Cultural considerations Flashcards
Determine a commonality among diverse ethnic groups that would impact health care.
All cultures respect the voice of their elders and have them participate in family care.
Some groups may have similar perceptions about family.
The use of food for medicinal purposes is a cornerstone of care regardless of culture.
Regardless of culture, it is important to maintain eye contact when speaking.
Some groups may have similar perceptions about family.
Identify an appropriate attribute of culture.
Skin color
Talent
Values
Food preference
Values
Identify an essential component of competence.
Cultural altitude
Self-reflection
Introspection
Self-love
Self-reflection
Predict how religious practice can impact the health of a pediatric patient.
Religious practice can cause the child anxiety.
Social development can be affected.
Religious belief can worsen the child’s health status.
Religious rituals can complicate treatment.
Social development can be affected.
Determine a characteristic of a vulnerable community.
Primitive ideas about health care
Linguistic barriers
Shared food preferences
Topographic location
Linguistic barriers
Propose a consequence of cultural and linguistic disparities relative to the care of a pediatric patient.
Patient reassignment to providers with similar sociocultural goals
Dissatisfaction with health care delivery
Decreased compliance with office visits
Increased adherence to federal recommendations
Dissatisfaction with health care delivery
Identify an appropriate educational intervention geared to help a clinician provide culturally appropriate care.
A visit to a local temple or mosque
A conference that focuses on the promotion of cultural exchanges
Participation in a rally focusing on the preservation of human rights
A trip to several countries in Latin America
A conference that focuses on the promotion of cultural exchanges
Identify a societal attribute that is filtered through culture and ultimately affects health care practices.
Skin color
Recreation
Spirituality
Health status
Spirituality
Predict why cultural competency is important to a clinician.
To find places for travel across the globe
To determine the appropriate nutrition for a patient
To achieve optimal outcomes as a result of the care rendered
To deter a patient from adhering to primitive beliefs
To achieve optimal outcomes as a result of the care rendered
Which of the following represents a special population?
The chronically ill
The military
Suburban housewives
Libertarians
The chronically ill
Predict how religious practice can impact the health of a pediatric patient.
Religious belief can worsen the child’s health status.
Religious practice can cause the child anxiety.
Religious rituals can complicate treatment.
The child’s nutritional status may be affected.
The child’s nutritional status may be affected.
Identify an essential component of competence.
Cultural altitude
Acknowledgement of bias
Introspection
Self-love
Acknowledgement of bias
Determine an appropriate goal for a clinician in dealing with a diverse patient population.
To achieve social well-being
To attain social status
To facilitate linguistic ability
To define gender identity
To achieve social well-being
Establish what is contributing to the change of racial and ethnic composition of people living in the United States.
The gentrification of urban and suburban America
The current political administration’s policies on health care
A recent influx of immigrants from Asia and Latin America
The growing unrest in America’s larger cities relative to immigration laws
A recent influx of immigrants from Asia and Latin America
Predict what could potentially happen when a clinician is unable to appreciate the culture of a patient’s family.
Multiple diagnoses are made to cover everything that could be occurring.
There is an increase in translator services.
There may be unnecessary diagnoses made.
The family takes the opportunity to educate the clinician.
There may be unnecessary diagnoses made.
