Healthcare
Watch the 3 videos below then read chapter 13 and apply at least 2 examples from each video to the following issues discussed in the chapter:
- The Importance of Communication in Healthcare
- Intercultural Barriers to Effective Health Care
- Religion and Health Care
- Power in Communication about Health Care
Chapter 13 Key Terms
AIDS Acquired immune deficiency syndrome; a disease caused by a virus, HIV, transmitted through sexual or blood contact, that attacks the immune system. (See HIV.)
alternative medicine A medical approach that goes against the norms of the medical establishment. It can incorporate holistic medicine, spirituality, and/or non-Western wellness philosophies.
benevolent deception Withholding information from a patient, ostensibly for his or her own good.
contractual honesty Telling a patient only what he or she wants to know.
ethics committees Groups that provide guidance in making health care decisions; usually composed of health care professionals, administrators, lawyers, social workers, members of the religious community, and patient representatives.
euthanasia The ending of the life of a terminally ill patient.
health care professionals Physicians, nurses, and all the other medical staff with whom patients in the health care system come into contact.
HIV Human immunodeficiency virus. (See AIDS.)
medical jargon Medical terminology, especially that which is confusing or difficult for the layperson to understand.
medical terminology A set of scientific words and phrases used by doctors to precisely describe illness.
prejudicial ideologies Sets of ideas that rely on stereotypes.
religious freedom The ability to practice one's religion without fear; a concern among health care professionals who worry about engaging in religious issues.
religious histories Bodies of knowledge containing the items of faith and that faith's prescriptions for action that have been important for a cultural group.
strict paternalism A physician's provision of misinformation for the supposed benefit of the patient.
Tuskegee Syphilis Project A government-sponsored study of syphilis in which treatment of the disease was withheld from African American males for the purpose of establishing an experimental control group.
unmitigated honesty A physician's communication of the entirety of a medical diagnosis to a patient.
alternative medicine A medical approach that goes against the norms of the medical establishment. It can incorporate holistic medicine, spirituality, and/or non-Western wellness philosophies.
benevolent deception Withholding information from a patient, ostensibly for his or her own good.
contractual honesty Telling a patient only what he or she wants to know.
ethics committees Groups that provide guidance in making health care decisions; usually composed of health care professionals, administrators, lawyers, social workers, members of the religious community, and patient representatives.
euthanasia The ending of the life of a terminally ill patient.
health care professionals Physicians, nurses, and all the other medical staff with whom patients in the health care system come into contact.
HIV Human immunodeficiency virus. (See AIDS.)
medical jargon Medical terminology, especially that which is confusing or difficult for the layperson to understand.
medical terminology A set of scientific words and phrases used by doctors to precisely describe illness.
prejudicial ideologies Sets of ideas that rely on stereotypes.
religious freedom The ability to practice one's religion without fear; a concern among health care professionals who worry about engaging in religious issues.
religious histories Bodies of knowledge containing the items of faith and that faith's prescriptions for action that have been important for a cultural group.
strict paternalism A physician's provision of misinformation for the supposed benefit of the patient.
Tuskegee Syphilis Project A government-sponsored study of syphilis in which treatment of the disease was withheld from African American males for the purpose of establishing an experimental control group.
unmitigated honesty A physician's communication of the entirety of a medical diagnosis to a patient.