Assignment: Leininger’s Sunrise Model
Assignment: Leininger’s Sunrise Model
1. Sanya, a 20-year-old woman from India who is attending a university in the United States, is seen by a nurse in a clinic for the first time when she is 16 weeks’ pregnant. This is an unplanned pregnancy, and Sanya tells the nurse that she wants an abortion. Sanya feels that, although abortion is discouraged by Indian culture unless it is necessary to save the mother’s life, she should terminate the pregnancy. Her boyfriend, the baby’s father, is a Caucasian American, but her parents have already arranged for her to marry an Indian man in India. Sanya would prefer to marry her American boyfriend.
- a. Using Leininger’s Sunrise Model, discuss the complexities of the cultural traditions and the woman’s situation
- b. How can the nurse offer support to the woman?
2. Mrs. Trudy Jackson is a 75-year-old African American woman who has had hypertension for the past 15 years. She states that she doesn’t always take her pills because they cost $250 a month; if she feels ok, she doesn’t take them.
- a. How do African American rates of hypertension and corresponding morbidity and mortality compare to other groups?
- b. What is the nurse’s responsibility regarding educating Mrs. Jackson about her hypertension?
- c. What potential barriers may affect Mrs. Jackson’s health behavior?
Submission Instructions:
- Your initial post should be at least 500 words,
- APA style with support from
- 2 academic sources.
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Cultural Influences on Adulthood #1
Developmental tasks are transitions that occur in a normal successful adulthood.
A health/illness situational crisis refers to changes or turmoil as individuals struggle to cope with a sudden life-threatening illness.
Transitions: health or illness events that require an individual to make modifications in his/her lifestyle
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Cultural Influences on Adulthood #2
Physiologic development
Hormonal changes
Menopause, loss of sexual potency
Psychosocial development
Stages of life
Divorce, remarriage, career changes
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Cultural Influences on Adulthood #3
Each culture has specific chronologic standards for appropriate adult behavior.
Social age: culture defines what is considered an appropriate behavior in each stage of the life cycle.
Young adult (late teens, 20s, 30s): independence, role changes
Middle adult (40s, 50s): career, family matters
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Question #1
Is the following statement true or false?
Midlife adulthood is often a time of stress, dissatisfaction, and unrest.
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Answer to Question #1
False
Rationale: Adulthood is not always a tumultuous, crisis-oriented state; many middle-aged persons welcome the space, time, and independence that middle age often brings. Midlife can be a time of challenge, enjoyment, and satisfaction for many persons.
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Cultural Influences on Adulthood #4
Developmental tasks; responses to life situations encountered by all persons experiencing:
Physiologic
Psychological
Spiritual
Sociologic changes
Erikson’s generativity versus stagnation
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Cultural Influences on Adulthood #5
Adult life transitions influenced by culture:
Career success
Social and civic responsibility
Marriage and raising children
Changing roles and relationships