Culture and Diversity in Obstetrics Flashcards
What of the following should the nurse keep in mind when providing care for Amish individuals?
a. cost is a very present factor in receiving care
b. there are aspects of care that directly contradict religious practice
c. it is common for husbands to be absent to promote privacy and modesty
d. pregnancy is considered a weakness to be treated
a cost is a very present factor in receiving care; costs are shared between the members of the Amish, making spending a difficult thing
Which of the following oppose birth control? SATA
a. Amish
b. Native Americans
c. Catholics
d. Chinese
e. Mormons
f. Muslims
g. Jews
a. Amish
c. Catholics
Which of the following will likely request circumcision? SATA
a. Amish
b. Native Americans
c. Catholics
d. Chinese
e. Mormons
f. Muslims
g. Jews
f. Muslims
g. Jews
Which of the following may prefer non-western medicine alternatives or culturally traditional medicine? SATA
a. Amish
b. Native American
c. Filipino
d. Chinese
e. Hispanic
f. Islamic
g. Jewish
h. Japanese
b. Native Americans
d. Chinese
e. Hispanic
Mothers of ___ cultures may be subject to shame should there be abnormalities during the pregnancy
a. Amish
b. Native American
c. Filipino
d. Chinese
e. Hispanic
f. Islamic
g. Jewish
d. Chinese
A nurse and/or provider should not expect to make eye contact with patients of ___ cultures. SATA
a. Amish
b. Native American
c. Filipino
d. Chinese
e. Hispanic
f. Islamic
g. Jewish
h. Japanese
b. Native American
d. Chinese
e. Hispanic
h. Japanese
In ___ culture, circumcision is performed on the 8th day of life.
a. Amish
b. Native American
c. Filipino
d. Chinese
e. Hispanic
f. Islamic
g. Jewish
h. Japanese
g. Jewish
Which cultures may wish to take the placenta home? SATA
a. Amish
b. Native American
c. Filipino
d. Chinese
e. Hispanic
f. Islamic
g. Jewish
h. Japanese
b. Native American
c. Filipino ( fathers may bury this )
Healthcare workers may end up providing a baptism for a critically ill child whose parents are:
a. Mormon
b. Catholic
c. Jewish
d. Muslim
b. Catholic
A father or Imam may be present at a child’s birth to whisper the call to prayer if the parents are:
a. Mormon
b. Catholic
c. Jewish
d. Muslim
d. Muslim
A mother may hesitate to take certain pain medications due to which religion?
a. Mormonism
b. Catholicism
c. Judaism
d. Islam
d. Islam ( most medications are fine in reality. this is something to be discussed with each family )
In ___ culture, if a baby is stillborn, naming and burial with the placenta is common.
a. Mormon
b. Catholic
c. Jewish
d. Muslim
d. Muslim
Gender expression is:
a. the sense that one is male, female, or nonbinary
b. an identity that does not match biological sex
c. a behavior a person exhibits that does not necessarily correlate to sex
c. a behavior a person exhibits that does not necessarily correlate to sex
True or false: a female-to-male pregnancy requires total cessation of exogenous testosterone
true; exogenous testosterone can absolutely jack up your kid
True or false: a female-to-male pregnancy requires total cessation of exogenous testosterone
true; exogenous testosterone can absolute jack up your kid
Which faith involves prayer 5 times a day?
Islam
Which group may take issue with you touching them during labour?
a. Amish
b. Native American
c. Filipino
d. Chinese
e. Hispanic
f. Islamic
g. Jewish
h. Japanese
d. Chinese
A Chinese mother may:
a. resume sex immediately after birth
b. wish to bathe her child with her husband together after birth
c. abstain from sex for 1 month after birth
d. place a squash on her stomach or drink coconut water to spur labour
c. abstain from sex for 1 month after birth; she is unclean?
Filipino women may:
a. be required to abstain from sex during pregnancy
b. hide unpleasant feelings and keep surroundings tidy for the sake of the baby
c. immediately take a bath after birth
d. wear light clothes to combat “hot” elements
b. hide unpleasant feelings and keep surroundings tidy for the sake of the baby; for 10 days, Filipino mothers do not bathe fully after birth, though they may participate in herbal baths ( what the actual- I don’t understand )
A Filipino mother may:
a. resume sex immediately after birth
b. cover herself and child with a blanket to keep the cold away
c. abstain from sex for 1 month after birth
d. place a squash on her stomach or drink coconut water to spur labour
d. place a squash on her stomach or drink coconut water to spur labour
A Filipino mother may:
a. resume sex immediately after birth
b. wish to bathe her child with her husband together after birth
c. abstain from sex for 1 month after birth
d. place a squash on her stomach or drink coconut water to spur labour
d. place a squash on her stomach or drink coconut water to spur labour
A Japanese mother may:
a. resume sex immediately after birth
b. wish to bathe her child with her husband together after birth
c. abstain from sex for 1 month after birth
d. place a squash on her stomach or drink coconut water to spur labour
b. wish to bathe her child with her husband together after birth
An Amish mother may:
a. resume sex immediately after birth
b. wish to bathe her child with her husband together after birth
c. abstain from sex for 1 month after birth
d. place a squash on her stomach or drink coconut water to spur labour
a. resume sex immediately after birth
True/False: Hispanic mothers may prefer being alone, even without a spouse, during birth
true
It is normal in this culture for mom to take baby to work and wear a rebozo for breastfeeding
Hispanic
Which cultural group does not eat meat and dairy together? #NoPizza
Jews
When is the Jewish Sabbath?
Sundown Friday to Sundown Saturday; you’d best not plan any procedures at this time…
While children are an obligation and blessing, in ___ culture, a pregnancy that endangers mom is not one that must be brought to term.
Jewish
When planning care, remembering that a ___ diet is a part of Jewish faith is important. Vitamins and insulin may be rejected if they are not ___. ( it is the same word both times )
Kosher
Women of which two cultures may be blamed and shunned for miscarriages, stillbirths, and congenital anomalies?
Japanese, Chinese
It wouldn’t be atypical for this culture to spend over a week in the hospital.
Japanese
A Japanese mother may:
a. require circumcision
b. refuse insulin
c. make most health decisions with the father
d. avoid the cold during pregnancy
d. avoid the cold during pregnancy
