ch. 2 Flashcards
Cultural care nursing
Professional health care that is culturally sensitive, appropriate, and competent
Cultural and linguistic competence
A set of congruent behaviors, attitudes, and policies that come together in a system among professional that enables work in a cross-cultural situations
Culture
The nonphysical attributes of a person – the thoughts, communications, actions, beliefs, values, and institutions of racial, ethnic, religious, or social groups
Culture-bound syndrome
A condition that is culturally defined
Ethnicity
A social group within the social system that claims to possess variable traits such as a common geographic origin, migratory status, and religion
Ethnocentrism
Tendency to view your own way of life as the most desirable, acceptable, or best and to act superior to another culture’s lifeways
Folk healer
Lay healer in the person’s culture apart from the biomedical/scientific health care system
Health/illness
The balance/imbalance of the person, both within one’s being (physical, mental, and/or spiritual) and in the outside world (natural, communal, and/or metaphysical)
Heritage consistency
The degree to which a person’s lifestyle reflects his or her traditional heritage, whether it is American Indian, European, Asian, African, or Hispanic
Religion
The belief in a divine or superhuman power or powers to be obeyed and worshiped as the creator(s) and ruler(s) of the universe; and a system of beliefs, practices, and ethical values
Socialization
The process of being raised within a culture and acquiring the characteristics of that group
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
A federal law that mandates that when people with limited English proficiency (LEP) seek health care in health care settings such as hospitals, nursing homes, clinics, daycare centers, and mental health centers, services cannot be denied to them
Values
A desirable or undesirable state of affairs and a universal feature of all cultures
First and Landmark Standard
“Health care organizations should ensure that patients receive from all staff members effective, understandable, and respectful care that is provided in a manner compatible with their cultural health beliefs and practices and preferred language”
