INT 904 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Ecliptica, The Lancet
20 Jun 2018
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Health Promotion: Week 5 Notes Part 1
Can you cite examples where discrimination or stigmatizing a particular group has
negatively impacted their health? Should health related research or data that is obtained
from what is believed by some to have been obtained through unethical practices or human
rights abuses, ever be used? Can you give examples of where protecting a patient's human
rights could result in poorer health care practices?
• A group that commonly faces discrimination is the LGBTQ people. The discrimination
and stigmatization that they face negatively impacts their health because it prevents them
from access to equitable health care. For more information on this topic, visit:
https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/lgbt/news/2018/01/18/445130/discrimination-prevents-
lgbtq-people-accessing-health-care/
• During my experience at different placements, I have noticed a few health care
professionals that do not treat people from the LGBTQ community in the same way that
they would treat a patient that follows the society’s norms.
• After speaking to a few patients, they told me that they are often reluctant to seek aid
from health care professionals because of the way they are treated and looked down
upon. This is quite frustrating as a nursing student who simply wants to provide quality
care to all patients regardless of their age, colour, gender, etc. It is, however, important to
note that there are some health care professionals who do provide quality care. With the
generational standards changing, people are more accepting and respect decisions made.
• There are several different perspectives that can be taken when trying to determine if
health-related research or data should be used if taken unethically or by human rights
violation. There is the idea that we are able to use any information that we can obtain. For
instance, if through certain patients we can learn about a unique issue, then it may be
Document Summary
Can you give examples of where protecting a patient"s human rights could result in poorer health care practices: a group that commonly faces discrimination is the lgbtq people. The discrimination and stigmatization that they face negatively impacts their health because it prevents them from access to equitable health care. This is quite frustrating as a nursing student who simply wants to provide quality care to all patients regardless of their age, colour, gender, etc. It is, however, important to note that there are some health care professionals who do provide quality care. There is the idea that we are able to use any information that we can obtain. For instance, if through certain patients we can learn about a unique issue, then it may be. 2 beneficial as it will serve a greater population. This belief stems from the idea that it is correct to sacrifice one if it means many more will live-- principle of utility (brown,
