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23 Cards in this Set
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Culture |
Concept that applies to a group of people whose members share values and ways of thinking and acting that are different from those of people who are outside the group. |
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Cultural Awareness |
Self-examination of one's background, recognizing bias and prejudices |
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Cultural Skill |
Able to assess social, cultural, and biophysical factors influencing treatment. |
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Ethnicity |
Shared Identity related to social and cultural heritage. |
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Emic world view |
Insider or native perspective |
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Etic world view |
An outsider's perspective |
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Enculturation |
Socialization into one's own culture |
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Acculturation |
Adapting to and adopting a new culture |
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Biculturalism |
When an individual identifies equally with two or more cultures |
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Cultural encounter |
Engaging cross-cultural interactions that provide learning of other cultures and opportunities. |
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Transcultural nursing |
Study of cultures to understand the similarities and differences across human groups. |
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Cultural desire |
Motivation and commitment to caring that move an individual to learn about others. |
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Cultural knowledge |
Sufficient knowledge of diverse groups, including their values, beliefs and care practices. |
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Cultural-Bound Syndrome |
Illnesses specific to one culture, explaining social reactions of the culture's memers |
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(Congruent care) Cultural care preservation or maintenance |
Retain or preserves relevant care values |
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(Congruent care) Cultural care accommodation or negotiation |
Adapt or negotiate with others for satisfying health comes. |
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(Congruent care) Cultural care repatterning or restructuring |
Reorder, change, or modify the patient's lifestyle. |
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Jewish |
Oldest civilization of humankind They were the first people to promote monotheism. Judaism is the religion and heritage The native languages of the people are Hebrew and Yiddish. When one family member does a shameful act, all family members feel shame. Predisposed to the genetic disorder Tay-Sachs.
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Native American |
Beliefs are based on nature, Earth, and animals. are the smallest of the ethnic groups. Live close to nature. The dominant religion is Christianity. Music is rhythmic, representing animals as spirit guides. Lower education and income levels compared to other groups. Smoking, substance abuse. Prone to cirrhosis, pneumonia, diabetes, suicide, and coronary heart disease, homicide, unintentional injuries. Value families-form kinship system |
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Arabian American |
Arabic the language of the Islamic holy book the Quran. Dress is full traditional cover. The father is the center of the family and always has the final word. The household usually is extended with grandparents, uncles, aunts, and cousins as part of the household. People have relaxed actions involving time. There is a higher incidence of rickets and genetic disorders, Adult-Onset Diabetes Mellitus, Coronary artery disease, Obesity, Hypertension. Role of acculturation, Mental health, teenage smoking |
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Latino and/or Hispanic Americans |
Second largest ethnic group Large diversity within population Catholicism is the religious preference Cardiovascular disease and cancer (stomach cancer) are the leading causes of death, prone to eye disorders, HIV, Diabetes mellitus. |
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Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders |
Largest ethnic group Diverse origins, culture, lifestyles Value education Family most important social institution, elders respected. Prone to developing cardiovascular issues, cerebrovascular diseases, diabetes, obesity, hypertension, stroke, COPD and HIV . Leading cause of death is breast, colorectal and lung cancer. mental health concerns. |
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Blacks/African Americans |
Dance and music are central to castrations. Recent substantial progress inequities remain. Centered on family and religion. Complex set of social, economic, and environmental factors. Use traditional healing approaches. Leading cause of death breast cancer and cancer deaths, diabetes, hypertension and stroke, obesity, HIV. Have mental health concerns. |
