NURS 4312 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Blood Transfusion, Junk Food, Sickle-Cell Disease
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Race/ethnicity skin cancer: risk of cancer is higher in caucasions. African american: more prone to sickle cell anemia and high. Pressure ulcer= infection lung failure may lead to heart failure because of lack of oxygen. Eating habits: junk food= unhealthy body -> diabetes and obesity. Muslum women cannot get care from a male doctor or nurse. Home remedies family authority jehovas witness and a blood transfusion. People feel more comfortable with health system that specifies to their race/ethnicity race effects socioeconomic status which in turn effects health care facility options. Delivery of care level of education, experience, knowledge location and access to care. Quality of care some people may say its nothing and that they need to deal with their pain. Don"t need to be cured because couldn"t get blood transfusions you were bad and its your punishment. Health system covers/ provides because they are jehovahs witness needed care location: rual areas may not have specialists.
