Exam 1

Question 1

Why does diversity in the healthcare workforce matter?

Answer 1

better access to care
more options for patients
better care
better education
fights zip code life expectancy

Question 2

5 basic conditions of belonging

Answer 2

psychological safety
empathy
acceptance
connection
embraced

Question 3

Belonging

Answer 3

PEACE
means different things to different people, you must participate in your own belonging, we must create conditions for belonging

Question 4

What can we do about implicit bias?

Answer 4

1- focus on expansive diagnosis of what is implicit vs explicit bias
2- predictive and preventative action
3- reduce shame around bias

Question 5

Three characteristics of implicit bias

Answer 5

outside of our conscious beliefs
contrary to our beliefs
rapid/automatic association (attitudes that change perception)

Question 6

College of Nursing Pillars of Diversity

Answer 6

awareness, respect, integrity, caring, learning, collaboration, cultural humanity

Question 7

Awareness

Answer 7

mindfullness of different ideas

Question 8

Integrity

Answer 8

treating patients with same level of equity

Question 9

Caring

Answer 9

nonjudgemental, embracing, someone else’s reality

Question 10

respect

Answer 10

accountibility of our thoughts and actions

Question 11

learning

Answer 11

learning from others

Question 12

collaboration

Answer 12

ability to engage with people who are different from you

Question 13

cultural humility

Answer 13

know your biases and assumption

Question 14

Diversity

Answer 14

embraces broad range of ideas and backgrounds
- historically under represented in nursing
- bridges human difference, social identities, and social group differences such as race, sex, SES, language, culture, relgion, age, military, politics, and preferences

Question 15

Inclusion

Answer 15

are/feel respected, belong, can participate, can be diverse but not included

Question 16

Equity

Answer 16

fair/just practice so all can thrive
meets specifcs needs and experiences of all people

Question 17

implicit bias

Answer 17

attidudes, beliefs, sterotypes that inform and affect our understanding, actions, and decisions

Question 18

explicit bias

Answer 18

beliefs/attitudes that one endorses at a conscious level

Question 19

microaggression

Answer 19

subtle but offensive comment or action at a minority that reinforces a sterotype

Question 20

microassult

Answer 20

racial derogration, verbal or nonverbal, name calling, avoidant behavoir, purposeful discrimatory actions

Question 21

microinsult

Answer 21

communications that convey rudeness, insensitivity, and demanding sublte snubs. unknown to the perpetrator, hidden insulting meaning to the recipiant of color

Question 22

microinvalidation

Answer 22

communication that exclude, neglect, or nulify thoughts/feelings/reality of someone belonging to a particular group

Question 23

where are you from?

Answer 23

conveys that you are not american

Question 24

you are so articulate

Answer 24

conveys that is is unusual for someone of your race to be so intelligant

Question 25

colorblindness

Answer 25

denying someone’s experiences

Question 26

criminality

Answer 26

you are dangerous

Question 27

denial of individual racism

Answer 27

I am immune to races because I have friends of color

Question 28

meritocracy

Answer 28

unfair benefits or lazy

Question 29

pathologizing values and communication

Answer 29

assimulate to common culture

Question 30

2nd class citizen

Answer 30

POC are less valued than white people

Question 31

environmental microaggressions

Answer 31

you don’t belong
you won’t succeed

Question 32

Values in Our Words Matter

Answer 32

use first person language
avoid sterotypes
assign blame to the system
eliminate pejorative terms
critically thinking, be intentional when using social idenities,
facts not interpretations,
use inclusive language,
active voice,
don’t weaponize quotes

Question 33

health

Answer 33

physical, mental, social wellbeing
holistic
subjective
not the absence of diease, disablity, pain

Question 34

health disparities

Answer 34

preventible differences in health burdens experienced by socially disadvantaged population

Question 35

health inequity

Answer 35

avoidable and unjust

Question 36

health differences

Answer 36

related to biological repsonses

Question 37

health equity

Answer 37

fair and just oppertunity to attain highest level of health

Question 38

social determinants of health

Answer 38

conditions of environment affect wide range of health and quality of life.

Question 39

factors that affect social determinants of health

Answer 39

economic stability
education
access to quality healthcare
neighborhood and built environment
relationships/social community context

Question 40

Social economic status health dispariteis

Answer 40

pharmacy and food deserts
lower acess
worse housing
worse jobs
can’t afford healthcare

Question 41

Race health disparities

Answer 41

high morbitity and mortality
lower access
lower quality care

Question 42

Gender health disparities

Answer 42

Men have less preventitive services and higher research
women have lower reproductive health access (because it is political) and lower research done on them

Question 43

LGBTQ health disparities

Answer 43

discrimination
lower experience in providing
lower training for healthcare professionals