A postmenopausal black woman who has been experiencing uterine bleeding tells the nurse, "I expect I'll need a total hysterectomy because when my sister had this problem that's what she had done
" The nurse recognizes that this woman belongs to a cultural subgroup whose health care beliefs are most influenced by the:
a. biomedical model.
b. magico-religious model.
c. balance/harmony model.
d. personal experience.
A
The patient shows a tendency to identify with the biomedical model, which views the body as a functioning machine. When a part gives out or is functioning abnormally, traditional Western medical treatment is sought and expected. The magico-religious models believe that health is a reward from a higher power. The balance/harmony models state that illness is the result of a state of imbalance in body energies. Personal experience influences all of these models.
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