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SCS-20019-XF173 Culture and Society Minnie L. Thompson-Jordan Aug 13, 2022 SCS-20019-XF173 Culture and Society First Submission Minnie L Thompson-Jordan Page 1 of 4
Culture and Society Artifacts are cultural objects created by humans (Queen, 2017). An organization's or team's culture can be revealed through artifacts. A team's culture can be determined by its cultural artifacts (McGarr, 2018). Healthcare cultural artifacts are human-made objects that reflect both professional and workplace characteristics. The artifacts of healthcare work include objects, processes, technologies, and the environments created by healthcare workers (Kaminski, n.d.). Stethoscopes and medicine bottles are examples of healthcare artifacts. Rene Laennec invented the stethoscope at Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital in Paris in 1816. This original instrument greatly influenced the design of our stethoscope. The ear is placed at one end of the model, and the other end is placed on the patient's chest. In 1851, the binaural stethoscope was invented, but it didn't replace the simpler monaural stethoscope until the late 19th or early 20th century (Campbell, 2020). As early as the early 1900s, stethoscopes were a staple in doctors' bags; they represented science-based medicine, sterilized instruments, and efficiency in diagnosis (University of Minnesota, 2020). Medical doctors routinely use it, and it has become a status symbol. Nurses also use it to monitor blood pressure and heart rate. It is introduced to medical students during medical training. Patients perceive the stethoscope as an important symbol of the medical profession (David & Dumitrascu, 2017). By investigating the sounds made by the heart and lungs with this instrument, the creator could determine that the observations made during the patient exam supported his diagnosis (David & Dumitrascu, 2017). There are many meanings associated with a medicine bottle in modern society. Especially in medical contexts, it has so many purposes (Penn State, 2015). Medicine bottles contain medicines that treat illnesses like colds. Additionally, it holds medications for lifesaving medicine, sanity, weakness, or even poison (Penn State, 2015). Pharmacy glass bottles date back to at least the 1600s and became more common in the mid-to-late 1700s (Guffey, 2018). Empty bottles can mean the end of treatment, indicate that someone may be addicted, or just can be regarded as trash. Mass production, or perhaps the sale of pills on the underground/black market, could be implied by many bottles. It could signify a society's wastefulness if bottles are empty. Artifacts are viewed differently depending on their context. Many medical breakthroughs have occurred over the past 100 years, SCS-20019-XF173 Culture and Society First Submission Minnie L Thompson-Jordan Page 2 of 4 (Roussy, 2016) (Penn State, 2015)
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