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36 Cards in this Set
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United States |
A melting Pot
People from very different countries |
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Society |
A nation, community, or broad group of people who establish particular aims, beliefs or standards of living and conduct |
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According to 2010 U.S census |
34.6% of the population is of African, Asian Hispanic American Indian or some other non-European ancestry |
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Culture |
A set of learned values, believes, customs and practices that are shared by a group and are passed from one generation to another |
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Subculture |
Many of the same characteristics of culture but has characteristics patters and behavior ideals that distinguish it from the rest of the cultural group |
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Common characteristics of cultures |
Culture is learned beginning at birth Dynamic that is ever changing Share communication Means of economical and physical survival Transportation systems Social costumes An adaptation to specific factors or conditions in a specific location |
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Stereotype |
Generalized expectation about forms of behavior an individual or group |
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Ethnic stereotype |
A fixed concept of how all members of an ethnic group act or think |
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Ethnocentrism |
Your beliefs are best |
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Cultural competence |
The awareness of ones own cultural beliefs and practices and their relation to those of others |
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During the nursing practice |
The nurse should include questions about cultural practices |
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Transcultural nursing |
Understanding into all aspects of nursing care
It is important to understand that people from different cultures have a variety of practices related to health care, treatment methods, birth, diet and nutrition and illnesses and death |
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Race |
A group of people who share biological and physical characteristics |
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Ethnicity |
A group of people who share common and social and cultural heritage based on shared traditions national origin and physical and biological characteristics
Often share language religion dress music and food |
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You must not make assumptions |
Based on persons name skin color or language |
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Professional translator |
Is preferred as opposed to a friend family member to prevent bias inaccuracy or compromising confidentiality |
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When assessing a patient |
Several areas should be explored communications, space, time, social organization, religious beliefs, health practices and biologic variants |
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With communication |
The nurse must not assume that the patient or family understands |
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Questions and directions |
Should be kept brief and simple It is better to go back and give more information |
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Different meanings to the same word |
Can happen even with English speaking patients |
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Silence indicates |
Many things to many cultures A lack of understanding Stubbornness Apprehension Discomfort Agreement Disagreement Respect Or disdain |
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When cultural beliefs and practices are violated |
It interferes with a therapeutic relationship with the patient and the patients family |
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Time |
The measurements of time and the rhythms of people's activities and interactions often have have different meaning in various cultures |
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Giger (2012) Elasticity |
Future activities are possible to recover but bit present ones |
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Patriarchal |
Men (often the oldest) make the decision |
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Patriarchal |
Men (often the oldest) make the decision |
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Matriarchal |
Women usually make the decisions |
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Cultural behavior |
Is social acquired not genetically inherited |
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Cultural behavior |
Is social acquired not genetically inherited |
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Overcoming prejudices |
Understanding other cultures and that one cultural is not superior over another |
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Religious beliefs |
Are frequently entwined with cultural beliefs |
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Health Practices |
In recent years a variety of alternative health services such as folk remedies, holistic therapists and spiritual interventions |
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Biomedical health belief system |
Health is the absence if disease it sings and Symptoms of disease |
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Biomedical health belief system |
Health is the absence if disease it sings and Symptoms of disease |
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Folk health belief system |
"Third world" Often called strange or weird Diseases and illnesses are natural and unnatural Unnatural events imply the exact opposite because they upset the harmony of nature Treatment is done by carrying out rituals or giving in to the supernatural forces |
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Holistic Health Belief system |
Blessings from spiritual leaders |
