Unit 8 Culture

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01. ethnocentrism

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* tendency to hold one's own way of life as superior 2 others
* major cause for bias and prejudices that associate negative characteristics w/people that r different from the valued group

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02. acculturation

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a secondary culture learning that that occurs when the culture of a minority is gradually displaced by the culture of the dominant group

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03. assimilation

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when members of an ethnocultural community are absorbed into another community and lose their unique characteristics such as language, customs, and ethnicity

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04. ethnicity

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refers to a shared identity related to social and cultural heritage such as values, language, geographical space, and racial characteristics

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05. culture

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the thoughts, values, beliefs, communications, actions, customs, and institutions of racial, ethnic, or social groups

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06. stereotype

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generalizations that r made about individuals w/out further assesmnt

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07. wht is a cultural assesmnt

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a systematic and comprehensive examination of the cultural care values, beliefs, and practices of individuals, families and communities.

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08. what is the goal of a cultural assesmnt

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to gather significant info from the client that enables the nurse to initiate culturally congruent and safe Pt care, i.e. what foods r acceptable, and whether the Pt practices alternative medicine

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09. necessities of a good cultural assesmnt (Potter p. 107-112)

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* know the demographic of the area u work in
* ask open ended, focused, and contrast questions
* encourage Pt to relay values, beliefs, practices
* establish a good relationship/communication
* provide interpreter to avoid language barrier

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10. selected components of a cultural asesmnt (Potter p.110-112)

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* family structure
* what r the caring roles of males & females in the fam.
* ethnic heritage and ethnohistory
* country of origin, Hx, ecological situation
* bicultural effects on health
* health risks assoc. w/sociocultural & biological history
* parasitic infestations in Pt immigrants fr. Nile region
* social organization
* units of organization: kinship, status, & roles
* kinship: bilineal, matrilineal, or patrilineal
* religious & spiritual beliefs
* these influence Pts world view about health/illness, pain/suffering, life/death
* foods w/cultural significance
* for traditional celebrations, medicinal use, nutritional health
* communication patterns
* reflect core cultural values of a society

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11. comparative cultural context of health and illness--western cultures: cause of illness

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biomedical causes

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12. comparative cultural context of health and illness--western cultures: method of diagnosis

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* scientific, high-tech
* specialty focused
* organ-specific manifestations

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13. comparative cultural context of health and illness--western cultures: treatment

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* specialty specific
* pharmacological
* surgery

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14. comparative cultural context of health and illness--western cultures: practitioners/healers

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uniform standards of qualifications for practice

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15. comparative cultural context of health and illness--western cultures: caring pattern

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* self-care
* self-determination

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16. comparative cultural context of health and illness--nonwestern cultures: cause of illness

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* imbalance btwn humans and nature
* supernatural
* magico-religious

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17. comparative cultural context of health and illness--nonwestern cultures: method of diagnosis

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* naturalistic
* magico-religious
* holistic
* mixed
* global, nonspecific symptomatology

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18. comparative cultural context of health and illness--nonwestern cultures: treatment

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* holistic
* mixed

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19. comparative cultural context of health and illness--nonwestern cultures: practitioners/healers

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* may be learned thru apprenticeship
* criteria 4 practice not uniform
* reputation established in community

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20. comparative cultural context of health and illness--nonwestern cultures: caring pattern

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* caring provided by others
* group reliance and interdependence