Culture and Sprituality

Question 1

A pattern of shared attitudes, beliefs, self-definitions, norms, roles, and values that can occur among those who speak a particular language or live in a defined geographical location

Influences social interactions, thoughts, emotions, morality, religious beliefs, rituals and the use of technology.

Answer 1

Culture

Question 2

having the knowledge, abilities, and skills to deliver care congruent with the patient’s cultural beliefs and practices.

nurses must avoid being ethnocentric and remain bias-free.

Answer 2

Cultural Competency

Question 3

a common ancestry that leads to shared values and beliefs

Answer 3

Ethnicity

Question 4

Process by which a person learns norms, values, and behaviors of another culture
Example: A high school student from the United States spends a summer abroad with a family in Switzerland

Answer 4

Enculturization

Question 5

Process of acquiring new attitudes, role, customs, or behaviors
Example: An immigrant from China develops a preference for Western foods and music

Answer 5

Acculurtation

Question 6

Process by which a person gives up his or her original identify and develops a new cultural identity by becoming absorbed into the dominant cultural group

Example: A Native American loses his Native identity after living in Chicago for 10 years

Answer 6

Assimilation

Question 7

Dual pattern of identification

Example: A woman of Christian faith married to a Muslim adopts some Muslim practices and also maintains some traditional Christian practices

Answer 7

Biculturalism

Question 8

having different cultures respect each other’s differences

Answer 8

Cultural Diversity

Question 9

the broad concept of a belief in something beyond the self.

Answer 9

Spritiuality

Question 10

evolving pattern of believing, that grounds and guides authentic living and gives meaning in the present moment of inter-relating

Answer 10

Faith