Cultural Competence

Question 1

Topic of group 9

Answer 1

CULTURAL COMPETENCE IN THE
HEALTH HISTORY AND PHYSICAL
EXAMINATION

Question 2

Cultural Assessment also
known as

Answer 2

“Culturologic
Assessment”

Question 3

also
known as “Culturologic
Assessment” refers to a
systematic and
comprehensive examination
of individuals, families,
groups and communities
regarding their health-related
cultural beliefs, values and
practices

Answer 3

Cultural Assessment

Question 4

It is part of the assessment
phase of the nursing process. It
consists of using directed,
focused interview questions
and open-ended questions to
obtain symptoms and
perceptions from the patient
about their illnesses,
functioning and life processes.

Answer 4

Health History

Question 5

The systematic appraisal or
examination of individuals,
groups, and communities to
their cultural beliefs, values
and practices to determine
explicit needs and
intervention practices
within the context of the
people being served.

Answer 5

Madeleine Leininger

Question 6

The cultural assessment consists of both

Answer 6

process and content

Question 7

refers to
how to approach to the client,
consideration of verbal and nonverbal
communication, and the sequence and
order in which data are gathered.

Answer 7

Process

Question 8

The
_____ of the cultural assessment
consists of the actual data categories in
which information about clients is
gathered.

Answer 8

content

Question 9

information about
individuals associated
with a unique
case which includes: name,
address, gender, marital
status, and date of birth

Answer 9

BIOGRAPHIC
DATA

Question 10

In transcultural nursing, ____ refers to the connection or
identification an individual has with a particular culture or cultural group.

Answer 10

“cultural affiliation”

Question 11

-In transcultural nursing, “______” refers to
the historical
and cultural background of an individual’s ethnic or cultural
group.

Answer 11

ancestry or ethnohistory

Question 12

personal data relating to
inherited or acquired
genetic characteristics of
a natural person
can reveal information
about genetic disorders or
a person’s predisposition
to specific illnesses

Answer 12

GENETIC
DATA

Question 13

_____: is a branch of
biology that studies the
heredity and the variations
of inherited characteristics

Answer 13

Genetics

Question 14

_____: addresses all
genes and their
interrelationship

Answer 14

Genomics

Question 15

_____: an organism’s
complete set of DNA,
including all of its genes

Answer 15

Genome

Question 16

______: refers to the
study of how environmental,
cultural, and lifestyle factors
influence gene expression
through epigenetic
mechanisms across
different cultural and ethnic
groups.

Answer 16

Epigenetics

Question 17

______
The study of how
genetics affects response
to medications
combines pharmacology
with genomics.
AIM OF
_____
Select the right drug at the
right dose for the right
patient

Answer 17

Pharmacogenomics

Question 18

REASONS FOR
SEEKING CARE

Answer 18

Chief complaint
Signs and Symptoms
Cultural beliefs about
healthcare
Access to care
Social stigma
Family and
community influence

Question 19

(CBS)

Answer 19

Culture - Bound
Syndrome

Question 20

A complex concept of shared
beliefs, artifacts, values and
attitudes.
Manifested through rituals,
customs, and laws, this is learned
through encultration.

Answer 20

CULTURE

Question 21

2 Types of Encultration

Answer 21

1. ASSIMILATED
- Migrants or refugees, who only in part adopt
the culture of a host society.
2. ACCULTURATED
- Assumes a cultural identity consonant with
ahost culture.

Question 22

CULTURE-BOUND SYNDROME

” Culture Related Specific Disorder/Syndrome”
- In AHOP or American Handbook of Psychiatry this
syndrome is known as _____

Answer 22

Rare Atypical Unclassified Disorders.

Question 23

In transcultural nursing, gathering a client’s
______ involves more than just collecting
medical details; it also encompasses
understanding the cultural practices and beliefs
that influence health outcomes.

Answer 23

health history

Question 24

refers to the ability
of healthcare providers, including nurses,
to understand, respect, and effectively
interact with patients from diverse
cultural backgrounds.

Answer 24

Cultural competence

Question 25

involves
being conscious of one’s own
cultural values and biases, as
well as being aware of and
sensitive to the cultural
practices, beliefs, and values
of others.

Answer 25

Cultural awareness

Question 26

IN TRANSCULTURAL
NURSING, UNDERSTANDING
A PATIENT’S _______ IS
CRUCIAL FOR DELIVERING
CULTURALLY COMPETENT
AND PERSONALIZED CARE

Answer 26

FAMILY AND
SOCIAL HISTORY

Question 27

approach where nurses assess and consider the
patients cultural background, beliefs and practices
as part of their overall health assessment

Answer 27

REVIEW OF THE SYSTEM IN
TRANSCULTURAL NURSING
PRACTICE