INSTRUCTIONS:
Discussion Questions chapters 1 & 181. What contributed to the moral foundation of Nursing? 2. Who is known as the “Father of Western medicine”? Why? 3. What are the four humors? 4. During the Middle Ages, where and how did most people seek medical treatment/interventions? 5. Define cultural awareness and cultural sensitivity 6. What information can a spiritual assessment provide? Explain 7. As nurses, why should we treat spiritual distress or a religious struggle with the same urgency as we would treat other medical or social problems? 8. Read the “Think About It” box on page 483 in B&N, and answer the last bullet point. How would you respond to each of those statements or behaviors and in which circumstance would you feel more comfortable or less comfortable? 9. What personal religious or spiritual practices are important to your health? 10. What principals would guide you personally in dealing with dilemmas that may occur from a patient’s religious convictions? 11. What are the differences between Theism, Deism, and Naturalism? IS God the same being in these three Worldviews? 12. How does Buddhism differ from Hinduism? 13. What is the significance of the word “Om”?