Nursing 2230A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Biomedical Model, Reductionism, Industrial Revolution
13 Mar 2018
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Historical overview of the deficit perspective: medicine is responsible for diagnosing and treating disease, whereas nursing is responsible promoting health, caring for the sick, and alleviating suffering. In the 19th and first half of the 20th century, each family had its own physician: primary responsibility for health is prevention of disease and care for the sick, health care providers major part of family social network. Also because health care is primarily to cure diseases, not to promote health: remember not to reduce someone down to their illness, the (cid:271)io(cid:373)edi(cid:272)al (cid:373)odel is effe(cid:272)ti(cid:448)e (cid:271)e(cid:272)ause (cid:374)u(cid:396)ses do(cid:374)(cid:859)t (cid:449)a(cid:374)t to i(cid:374)fli(cid:272)t pai(cid:374) on their patients. Although this may be true, often times it takes some pain to alleviate pain. The medical model depolarizes nurses from patients, therefore making it easier to cure them. 9 characteristics of strengths: developing entities people are born with special talents unique to them. September 20, 2016: are transferable, are personal constructions.
