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11 Cards in this Set
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Define and state the components of culture, subculture, race, minorities and ethnicity
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• Culture- growing of microorganismsin specific media; the product of culture growth; the concepts, habits,skills, and institutions of a given group of people (civilization).
• Subculture- groups within a dominant culture who share a characteristic such as profession, religion, geographical origin, age, etc • Race- term used to differentiate large groups of humankind that share common genetic characteristics associated with having ancestors from a specific part of the world. • Minorities- the smaller in number of groups in a certain population; or, segment(s) of population having different characteristics or back-grounds than the majority. • Ethnicity- the common heritage shared by a specific culture. |
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Identify the four major subcultural groups of your community, your state, and the United States
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• Anglo American
• African American • Hispanic • Asian American |
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Define and give examples of prejudice, ethnocentrism, and stereotyping
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• Prejudice- an opinion formed without knowing the facts.
Overweight individuals Homosexual Racial groups • Ethnocentrism- belief that one’s own culture is the best and only acceptable way. Adolf Hitler Confucias The US government • Stereotyping- classifying or categorizing people; believing that all those who belong to a certain group are alike. Homeless – drug addicts Overweight people – lazy Unemployed – dead-beats |
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Identify three barriers to providing culturally competent nursing care.
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• Prejudice
• Ethnocentrism • Stereotype |
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List at least eight nursing considerations that need to be considered as part of a cultural assessment.
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• Language differences
• Religious importance/beliefs • Food restrictions or preferences • Ethnic/folk medicine • Definition of health and illness accepted by an ethnic group • Attitudes towards various types of healthcare • Attitudes about mental illness or retardation • Modesty, machismo, and concept of human body • Verbal and non-verbal communication patterns |
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Discuss at least two ways in which each of the following influence nursing care; values and beliefs, taboos and rituals, concepts of health and illness, language and communication, diet and nutrition, elimination, and death and dying.
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• Values and beliefs – the decision to terminate life, elective abortion or refuse blood products may be related to the client’s cultural, ethnic or religious beliefs and values.
• Taboos and rituals – associated with religious or spiritual services pertaining to healing, death, or dying. Examples: supernatural forces cause disease and influence recovery, or illness occurs when the harmony of nature is disturbed. • Concepts of health and illness – beliefs can affect a person’s recovery from illness or injury. Each society has norms relating to the meaning of illness, how an ill person should behave, and what means should be used to assist him or her. Magicoreligious- belief that supernatural forces dominate. Christian Science religion believes in healing by prayer alone. Yin-yang – the belief that illness develops when life forces are out of balance. • Language and communication – if a client does not speak English or speaks English as a second language, it may be difficult to |
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Assess the importance of regligious and spiritual beliefs for clients experiencing illness.
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Compare and contrast the following belief system: magicoreligious, scientific/biomedical, holistic medicine, yin-yang, and hot-cold
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Discuss the common philosophies of mental illness in at least three different cultures and state how these ideas affect nursing care.
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Identify at least three important qualifications for a professional interpreter.
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• Understanding of the culture, as well as the language
• Can set up a list of common terms or a photo board for routine request • Provide the client with comfort and safety |
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Discuss at least three cultural aspects of each of the following personal space and touching, eye contact, diet and nutrition, elimination, and concepts of death and dying. Relate these aspects to concepts of nursing.
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