Cultural Competency Flashcards
Cross Cultural Misunderstanding between providers and patients can lead to mistrust and frustration, but do not have an impact on clinical outcomes (T/F)
False- they do have an impact b/c of miscommunications
When patient and provider coime from different cultural backgrounds the meidcal history obtained may not be accurate
(T/F)?
True
What is the pygmalian theory
students live up or down to the expectations of their teachers
When a provider expects that a patient will understand a condition, the patient is more likely to do so than if the provider has doubts about the patient
True
A really conscientious health provider can eliminate his or her own predjudices or negative assumptions about types of patients
False, we all have judgements
When taking a medical history from a patient with a limited ability to speak english, which of the following is LEAST useful
asking yes or no questions
During a medical interview with a patient from a different cultural background, which is the least useful technique
Explaining which beliefs about the illness are not correct
When a patient is not adhering to a prescribed treatment, which approach is the least likely to adhere
repeating instruction louds and several times
What is not true about japanese men
after migrating to the us they retain their low susceptibility to heart disease
What is good advice for a provider attempting to use and interpret non-verbal communication?
a smile may express unhappiness or dissatisfaction in some cultures.
In some cultures it may be appropriate for female relatives to ask the husbnad of a pregnant woman to sing consent forms
True
a female muslim may avoid eye contact because
modesty is very important
