(the area for my senior project, fyi)
(California Healthcare Foundation) – New research
highlights the ways in which culture frames end-of-life choices for patients
and families.
http://www.chcf.org/publications/2014/11/gather-round-culture-eol?utm_source=Coalition+for+Compassionate+Care+of+California&utm_campaign=a786db1239-November_newsletter11_7_2014&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_fe8bdd104b-a786db1239-165205301
I briefly read over the article, and I think it is amazing how even though we all have different opinions on what should be done, everyone still has a similar beliefs. I understood from the article that we all have experience emotional learning and folk knowledge. I think that is neat that no matter what where you come from everyone can still experience similar feelings. I think that death is something that unifies people all over the world.
ReplyDeleteLauren, i agree death can unify people. I know with my family of five with the family deaths we have been through over the years it has definitely made us all closer then we normally would be i truly believe. It has taught us my siblings and i that family is forever and will always support each other. It has taught me that no matter what my family will be there for me and i need to cherish the time i spend with them.
DeleteI like how the article opens up by stating, "When the end of life is near, patients and their families make care decisions that express their culture and values." When I was a sophomore, for nursing we had to do a project on a different culture and how it affects the way we treat them. It shocks me because I never knew how many different beliefs people around the world have. As a soon to be healthcare professional, it is our job to realize that everyone is different.
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DeleteI just like you found the opening to this article very eye opening. The reason why I found this so eye opening is because I personally believe that culture and values play a major role in decision-making. Values and culture both involve emotion, knowledge, thought, and ultimately choice of response. Therefore, values and culture should vary between individuals, and, because values and culture govern behavior, they tend to color the way individuals view and respond to their world. So, in this case it is important to understand the impact values and culture have on choice. Overall, this article just like you Emily has made me realize that everyone is different.
Emily, I agree with the statement you made. Everyone is different and deserves to have their needs meet accordingly. I think as nurses we have learned that you have to treat the patient based on the holistic needs and not just the illness. Often times we focus on treating the illness and not the person. Culture makes up a huge portion of an individual. Culture can influence how a patient receives care, and therefore needs to be taken into consideration.
DeleteIn the introduction it said something that surprised me, "dramatic success of medical science in extending lives carries with it a latent danger that the scientific approach to caring for patients at the end of life can disregard the importance of patient input." This statement reminded me of the movie Wit because the doctors seemed more interested in the treatment and how it was working compared to caring how she felt. Death is something that is troublesome for all people, even though there are different cultures they all want the same. For their family member who has passed to be respected and treated with care.
ReplyDeleteI really like articles like this because they help to shed some light on other cultures, which can be very beneficial as it helps to improve our understanding of the world. Like Lauren said, i think it is fascinating how different cultures still view certain things in very similar ways. Things like this help to remind me that even though we come from different walks of life, we are more or less the same! I also thought it was interesting when the summary mentioned that most people have informal, but deeply significant ideas about end of life care. I may be reading intot his incorrectly, but it seems that many people have their own beliefs about end of life care but they do not always share them with others. This then leads to the cases where families feud over the appropriate end of life care for the dying family member. In any case, these situations are always difficult and that is truly a sad fact.
ReplyDeleteDeath is the greatest equalizer in life. That quote is one of my favorite because it really sums up the permanence of the event. People instinctively know the nature of death and because of that there is a whole multi billion dollar industry devoted towards it. Also, because of its indiscriminating and ubiquitous nature almost everyone can relate to it. I believe that this article summed it up pretty well
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