Assignment: Cardiac Intensive-care Unit

Assignment: Cardiac Intensive-care Unit

speaks of the airplane ride and the probl
ems of being so high. He believes that may
have caused his current heart problem. Mr. Li
also wonders if Western food could be bad
for his system. Mr. Li’s condition gradually de
teriorates over the next few days. Nurses
and physicians attempt to tell the family a
bout his condition and po
ssible death, but the
family will not talk with them about it. Mr. Li dies on the 5th day.
Study Questions
1. If you were to go to China on a business trip, how would you design your
name card so that the Chinese would not be confused?
2. If you wished to have a meeting with
a Chinese delegation of health-care
providers, would you expect them to be on time? Why?
3. If the meeting included a meal w
ith Chinese food, what kinds of food
would you expect to be served? How
would it be presented? If something
were served that you do not lik
e, would you eat it anyway?
4. Compare and contrast the Chinese
meaning of life and way of thinking
with the Western meaning of life and way of thinking.
5. What are the common health risks for the development of chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease among Chinese people?
6. What are some of the reasons that
Mr. Li waited so long to enter the
hospital?
7. Mr. Li did not complain of chest pain
in the cardiac intensive-care unit. Is
this a common behavior? Why?
8. True or False: The Chinese family will expect health-care providers at the
hospital to provide most of the care for Mr. Li.
9. Why must the physician be careful
with the amounts of medication
ordered?
10.
Mrs. Li is curt, demanding, and disagreeable toward her daughter-in-law.
Why does she act this way?
11.
Explain why Mr. Li blames the airpla
ne ride and the Western food for his
heart attack. Why does he meditate and do exercises?
12.
Is Mr. Li’s stoicism during dying surprising? Why do the family members
refuse to discuss his health and possible death?
13.
What is the preferred method for
handling the remains of a deceased
Chinese person?
14.
Describe common mourning rituals for the Chinese.
15.
Describe bereavement in a Chinese family.
16.
Describe a common view of death among Chinese.

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