Ch.5 Culturally Respectful Care Flashcards
What is culture?
Shared system of beliefs, values, and behavioral expectations.
Nursing: culture of compassion and empathy.
True or False: Cultural practices and beliefs may evolve over time, but they mainly remain constant as long as they satisfy a group’s needs.
A. True
B. False
Answer: A. True
Rationale: Culture is defined as a shared system of beliefs, values, and behavioral expectations that provides social structure for daily living. Cultural practices and beliefs may evolve over time, but they mainly remain constant as long as they satisfy a group’s needs.
What is cultural assimilation (acculturation)?
o Minorities living within a dominant group lose the characteristics that made them different
o Values replaced by those of dominant culture
What is Culture shock?
oThe feelings a person experiences when placed in a different culture
What is cultural blindness?
oCultural blindness occurs when people ignore differences in the cultures in which they live and proceed as if they do not exist.
What is cultural imposition?
oCultural imposition is the belief that everyone should conform to the majority belief system.
What is cultural conflict?
oCultural conflict occurs when people become aware of cultural differences, feel threatened, and act negatively.
Which of the following occurs when members of a minority group, living with a dominant group, begins to blend in and lose the characteristics that made them distinct?
A. Cultural imposition
B. Cultural conflict
C. Cultural assimilation
D. Cultural shock
Answer: C. Cultural Assimilation
What is Ethnicity vs. Race?
Ethnicity: rooted in a common heritage.
Race: the physical characteristics (Skin pigmentation, body stature, facial features, hair texture).
What are the factors that inhibit sensitivity to diversity?
●Stereotyping
●Implicit bias
●Cultural imposition
●Cultural blindness
●Culture conflict
True or False: Stereotyping occurs when people ignore differences in the cultures in which they live and proceed as if they do not exist.
A. True
B. False
Answer: B. False
Rationale: Cultural blindness occurs when people ignore differences in the cultures in which they live and proceed as if they do not exist.
What are the cultural influences on health care?
●Physiologic variations
●Reactions to pain
●Mental health
●Assigned sex roles
●Language and communication
●Orientation to space and time
●Food and nutrition
●Family support
●Socioeconomic factors
●Health disparities
What is ethnocentrism in culturally respectful nursing care?
oBelief that one’s ideas, beliefs, and practice are the best or superior or are most preferred to those of others.
What is cultural humility in culturally respectful nursing care?
Recognition of diversity and power imbalances among individuals or communities, with the action of being open, self-aware, egoless, flexible, exuding respect and supportive interactions, focusing on both self and other to formulate a tailored response.
Which term describes what occurs when a nurse believes that one’s own ideas, beliefs, and practices are the best or superior to those of colleagues and patients?
A. Cultural diversity
B. Culture shock
C. Stereotyping
D. Ethnocentrism
Answer: D. Ethnocentrism
