final SG Flashcards
(49 cards)
Define the concept and symptoms of burnout.
Burnout is a combination of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and a reduced sense of personal accomplishment.
emotional exhaustion
drained feeling
depersonalization
treating others as less human
personal accomplishment
feeling like a failure
What are causes of stress for caregivers?
conflict, emotional fatigue, excessive workload
conflict
responding to multiple requests at a time, having to carry out treatment decisions one deems inappropriate or harmful
emotional fatigue
pressure to be personable and engaged, while still keeping emotions in check
excessive workload
too much work or too many repetitive tasks
What is emotional labor?
The mental and emotional preparedness to handle a certain situation.
What are some of the reasons for medical mistakes discussed in the text?
Wrong leg amputated: Diabetes symptoms were worse in the patient’s left leg, but he requested the right leg be removed first. Miscommunication between diabetes specialists and surgeons.
- The error was caught, but the correction was interrupted before it took place
- Surgery nurse was told the right leg by the patient, but prepped the left leg
Medical mistakes are caused by…
miscommunications
shift changes
small omissions
empathy
feeling FOR somebody
sympathy
feeling WITH somebody (typically want to avoid)
Health literacy
an individual’s ability to access, understand, and apply health information
- Socioeconomic status
- race
- gender
- age
Impacts of status differences
- Limited care
- Limited information
- Less likely to seek health information online
- Limited treatment plans ($$)
- Stigma
Communication effects of racial diversity
distrust
high risk & low knowledge
limited access
distrust
leads to less use of health services
high risk & low knowledge
those subject to discrimination are at higher risk of health issues such as hypertension, and heart disease
limited access
to health facilities or insurance
Communicating with older adults and the effects of ageism. Communicating more effectively with older adults.
Older people tend to be portrayed as unhealthy, lonely, and irritable. They often don’t have control over the cues that lead others to believe they are of diminished capacity.
Communication Accommodation Theory
mirroring communication styles
- often unnecessary and based off of assumptions about older adults
Describe the differences in the conception of health between Eastern and Western cultures.
Western: compartmentalize health and don’t view it holistically
other cultures: mind and body interwoven
- don’t view some disorders as illnesses
Health as Organic
health can be understood in terms of the presence/absence of physical indicators
- not all diseases have physical signs
- excludes social, spiritual, and psychological factors
- too binary (this or that)
Health as Harmony
a sense of overall well being and equilibrium
- harmony with nature
- hot and cold (treat “hot” ailments with heat)
- energy: karma, yin/yang