Please, reply to this Discussion question. This is another student post to wish i have to react adding extra information related to what the student already post. 

make sure your writing seems redirect specific to the Student. For example  start with, Hello Martha, Do not generalize using the word student, because then i have to make the change, the reply is direct to one person, wish name is in the Begining. on the Title . 

  

Cultural and Health Belief Systems 

A worldview refers to an extensive and comprehensive outlook on life, reality and the universe. A worldview can be cultural, philosophical, liberal or even religious (Malham, 2017). It shapes an individual’s perspective on existence and trickles down to their daily activities and beliefs. It is indicative of a person’s view point, attitudes and beliefs. An individual’s worldview is also the nucleus of their cultural identity which is characterized by their beliefs, assumptions, values and attitudes, all derived from the socialization process in a specific cultural context. This is to say that a client’s cultural belief system refers to theories either based on culture or ethnicity that determine the way the client understands and structures their attitudes, health or otherwise. A cultural belief system is therefore a configuration of thoughts, notions, concepts and ideas in which their components are brought together by some form of functional reliance or interdependence (Daenikindt, de Koster, & va der Waal, 2017). Lastly, a paradigm refers to one of the components making up a worldview of cultural belief system. I could be a notion, theory or thought.

The magico-religious health belief system is based on a belief in supernatural or magical forces existing in the natural environment. Under this perspective, everything, including health and illness is in the hands of supernatural powers such as God or gods (De Angulo & Losada, 2017). Treatment can be by indigenous healers and is as a result of the influences of the supernatural forces. In the scientific/biomedical paradigm, however, no supernatural forces dominate. It focuses on solely on biological or physical components and processes excluding all others such as social and environmental influences. Under this paradigm, health and illness are under human control. Its characterized by determinism, mechanism, reductionism and objective materialism. Lastly, it stresses on medical or pharmacological approaches to treatment, approaches which essentially target abnormalities in biological processes (De Angulo & Losada, 2017). The holistic paradigm, unlike the scientific model asserts that all components/elements of a client’s life, be they social, physical, environmental, emotional, psychological and subjective have a bearing on their health. It is based on the laws of nature which require a balance of all the mentioned concepts. Lastly, every component is functionally important or has a role to play in an individual’s health. Their interactions can be nurturing or destructive (Fiandaca, Mapstone, & Federoff, 2017).

The professional healthcare system is inherently different from the folk care health system although there exist useful similarities. For one, professional care is characterized by professional or specialised education and training. Doctors, nurses and other professional healthcare providers undergo vigorous academic and practicum training for the to acquire the requisite skills as well as acquire practising licenses. Under the folk care system, although practitioners may undergo some form of training through apprenticeship, the same is not formal. Also, fork care practitioners such as lay midwives and spiritual healers are not licensed (Coreil, 2015). Secondly, professional healthcare is based on scientific and internationally recognized standards of health such as disease prevention, medical treatment patient ethics, etc. However, the folk care systems are based on cultural or religious beliefs and therefore differ between cultures, religions and other ethnic lines. This is because folk care systems across different settings embody the values, beliefs and treatment approaches of the particular cultural group in which its participants belong (Edelman, Mandle, & Kudzma, 2013). Lastly, as a result of the adherence to international standards, professional healthcare systems are organized, formal and structured unlike folk care systems that are diversified, informal and lack in structural uniformity. However, it is important to note that within a specific category of folk care say among rural Chinese practitioners. It is possible to identify a semblance of formality and uniformity. 

Allopathy or allopathic medicine refers to a health system that relies on mainstream medicine and other mainstream healthcare practices. It can also be referred to as conventional, orthodox, western or mainstream medicine (Trimble & Rajaraman, 2017). It is the contemporary form of healthcare experienced in civilised societies today, where healthcare professionals such as doctors, physicians, nurses, pharmacists, therapists and other healthcare professionals undergo professional training and are afterwards licensed to provide healthcare services including the diagnosis and treatment of diseases. In allopathic medicine, the dominant care system is the professional as opposed to the folk care systems and treatment is via medicinal treatment or medication, surgery, radiation, dialysis and other medical or scientific based treatments and therapies (Trimble &  Rajaraman, 2017).  Along with mainstream medicine in allopathy are other forms of care, commonly referred to as complementary and alternative medicine. These may include the use of herbs, massage, yoga, meditation, sleep therapy, dream work and intuition. However, in most cases, especially in the use of herbs, patients are required to consult with their mainstream medicine care providers, that is, doctors, nurses, and other physicians. Complementary and alternative medicine practitioners are known to use the term allopathic medicine as a form of distinction between their practice and that of mainstream medicine.  

References

Coreil, J. (2015). Parallel structures in professional and folk healthcare: A model applied to rural Haiti. Culture, Medicine and Psychiatry, 7(1), 131-151.

Daenikindt, S., de Koster, W., & va der Waal, J. (2017). How people organise cultural attitudes: cultural belief systems and the populist radical right. West European Politics, 40(4), 791-811.

De Angulo, J., & Losada, L. (2017). View of health paradigms shifts in the 20th century. Historical Review, 16(3), 88-101.

Edelman, C., Mandle, C., & Kudzma, E. (2013). Health Promotion Throughout the Life Span. New York: Elsevier Health Sciences.

Fiandaca, M., Mapstone, M., & Federoff, H. (2017). Systems healthcare: a holistic paradigm for tomorrow. BMC Systems Biology, 11(142), 5-21.

Malham, P. (2017). Investigating the Structure and Functions of Worldview Assumptions. Oregon: University of Oregon.

Trimble, E., & Rajaraman, P. (2017). Intergrating Traditional and Allopathic Medicine: An Opportunity to Improve Global Health in Cancer. JNCI Monographs, 2017(52), lgx011.

 

(Wk # 4: May 25 to May 31 – Main post under Assignment by Wed, May 27 at 11:59 PM EST).

Students are required to post a minimum of three times per week (1 main post answering the question 100% before Wednesday at 11:59 PM EST and 2 peer responses by Sunday at 11:59 PM EST). The three posts in each individual discussion must be on separate days (same day postings / replies will not be accepted).

Chapter 7 – Posttraumatic Stress

Question(s): be prepared to discuss 2 questions

There are different treatments used for the diagnosis of PTSD. The textbook mentions several.

1. Select one of PTSD treatments and discuss it.

2. Explain why you selected that particular treatment.

Guidelines: The selection needs to be from the textbook. Student mentions one of the treatments for PTSD (30 points). Student discusses the treatment (35 points). Student explains why she / he selected that particular treatment (35 points).

Paper I: Personal Philosophy Paper

This paper should begin with an examination of your own philosophy of nursing.  It should address the following information: Meaning of the terms “worldview” and “metaparadigm”; your own personal worldview and why you hold that view; your definition of the metaparadigm of nursing including how those definitions have evolved and examples of how they are demonstrated in your practice.Finally, the paper should analyze consistency between your worldview and your metaparadigm definitions.One of the goals of this paper is to learn to write concisely.The content of the paper should not exceed 6 pages.This does not include the title page or the reference page.Only the first 6 pages of content will be graded.

  

Environmental Factors and Health Promotion Presentation

The growth, development, and learned behaviors that occur during the first year of infancy have a direct effect on the individual throughout a lifetime. For this assignment, research an environmental factor that poses a threat to the health or safety of infants and develop a health promotion that can be presented to caregivers.

Create a 10-12 slide PowerPoint health promotion, with speaker notes, that outlines a teaching plan.

In developing your PowerPoint, take into consideration the health care literacy level of your target audience, as well as the demographic of the caregiver/patient (socioeconomic level, language, culture, and any other relevant characteristic of the caregiver) for which the presentation is tailored

Include the following in your presentation:

1. Describe the selected      environmental factor. Explain how the environmental factor you selected      can potentially affect the health or safety of infants.
2. Create a health promotion plan      that can be presented to caregivers to address the environmental factor      and improve the overall health and well-being of infants.
3. Offer recommendations on      accident prevention and safety promotion as they relate to the selected      environmental factor and the health or safety of infants.
4. Offer examples, interventions,      and suggestions from evidence-based research. At least three scholarly      resources are required. Two of the three resources must be peer-reviewed      and no more than 6 years old.
5. Provide readers with two      community resources, a national resource, and a Web-based resource.      Include a brief description and contact information for each resource.

 While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines,  

 

Course Project—Part 2

Instructional Unit: Goals, Objectives, and the Teaching Plans

In a Microsoft Word document of 6-7 pages formatted in APA style, submit your instructional unit, which should include three lesson plans: one focused on patient education, one on family education, and one on staff development. Remember, your plans should demonstrate a logical approach to teaching, communicate what is to be taught and how, and outline how objectives are to be evaluated. 

Building on the work that you started in Week 2, for all three groups of learners:

• Write two broad instructional goals for the educational experience for each group.
• Write two behavioral objectives using the three domains of Bloom’s taxonomy, for each domain:
  • Cognitive
  • Affective
  • Psychomotor
• Describe the lesson content.
• Provide a sequence for teaching activities.
• Describe instructional methods.
• Indicate time allotted for each activity.
• Identify and describe the instructional resources (materials, tools, etc.) and technology to be used.
• Describe how the learning will be evaluated.