CHAPTER 1 (Part 2)

Question 1

The knowledge, belief, art, morals, laws, customs, and any other capabilities and habits acquired by humans as members of society

Answer 1

Culture

Question 2

Effective, individualized care that demonstrates respect for the dignity, personal rights, preferences, beliefs, and practices of the person receiving care, while acknowledging the biases of the caregiver and preventing these biases from interfering with the care provided.

Answer 2

Culturally Competent Nursing Care

Question 3

A systematic appraisal or examination of individuals, families, groups and communities in terms of their cultural beliefs, values, and practices.

Answer 3

Cultural Nursing Assessment

Question 4

Group of people whose physical or cultural characteristics differ from the majority of people in a society

Answer 4

Minority

Question 5

Relatively large groups of people who share characteristics that identify them as a distinct entity

Answer 5

Subculture

Question 6

Nursing care to clients and families across cultural variations

Answer 6

Transcultural Nursing

Question 7

The concept of culture and its relationship to the health care beliefs and practices of the patient and his or her family or significant others provide the foundation for transcultural nursing.

Answer 7

Cultural Concepts

Question 8

Two important cultural concepts are

Answer 8

Cultural Diversity
Culturally Competent Care

Question 9

Founder of the specialty called transcultural nursing

Answer 9

Madeleine Leininger

Question 10

Involves learned transmitted knowledge about values, beliefs, rules of behavior and lifestyle practices that guide designated groups in their thinking and actions in patterned ways

Answer 10

Culture by Madeleine Leininger

Question 11

Acknowledging, adopting to the cultural needs of patients, families, and communities are important of nursing care in any health setting

Answer 11

Transcultural Nursing

Question 12

The Cs of Lydia Hall

Answer 12

Core, Care, Cure Theory

Question 13

Awareness of Culture in the delivery of nursing care

Answer 13

1. Respect for Cultural Diversity/Cultural Humility
2. Respect for Cultural Awareness or Sensitivity
3. Comprehensive Care or Culturally Congruent Nursing Care

Question 14

Acknowledging one’s cultural knowledge deficit using reflection, continuous self-evaluation, and consultation with others to detect barriers to culturally competent care & address bias, or lack of knowledge

Answer 14

Cultural Humility

Question 15

Implies awareness of cultural differences that might be present in health care process

Answer 15

Cultural Awareness or Sensitivity

Question 16

Go beyond sensitivity to leverage awareness to these differences to plan appropriate culturally competent nursing care

Answer 16

Cultural Awareness or Sensitivity

Question 17

A nursing care that is customized to fits such person’s cultural values, belief, traditions, practices, and lifestyle

Answer 17

Culturally Congruent Nursing Care

Question 18

Effective communication (words, body language, tone, voice, & loudness)

Answer 18

Culturally Congruent Nursing Care

Question 19

Nurse-Patient Interaction (Build Rapport)

Answer 19

Culturally Congruent Nursing Care

Question 20

Nurse should be aware that patients act and behave in a variety of ways, in part because of the influence of cultures on behaviors and attitudes.

Answer 20

Culturally Mediated Characteristics

Question 21

Assessing for Patient Cultural Beliefs

Answer 21

1. Information Disclosure
2. Space and Distance
3. Eye Contact
4. Time
5. Touch
6. Observance of Holiday
7. Diet
8. Biologic Variation

Question 22

Culturally Competent Nursing Care need to:

Answer 22

1. Have formal education
2. In-service Classes
3. Feedback
4. Access to relevant information