................8
Environmental Safety – Assessment............................................................................11
Environmental Safety – Planning.................................................................................12
Environmental Safety – Implementing........................................................................12
3. Determinants of Health – Part 3..................................................................................13
Biological & Genetic Endowment................................................................................13
Early Childhood Development.....................................................................................14
Personal Health Practices & Coping Skills....................................................................14
Healthcare Services.....................................................................................................15
4. Cultural Aspects of Health............................................................................................16
Knowledge Base..........................................................................................................16
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Assessment.................................................................................................................17
Concerns & Issues.......................................................................................................17
Implementation...........................................................................................................18
5. Spiritual Health............................................................................................................18
Knowledge Base..........................................................................................................18
Assessment.................................................................................................................19
Implementation...........................................................................................................19
6. Self-Concept.................................................................................................................20
Knowledge Base..........................................................................................................20
Assessment.................................................................................................................21
Concerns & Issues.......................................................................................................22
Implementation...........................................................................................................22
7. Stress...........................................................................................................................23
Knowledge Base..........................................................................................................23
Assessment.................................................................................................................24
Concerns & Issues.......................................................................................................24
Planning......................................................................................................................24
Implementation...........................................................................................................24
Lab 5: Cultural, Spiritual & Social Assessment.............................................25
Learning Outcomes.......................................................................................................................25
Lab Supplies..................................................................................................................................25
Reflection Activity.........................................................................................................................26
Determinants of Health...................................................................................................26
Personal Health & Safety.................................................................................................26
Culture.............................................................................................................................27
Personal Coping Skills......................................................................................................27
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MODULE 5: EQUITY, DIVERSITY, INCLUSION, AND ACCESSIBILITY (EDIA)
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this module, you should be able to:
List the 12 different determinants of health (DoH)
Describe subjective and objective data that can be collected about each of the 12 DoH
Illustrate how the DoH impact health and how they are interrelated
Identify appropriate community resources to promote health that are specific to the different DoH
and based on individual need
Discuss various health promotion nursing interventions that can be implemented specific to each of
the DoH
Document DoH assessment findings and nursing interventions
Discuss the significance of cultural competence in nursing practice
Discuss cultural safety and its importance in nursing practice
Describe the components of a spiritual and cultural assessment
Discuss factors the contribute to the formation of self-concept
Describe how self-concept impacts health
Describe components of self-concept assessment
Study Materials & Essential Readings
You can use the check boxes to track your progress:
Textbook Readings: Canadian Fundamentals of Nursing
Chapter 1 – Health and Wellness
p. 7 – 16
Chapter 2 – The Canadian Health Care Delivery System
p. 27 – 30
Chapter 11 – Global and Planetary Health
p. 143 – 146
Chapter 12 – Indigenous Health
p. 148 – 160
Chapter 20 – Family Nursing
p. 318 – 320
Chapter 27 – Self-Concept
✘ p. 455 – 472
Chapter 29 – Spirituality in Health and Health Care
p. 493 – 503
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Chapter 30 – Stress and Adaptation
p. 506 – 519
Textbook Readings: Jarvis Physical Examination & Health
Assessment
Chapter 3 – A Relational Approach to Cultural and Social Considerations in
Health Assessment
p. 21 – 37
Online Textbook Readings: Introduction to Determinants of
First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples' Health in Canada
Chapter 1 – Reflections on Love and Learning with the Yintah
p. 3 – 5
p. 7 – 12
Chapter 3 – Food as Relationship
p. 25 – 36 (full chapter)
Journal Articles
☐ Giger, J. N., Davidhizar, R. (2002). The Giger and Davidhizar Transcultural
Assessment Model. Journal of Transcultural Nursing. 13(3). P. 185-188.
doi:10.1177/10459602013003004
Other Resources
● Social Determinants of Health and Health Inequalities
● MyHealth.Alberta.ca
● Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Nursing
● Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity & Expression: Safer Places Toolkit (AHS)
Community Resources (see learning activity)
Calgary (Aboriginal Friendship Centre of Calgary)
Immigrant Services Calgary
The Alex
Calgary Community Gardens
Community Kitchens
Calgary John Howard Society
Kerby Center
CUPS
Global Village
Work Safe Alberta
Canadian Center for Occupational Health and Safety
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Videos
Effective Communication the helping interview
Obtaining Blood Pressure by the Two-Step Method
Learning Activities
Answer the following questions you review the study materials and essential readings:
1. Determinants of Health – Part 1
Socioeconomic Status
1. Describe how income influences health:
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2. What is the impact of poverty (low income) on health?
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3. What community resources can a nurse recommend to a person experiencing poverty?
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Social Support Networks
4. How do social support networks impact health?
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5. What community resources can a nurse recommend to a person lacking social support networks?
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6. Describe how a genogram and ecomap can be used to assess social support networks.
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7. Please review 3 of the following Calgary Community Resources and identify how each resource is
meant to address specific health determinants (note: it may be more than one).
Which determinant(s) of health does it
Calgary Community Resource
address? How?
Calgary (Aboriginal Friendship Centre of Calgary)
Immigrant Services Calgary
The Alex
Calgary Community Gardens
Community Kitchens
Calgary John Howard Society
Kerby Center
CUPS
Global Village
Work Safe Alberta
Canadian Center for Occupational Health and Safety
Social Environments
8. How do social support environments impact health
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9. What is the impact of marginalized populations? Provide Examples.
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10. What community resources can a nurse recommend to a person with unhealthy social
environments?
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Education & Literacy
11. How does education influence health?
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12. What community resources can a nurse recommend to an adult who is not literate?
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13. What community resources can a nurse recommend to a person whose first language is not English?
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Employment & Working Conditions
14. Describe the attributes related to a person’s work/job that influence health.
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15. What community resources can a nurse recommend to a person who is unemployed?
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16. What community resources can a nurse recommend to a person who is in an unsafe working
environment?
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17. Give examples of how the determinants of health are interrelated.
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2. Determinants of Health – Part 2
Environmental Safety – Knowledge Base
Describe the attributes related to a person’s work/job that influence health
1. 1. Describe environmental safety concerns related to the following:
Oxygen Click or tap here to enter text.
Nutrition Click or tap here to enter text.
Temperature &
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Humidity
Lighting Click or tap here to enter text.
Obstacles Click or tap here to enter text.
Fire Click or tap here to enter text.
Poisoning Click or tap here to enter text.
Security Click or tap here to enter text.
Pollution Click or tap here to enter text.
Terrorism Click or tap here to enter text.
2. List common environmental risks encountered at various developmental stages:
Infants & Children Click or tap here to enter text.
Adolescents Click or tap here to enter text.
Adults Click or tap here to enter text.
Older Adults Click or tap here to enter text.
3. Describe how each of the following contributes to individual risk:
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Lifestyle Click or tap here to enter text.
Impaired Mobility Click or tap here to enter text.
Sensory or Communication
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Impairment
Lack of Safety Awareness Click or tap here to enter text.
4. What are the 3 components of WHMIS (Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System)?
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5. Identify the meaning of the 10 WHMIS hazard symbols Please refer to
https://www.ccohs.ca/oshanswers/chemicals/whmis_ghs/pictograms.html
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6. How does the health care agency environment pose an environmental risk to patients and health
care workers? Consider:
Workplace risks Click or tap here to enter text.
Falls Click or tap here to enter text.
Patient-inherent
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Accidents
Procedure-related
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Accidents
Equipment-related
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Accidents
Environmental Safety – Assessment
7. What are relevant components of a health history that should be assessed to help determine client
safety?
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8. Describe components of a home environmental hazard assessment.
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9. What elements of the health care environment should be assessed to help determine client safety?
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10. What factors are assessed as part of a fall risk assessment?
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11. What assessment should the nurse make routinely to decrease the chance of medical error?
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12. How do client expectations inform an environmental safety assessment?
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Environmental Safety – Planning
13. What is a short-term goal related to environmental health promotion the nurse might suggest to a
client?
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14. What is a long-term goal related to environmental health promotion the nurse might suggest to a
client?
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Environmental Safety – Implementing
15. Describe health promotions strategies a nurse can employ to prevent environmental injuries in the
home as well as in acute care settings (omit section on seizures). Consider:
Developmental Click or tap here to enter text.
Interventions for Adults
& Older Adults
Fires Click or tap here to enter text.
Other Environmental Click or tap here to enter text.
Interventions
Fall Prevention
Restraints
Side Rails
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Electrical Hazards
Radiation
16. Describe nursing interventions that facilitate a comfortable room environment for patients in a
hospital setting.
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17. List typical pieces of equipment in a hospital room:
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18. Define the following common bed positions and one example of when each position would be used:
Fowler’s Click or tap here to enter text.
Semi-Fowler’s Click or tap here to enter text.
Trendelenburg Click or tap here to enter text.
Reverse Trendelenburg Click or tap here to enter text.
Flat Click or tap here to enter text.
3. Determinants of Health – Part 3
Biological & Genetic Endowment
1. How does a person’s biological/genetic endowment impact health?
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2. How is social environment connected to genetics?
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Early Childhood Development
3. What age range is considered under the determinant of early child development?
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4. How does early child development impact health?
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5. How do adverse childhood experiences impact the health of an adult?
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Personal Health Practices & Coping Skills
6. 1. Define Personal Health Practices and Coping Skills:
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7. What influences lifestyle choices?
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8. List personal health practices that impact health.
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9. How do personal coping skills impact health?
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Healthcare Services
10. How does access to health care services impact health?
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11. Describe the following settings/services for health care delivery in Canada.
Hospitals Click or tap here to enter text.
Long-term Care Facilities Click or tap here to enter text.
Psychiatric Facilities Click or tap here to enter text.
Rehabilitation Centers Click or tap here to enter text.
Public Health Click or tap here to enter text.
Physician Offices Click or tap here to enter text.
Community Health Click or tap here to enter text.
Centers & Clinics
Assisted Living Facilities Click or tap here to enter text.
Home Care Click or tap here to enter text.
Adult Day Support Click or tap here to enter text.
Community & Voluntary Click or tap here to enter text.
Agencies
Occupational Health Click or tap here to enter text.
Hospice/Palliative Care Click or tap here to enter text.
Parish Nursing Click or tap here to enter text.
12. Describe the following levels of health care:
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Disease & Injury
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Prevention
Diagnosis & Treatment Click or tap here to enter text.
Rehabilitation Click or tap here to enter text.
Supportive Care Click or tap here to enter text.
4. Cultural Aspects of Health
Knowledge Base
1. Describe:
Culture Click or tap here to enter text.
Ethnicity Click or tap here to enter text.
Cultural Pluralism Click or tap here to enter text.
Cultural Relativism Click or tap here to enter text.
Enculturation Click or tap here to enter text.
Acculturation Click or tap here to enter text.
Assimilation Click or tap here to enter text.
Multiculturalism Click or tap here to enter text.
Race Click or tap here to enter text.
Culturally Congruent Care Click or tap here to enter text.
Cultural Sensitivity Click or tap here to enter text.
Culturally Competent Care Click or tap here to enter text.
Cultural Safety Click or tap here to enter text.
Cultural Awareness Click or tap here to enter text.
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Health Equity Click or tap here to enter text.
Global Health Click or tap here to enter text.
2. Describe how culture impacts health:
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Assessment
3. Describe the health assessment guidelines for cultural competence and cultural safety (D’Amico et al
text – PDF document on D2L):
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Concerns & Issues
4. Describe:
Culturalism Click or tap here to enter text.
Cultural Imposition Click or tap here to enter text.
Ethnocentrism Click or tap here to enter text.
Discrimination Click or tap here to enter text.
Racialization Click or tap here to enter text.
Racism Click or tap here to enter text.
Stereotypes Click or tap here to enter text.
Health Inequality Click or tap here to enter text.
Implementation
5. Reflect on your own personal cultural awareness and your professional cultural awareness:
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6. Describe the actions required for the nurse to practice ‘cultural safety’:
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7. Describe the following guidelines for clinical practice that promote culturally safe care:
Critical Reflective Practice Click or tap here to enter text.
Building Trust Click or tap here to enter text.
Authentic Inquiry Click or tap here to enter text.
Active Listening Click or tap here to enter text.
Respectful Engagement Click or tap here to enter text.
Relational Practice Click or tap here to enter text.
5. Spiritual Health
Knowledge Base
1. Describe:
Spirituality Click or tap here to enter text.
Spiritual Health Click or tap here to enter text.
Mind-Body Connection Click or tap here to enter text.
Holism Click or tap here to enter text.
Faith
Religion
Transcendence
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2. Describe the impact of spirituality on health:
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3. Why is it important that the nurse assess patients’ spirituality?
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Assessment
4. Describe how the nurse might understand a patient’s spirituality.
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Implementation
5. Describe spiritual care as:
Altruistic Click or tap here to enter text.
Relational Click or tap here to enter text.
Intuitive Click or tap here to enter text.
Integrative Click or tap here to enter text.
6. Describe how the nurse would provide ethical spiritual care:
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7. Describe how the nurse would facilitate spiritual practices:
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8. What are the 5 Cs of Relational Practice in Spiritual Care?
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6. Self-Concept
Knowledge Base
1. Define:
Identity Click or tap here to enter text.
Body Image Click or tap here to enter text.
Role Performance Click or tap here to enter text.
Self-Esteem Click or tap here to enter text.
SOGIE Click or tap here to enter text.
LGBTQ2S+ Click or tap here to enter text.
2. Why is addressing pronouns important to consider?
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3. What factors contribute to the formation of identity?
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4. Define each of the 4 basic traits of who we are as people and then compare/contrast them:
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Basic Trait Definition Compare & Contrast
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Identity Click or tap here to enter text. Click or tap here to enter text.
Gender Expression Click or tap here to enter text. Click or tap here to enter text.
Sexual Orientation Click or tap here to enter text. Click or tap here to enter text.
5. What factors influence the development of a person’s body image?
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6. How does role performance contribute to self-concept?
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7. How does self-esteem evolve and change over the course of a lifetime?
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Assessment
8. Describe components of self-concept assessment:
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9. What behaviours might suggest an altered self-concept?
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Concerns & Issues
10. Discuss stressors that impact self-concept according to each of the following:
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Identity Stressors Click or tap here to enter text.
Body Image Stressors Click or tap here to enter text.
Role Performance Stressors Click or tap here to enter text.
Self-Esteem Stressors Click or tap here to enter text.
11. Define:
Role Conflict Click or tap here to enter text.
Role Ambiguity Click or tap here to enter text.
Role Strain Click or tap here to enter text.
Role Overload Click or tap here to enter text.
Implementation
12. How might nurses’ actions effect a patient’s self-concept?
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13. Describe health promotion nursing interventions that support a healthy self-concept:
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14. Describe health promotion nursing interventions that support a healthy self-concept:
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7. Stress
Knowledge Base
1. What is stress?
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2. Summarize the body’s physiologic response to stress:
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3. Describe the psychological response to stress:
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4. Describe the relationship between stress and health:
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5. Define eustress:
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6. Describe factors that influence stressors and coping mechanisms:
Situational Factors Click or tap here to enter text.
Maturational Factors Click or tap here to enter text.
Sociocultural Factors Click or tap here to enter text.
Assessment
7. Describe subjective and objective components of stress and coping assessment:
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Concerns & Issues
8. Describe subjective and objective components of stress and coping assessment:
Distress Click or tap here to enter text.
Acute Stress Disorder Click or tap here to enter text.
Flashbacks Click or tap here to enter text.
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Click or tap here to enter text.
Crisis Click or tap here to enter text.
Planning
9. What is a short-term goal related stress the nurse might suggest to a client?
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10. What is a short-term goal related stress the nurse might suggest to a client?
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Implementation
11. What interprofessional colleagues might the nurse consult to work with a patient experiencing
distress?
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12. Describe health promotion nursing interventions that promote stress reduction:
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13. What client teaching might the nurse offer to an individual about stress management strategies?
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14. Define crisis intervention:
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Lab 5: Cultural, Spiritual & Social Assessment
Learning Outcomes
In the lab session, you will have the opportunity to:
Develop questions to assess the DoH.
Perform a social health assessment
Practice communication/interviewing skills
Discuss principles related to environmental safety for patients in an acute care setting
Create a healing environment in context of hospital setting
Explore personal cultural influences
Lab Supplies
Please bring the following supplies with you to lab.
1. ☐ Pen & Paper
2. Student Clinical Record
3. Stethoscope
4. Sphygmomanometer (if you have one)
5. Watch
6. Clean Gloves (lab kit)
Reflection Activity
Reflect on the following questions:
Determinants of Health
1. Have your health practices changed because of becoming a nursing student at MRU?
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2. Has becoming a student changed your income? Education (I hope so)? Support networks?
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3. MRU may be thought of as your “work environment”. How have each of these enhanced or hindered
your health?
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Personal Health & Safety
Conduct a home environmental assessment in your own home. Note areas of hazard or risk.
4. What health promotion initiatives do you need to implement to minimize risk to yourself?
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Analyze your own personal health practices and coping skills.
5. What health practices do you engage in that promote health?
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6. What, if any, personal health practices constitute a risk to your health?
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7. Reflect on the other determinants of health and how they have influenced your personal health
practices.
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Culture
Use the Cultural Assessment Guide presented in your text as a framework for your reflections. Continue
the process of building cultural awareness by reflecting on your own cultural perspectives, which you
bring with you to the nursing profession.
8. How might your cultural perspective influence the care you give as a nurse?
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Personal Coping Skills
Reflect on your life right now and your own current stressors.
9. What health promotion activities do you engage in to reduce stress?
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10. What, if any, changes do you need to make that would more effectively promote stress reduction in
your own life?
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