Gender stuff Flashcards
(33 cards)
What characteristics can affect the teaching-learning process?
- Developmental stage
- Readiness to learn
- Learning style
- Sex & Gender
- Socioeconomic status
- Culture
- Motivation and adherence
- Health status & health value
- Literacy
- Learning difficulties/disabilities
Define biological sex.
Characteristics that are biological in origin (female, male, intersex).
What is gender?
The attitudes, feelings, beliefs, behaviors, and social norms associated with each biological sex that are generally expected by society.
True or False: Gender and biological sex are interchangeable terms.
False
What is the Gender Binary?
The outdated belief that the only sexes are either male or female and that a person’s gender must match their biological sex.
What does cisgender mean?
An individual who matches the binary gender they were assigned at birth.
What is the definition of transgender and nonbinary?
An individual whose gender identity does not match or conform to their biologically assigned sex at birth.
NB- individual’s who don’t conform to the gender binary
What are the key factors that affect the gender gap and what is the gender gap?
General gap is differences between genders/how they’re treated in society.
* Health
* Education
* Economics
* Politics
What is gender bias?
Stereotypical beliefs about individuals based on gender/sex.
What is the impact of socio-economic status (SES) on health and teaching strategies?
SES influences health beliefs, practices, and readiness to learn. Low SES is predictor of disease/injury/mortality.
TS- help people learn how to attain/maintain health, educate pt about avoiding health risks/accessing healthcare services, be aware of how low SES can affect their ability to learn, avoid making assumptions based on their SES
Name two theories of multiculturalism and what is it?
- Melting Pot Theory
- Salad Bowl Theory
Multiculturalism is idea that different cultures can exist peacefully together. Key point is respecting cultural diversity
Define cultural competence, transcultural, cultural awareness, and cultural sensitivity?
- Cultural competence → “knowledge, abilities, and skills to deliver care congruent with the patient’s cultural beliefs and practices.”
- Transcultural → making “comparative interactivity among cultures.”
- Cultural awareness → recognizing and appreciating the diversity of other ethnic groups.
- Cultural sensitivity → understanding your own personal attitudes and biases
What is the Purnell Model for Cultural Competence and shared decision marking model?
A framework that provides a comprehensive, systematic, and concise approach to assist nurses in delivering care and teaching in a holistic culturally competent manner.
SDM- focuses on pt centred perspective, pt are supported to consider options, respects pt autonomy/self determination
What does the acronym BELIEF stand for in the BELIEF Cultural Interviewing Tool?
- Beliefs about health (what caused the illness)
- Explanation (why did it happen)
- Learn (help me understand your belief)
- Impact (how is this illness/problem affecting your life)
- Empathy (this must be very difficult for you)
- Feelings (how are you feeling about it)
What is motivation, compliance, and adherence?
M- To set into motion
C- willingness to yield to demands/expectations
A- how someone’s behaviours match recommendations of their HCP
What are motivational constructs?
Components of motivation that serve as internal or external forces influencing an individual to act or not to act.
List the five motivational axioms?
Axiom is an accepted truth and rules that set the stage for motivation.
* The state of optimal anxiety- moderate anxiety=optimal learning, low anxiety=less drive, high anxiety=self absorbed
* Learner readiness- readiness to move towards a goal
* Realistic goal-setting- helps determine what person wants to change, need to be achievable
* Learner satisfaction/success- success=motivation
* Uncertainty reducing/maintaining dialogue- people’s ongoing internal dialogue, uncertainty can influence choice
What is the ARCS Model?
A motivational design model that focuses on Attention, Relevance, Confidence, and Satisfaction.
What strategies can be used to motivate unmotivated learners?
Pre task- assess learner experience, goals, create safe space
During task- active learning strategies, simulation, concept mapping (ARCs model, Motivational interviewing- READS and OARS)
Post task- self evaluation (goals, reward, incentitives, feedback)
What does adherence mean according to WHO?
The extent to which a person’s behavior corresponds with agreed upon recommendations from a health care provider
This definition highlights the importance of the patient-provider relationship.
List some important implications of adherence.
- Level of participation of client
- Ability to maintain the health promoting regime
- Commitment versus interest
- Decision making over time
These factors can greatly influence health outcomes.
What should nurses do regarding patient decisions and self-knowledge?
Act as advocates and acknowledge them
This is important for fostering a positive patient-nurse relationship.
What roles do nurse educators perform?
- Facilitator/Coach
- Collaborator
- Organizer
- Evaluator
These roles are essential for influencing and promoting healthy behaviors.
Cognitive differences between genders?
No gender is more intellectual than the other, cognitive abilities between genders aren’t different. Difference in cognitive abilities r/t social/cultural factors than biological factors
