Homework: Nursing Worldviews Discussion

You should respond to at least two of your peers by extending, refuting/correcting, or adding additional nuance to their posts.
All replies must be constructive and use literature where possible.

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Discussion # 1

Medical care is a complex field, and therefore, it requires precision and practical analysis of issues before the patients decide on which is the best medical alternative to adopt. Making any insight mistake in medical care may lead to high repercussions for the patients. More often than not, decision-making is governed by worldviews. Worldviews are environmentally determined states of cognitive neural structure(s) in the brains of humans used for making adoptive decisions in human behavior, beliefs, and perspectives depending on the eternal environment. Statistics show that worldviews have led to medical errors, which account for the third-highest death cause (Wilson et al., 2018). This is after chronic diseases and heart-related diseases. In the same case, worldviews can significantly impact my decision-making to take daily medication to manage a health condition that I wish I don’t have.

Worldview perspectives can lead to medication nonadherence. Because of my beliefs in an eternal environment, I may not be able to follow the medical instructions as indicated by the physicians. For instance, I may decide to take fewer medicines than prescribed or even skip some days without taking the medicines. This is due to the belief that; the health condition may not have significant health effects, or even the disease is no more having taken the medication for long. According to Groot et al. (2020), worldviews have affected the decisions of many patients and consequently led to several deaths. Following one’s cultural beliefs and values can lead to medication nonadherence. In such a line, I will decide not to take the doctor’s prescriptions and take less or none of the medicine.

Worldviews can also make individuals have several assumptions during decision-making. I will assume that I don’t have the disease and, therefore, there is no need to take such medicines daily. I can also assume that taking the medicines once per day (the whole dose for the day, taking it at a go) will help me heal faster. Therefore, I will decide not to take the dosage as per the time interval indicated by the physicians but rather take it once and when I have time. After taking the medication for a while, I may end up feeling better and assume that the disease or the health condition is no longer affecting my body. I will, therefore, decide to cease taking such medication. I can also listen to other people’s ideas and change my attitude towards the intake of such medicines. People’s ideas can change the minds set of patients and make the wrong decision.

However, worldviews do not always have a negative impact on decision-making. For example, because of people’s ideas and perception of chronic diseases that they are deadly, I can decide that my condition is chronic and follow the prescriptions issued by the physicians. Such positive decision leads to reduced deaths. Wilson et al. (2018) argues that improving the cultural responsiveness of marginalized communities can help patients make sound decisions relating to health.

To sum it up, worldviews have a significant impact on decision-making. Factors such as people’s perceptions, cultural values, attitudes, and assumptions have critically impacted the decision-making process among many patients and consequently contributed to many deaths.

Discussion #2

Several factors play into the day-to-day decisions we as individuals make. Often, perception can be the main contributor to how we tackle difficult situations and moments of stress. The ability to cope will also depend on our past experiences in times where it feels as though the world is against us. In this paper I will be exploring how my worldview can have a major role in the decision-making process in relation to taking a medication daily to manage a health condition I wish I didn’t have.

Rationality

The way I approach most situations in my life is through attempting to get an idea of what the problem is and how best to proceed. To make decisions I would need thorough background on the issue and from there I could gauge what the best choice is moving forward. However, this has its difficulties due to the nature of the subjectivity of the problem. Formulating reason at a time where emotions and cultural considerations run rapid makes “finding an incontrovertible “truth” that is uniformly accepted” (Djulbegovid, 2018) almost impossible. In my eyes, taking a medication daily to treat a medical condition is a perfectly reasonable action. This is, of course, fine to me due to the ambiguity of the statement. For example, would I still be fine taking said medication if the side effects were worse than the illness itself? This leads into rationality once again where I would formulate what I value more and weigh in on the importance of the medical condition vs consequences of taking medication for it.

Family Support

Due to the culture of my Hispanic heritage, family has a significant influence in how I approach situations. This is due to the Hispanic culture having “value placed on family.” (Perez et al, 2014) Often, they will help me think of those moments differently and get an idea of the bigger picture so that I can tackle the issue better. Of course, this can also have the effect of steering me away from the rationally correct choice as well. This dichotomy can play a significant role in my decision-making process and will steer my final choice. Family would also play an important role in the fact that the illness is something I wish I didn’t have. That support would allow me to have a more positive outlook on the situation.

Conclusion

In conclusion, steps to determining the best choice towards a situation will vary from person to person. However, in my case there is a distinct reliance on cognitive reasoning to develop the appropriate action. This, mixed with family influence, ultimately paints my world view in a way to concretely determine how I would feel about taking a medication daily for an illness I wish I didn’t have

Homework: Nursing Worldviews Discussion