Chapter 5: Cultural Implications (Objectives)

Question 1

define key cutural terms including minority, race, ethnicity, and culture

Question 2

explain the importance of culturally relevant care in psychiatric mental health nursing practice

Question 3

discuss potential problems in applying western methods of care to patients of other cultures

Question 4

compare and contrast western nursing beliefs, values, and practices with the beliefs, values and practices of patients from diverse cultures

Question 5

identify cultural barriers to accessing and providing mental health services

Question 6

discuss special at risk populations, including immigrants, refugees, and cultural minorities

Question 7

perform culturally sensitive assessments that include risk factors and barriers to quality mental healthcare that cuturally diverse patients frequently encounter

Question 8

develop culturally conruent nursing care plans for patients of diverse cultures