White Community

7/28/2019 White Community

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Marlon Rey Anacleto, RN, MAN

Transcultural Nursing


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+Cultural objects of importance to

HealthTroll of Finland

Blue bead horseshoe of Armenia

Corno with Gobo of Italy

Figa of Greece

St. Anthony medal- Saint of lost items

Bankes of Russia and Switzerland


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+History

1820- 1990 Arrival of the following immigrants from

Germany, Italy, UK, Ireland, Austria-Hungary,

Canada and Russia.

5 million Italians arrived

9 million Polish descent

since 1830 7 million immigrants


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Nations of Origin Germany, England, Italy, Ireland, USSR, other european descents

Environmental control Primary reliance on western health care delivery

traditional beliefs are still practice

Biological variations Breast Ca, Heart Disease, DM, Thalassemia

Social Organization Nuclear, extended families, Judeo-Christianreligions

Community social organizations

Communications English, National languages

Space Non contact persons- aloof and distant

southern countries- closer contacts and touch

Time orientation Future over present

Examples of cultural phenomenon affecting health care in the

White community


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+Italian Americans

Family is the primary focus of concern.

Home is the source of pride, its not a status symbol but family

resilient, fatalistic, religious

Father head of the family

Mother- heart of the household

Italian Population are divided into 4 groups

a. Elderly

b. second generation-living within the neighborhood.

c. Younger- well educated

d. New immigrants


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+Health and Illness

Traditional beliefs

Causes of Illness

a. winds and currentsb. contagion or contamination

c. heredity

d. Psychosomatic interactions

Blood is considered as high or low/ good or bad.


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+Pregnancy traditional beliefs

Congenital abnormalities can be attributed tounsatisfied for food during pregnancy

If a pregnant woman is not given food that she

smell, it will cause miscarriage.If a pregnant woman bends, the fetus may not

develop normally.

Reaching over by a pregnant woman canharm the fetus


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+Illness other causes

Evil eye

Malocchio- less serious illness manifested as headaches

Castija- fatal, severe illness

Suppression of emotions

Leeching

use of Olive oil and


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+Health Related problems

Favism severe hemolytic anemia caused by X-

linked enzyme G6PD triggered by eating Favi

beans.

Thalassemia syndromes- hemolytic anemia that

include Cooleys anemia or the alpha anemia

Italians tend to cooperate in the treatment process


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+German Americans

They brought festival like activities such as

Corpus Christi, Kinderfeste, Sangerfeste

Fun of riddles, folk songs, literature and folksongs

They have the penchant of forming societies

and clubs.


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+German concept on

Health and Illness

Health is a state of well being- physically and emotionally

positive energy, enjoy life.

Illness- absence of well being, malfunction of body organs,

blessing from God to suffer, disorder of body imbalance.

Causes of Illness: Germ theory

Evil eye belief, punishment from God, drafts,environmental changes.


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+Health remedies in German Americans

Symptom RemedyConstipation

Diarrhea or vomiting

Stomache

Cold

CoughEarache

Sorethroat

Bumps

Cuts

Puncture wound( nails )Wounds

Aches and pain

Arthritis

Boils

Castor oil, Black draught

Fasting for 24 hours,chicken soup

Peppermint tea,tea and toast, berries

Wet compress around throat, lemon juice

Goose fat-rub on chest, honey and milkPut warm oil in ear, warm towels

Gargle with salt water, onion compress, liniments

Hard knife-place on bump

Iodine-clean well

Soak in kerosene

Clean well with water-apply iodine

Kytles liniment, Olbas oil, volcanic oil

Warm water soaks, honey, vinegar

Sulfur water


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+Miscellaneous remedies

Symtoms Remedy

Fever

Headache

Menstrual cramps

Rheumatism

Ringworm

StyeToothache

Warts

Cold compress

Iced cloth on head

Cardui

Aloe vera, cod liver oil,

apply fig juice

Camomile tea compress

Apply warm white on eyefrom egg

Fig juice and fig leaf milk


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+Polish Americans

1854- first collective immigrants 100

families arrived

Panna Maria-junction between San Antonio

and Cibolo rivers.

they celebrated christmas mass.

They migrated to Texas, Galveston


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+Health and Illness of

Polish Americans

Health- body and spirit, does not need a doctor

Illness- something wrong with the body and spirit,

Methods in maintaining healthHappy home, kind and loving, eating healthy foods, balanced diet, exercise,

sleep early, working hard.

Prevention of Illness

Cleanliness, wearing of scapulars, proper diet, notgossiping,keeping away from people with colds,wearing medalions because God is with you.


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+ Symptom RemedyColic

Constipation

CrampsDiarrhea

Gas

Indigestion

Colds

Cough

Croup

sore throat

Burns

Cuts

Puncture wounds

Frost bite

Scratches

Sprains

Tea/ peppermint

Epsom salts, castor oil, senna leaf

Camomile teaCinnamon tea, chew coffee beans

Soda water

Blackberries, peppermint

Castor oil, mustard plaster, cupping,

camphor salveBedrest, honey and warm milk

Few drops of kerosene and sugar

Honey, warm saline gargle, paint throat

with grease kerosene

Aloe vera

Vinegar, water, flour paste,clean with urineTurpentine, liniment

Put snow on frozen places

Liniment, moss

Liniments, Sloans vulcanic


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+ Symptom Remedy

Earache

Fever

Flu

Headache

High blood pressure

Lice

ToothacheNeuralgia

Pyorrhea

Rheumatism

Trouble urinating

Hot water bottleapply to ear

Camomile tea

Novak oil, knorrs green drops

Vinegar on cloth apply to head

Cooked garlic,

Cover head with kerosene

Hot salt compress

BedrestYarrow tea

Lemon juice apply to sore

places

Swamp root medicine, juice of

pumpkin seeds made into atea.


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+Comparison: top 10 leading cause of death in

whites vs all other cultures

White Other cultures

Diseases of the heart

Malignant neoplasms

Cerebrovascular diseasesChronic lower respiratory disease

Unintentional injuries

Influenza and pneumonia

DM

Alzheimers

Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome

Suicide

Diseases of the heart

Malignant neoplasms

Cerebrovascular diseasesChronic lower respiratory

disease

Unintentional injuries

DM

Influenza and Pneumonia

Alzheimers

Nephritis,nephrotic syndrome

Septicimia

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