Culture, Communication, Complementary Therapy Flashcards
sum total of human behavior or social characteristics particular to a specific group and passed from generation to generation or from one to another within the group
Culture
situation that occurs when people become aware of cultural differences, feel threatened, and respond by ridiculing the beliefs and traditions of others to make themselves feel more secure about their own values.
Culture conflict
belief that one’s own ideas, beliefs, and practices are best, superior, or most preferred to those of others; using one’s cultural norms as the standard to evaluate others’ beliefs.
Ethnocentrism or Cultural Imposition
process that occurs when a minority group, living as part of a dominant group within a culture, loses their own cultural characteristics.
Cultural assimilation
the process of ignoring differences in people and proceeding as though the differences do not exist.
Cultural blindness
care delivered with an awareness of the aspects of the patient’s culture.
Cultural competence
assigning characteristics to a group of people without considering specific individuality.
Stereotyping
ability of caregivers and organizations to understand and effectively respond to the linguistic needs of patients and their families in a health care encounter.
Linguistic competence
providing nursing care that is planned and implemented in a way that is sensitive to the needs of individuals, families, and groups representing the diverse cultural populations within our society.
Transcultural nursing
If a patient does not speak English, can a family member be used to translate medication information or consents?
No,
translation services should be used provided by the hospital.
What is culturally competent nursing care to pain?
- Recognize that pain level is whatever the patient says it is.
- Patient’s have a right to respond to pain in one’s own fashion.
- Avoid cultural stereotyping a patients pain based on their culture.
- Be sensitive to nonverbal signals of discomfort
What are the 4 levels of communication
- Intrapersonal communication
- Interpersonal communication
- Small-group communication
- Organizational communication
What type of communication is describe?
“Self-talk; communication within a person”
Intrapersonal
What type of communication is this?
Occurs between two or more people with a goal to exchange messages
interpersonal
What type of communication is this?
When nurses interact with two or more people. members must communicate to achieve their goal.
Small group communication