Author Question: How does modern medical care differ from CULTURALCARE in the medicalization of life? 1. ... (Read 29 times)

rlane42 · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

How does modern medical care differ from CULTURALCARE in the medicalization of life?

1. Application of the medical model and technologies to problems thought of as medical in nature
2. Application of knowledge to the entire sociocultural and health/HEALTH context of patients
3. Acknowledging treatment may not yield a better quality of life
4. Non-recognition of a patient's heritage in treatment regimens.

Question 2

How would the nurse practicing CULTURALCARE define health?

1. Balance of the person both within and in the outside world
2. Absence of illness and disease
3. Experience of well-being and integrity of the mind and body
4. Use of science and technology to cure disease

briezy · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

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Explanation: 1. Modern medical practices focus on utilizing the medical model of care for all problems.
2. Applying knowledge to the sociocultural and health context of patients is an aspect of CULTURALCARE.
3. Modern medicine has an assumption that treatment will produce a better quality of life.
4. The application of a given patient's heritage and HEALTH traditions in care is a characteristic of CULTURALCARE.

Answer to Question 2

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Explanation: 1. The balance of the person both within one's being and in the outside world characterizes the definition of HEALTH in CULTURALCARE.
2. The absence of illness and disease can be a definition of health.
3. The experience of well-being with integrity of mind and body is the medical definition of health.
4. Using science and technology to cure disease is characteristic of the medical model.