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Health Beliefs and Practices chap 18 (316- Flashcards

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Care that’s centered on the pts cultural perspectives and integrates the pt’s values and beliefs into the plan of care is defined as:

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Culturally responsive care

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The thoughts, communications, actions, customs, beliefs, values that are learned and are shared patterns of behavior is defined as:

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culture

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A person who has dual patterns of identification and crosses 2 cultures, lifestyles is defined as

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bicultural

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Things that are passed dow from previous generations is defined as:

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heritage

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A fact or state of being that’s different such as sex, age, culture… is defined as:

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diversity

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A relationship between individuals who believe that they have distinctive characteristics that make them a group is defined as:

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ethnicity

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The sovereign state or country where one has membership, either through birth/inheritance (parents)/naturalization is called:

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nationality

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A system of beliefs, practices, and ethical values about divine or superhuman power worshipped as the creator is defined as:

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religion

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A group of people who have a distinct identity and yet are related to a larger cultural group is defined as a:

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subculture

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The belief in the superiority of one’s own culture/lifestyle is defined as:

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ethnocentrism

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A preconceived notion or judgment that is not based on sufficient knowledge (favorable or not) is defined as:

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prejudiced

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Assumptions held about racial groups (E.G., inherently unequal…) is defined as:

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racism

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A system of advantage based on race where racial prejudice is combined w/social power is defined as:

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institutionalized racism

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The differential and negative treatment of individuals on the basis of their race, ethnicity, and gender is defined as:

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discrimination

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Statements about common cultural patterns whether or not if it’s true is defined as:

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generalizations

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The assumption that an individual reflects all the characteristics associated with being a member of a group is defined as:

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stereotyping

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The differences in care experienced by one population compared to another population is defined as:

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health disparity

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Access to care, provider biases, poor provider-pt communication, and poor health literacy are all factors of what?

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health disparities

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What race/ethnicity has 10 times and also 3 times higher cases of AIDS compared to Whites?

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Blacks have 10 times higher cases of AIDS whereas Hispanics have 3 times higher cases of AIDS

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What is the major contributing factor of health disparity for Asians and poor populations?

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timeliness of care

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What, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, are the two major factors contributing to health disparities?

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Inadequate access to care and substandard quality of care

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What is the NHDR’s priority improvement goal to stop health disparities between racial groups?

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Provider training to change discriminatory practices

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Who developed the National Standards for Culturally andLinguistically Appropriate Services in Health Care?

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USDHHS

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What department eliminates health disparities for vulnerable populations as defined by race/ethnicity, socioeconomic, geography, gender, age, disability…

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CDC (center of disease control)

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What department’s purpose is to promote minority health and to lead, coordinate, support, and assess the NIH effort to reduce/eliminate health disparities?

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National Center on minority health and disparities (NCMHD)

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What program strives to eliminate disparities in infant mortality; in screening and management of (any) cancer, HIV, AIDS, immunizations?

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REACH U.S. (Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health across U.S.)

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When people from one culture incorporate traits from a dominate culture is defined as:

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acculturation

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The process by which an individual develops a new cultural identity is defined as:

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assimilation

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Providing care within the differences and similarities of the belief, values, and patterns of culture is defined as:

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transcultural nsg

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A lifelong process in which the nsg continuously strives to achieve the ability/availability to work effectively w/in the cultural context of a pt is defined as:

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cultural competence

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The five constructs of cultural competence includes:

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desire, awareness, knowledge, skills, encounters (all preceded w/culture)

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the motivation to “want to” engage in the process of becoming culturally aware/skillful/encounters is defined as:

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cultural desire

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The self-examination of one’s own prejudices/biases towards other cultures is defined as:

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cultural awareness

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Obtaining a sound educational foundation concerning the various worldviews of different cultures is defined as:

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Cultural knowledge

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The ability to collect culturally relevant data regarding the pt’s health in a culturally sensitive manner is defined as:

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cultural skills

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Engaging in face-to-face cultural interactions w/persons form diverse backgrounds and learning to modify one’s existing beliefs and prevent possible stereotyping is defined as:

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cultural encounters

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What model of nursing for providing culturally responsive care views health holistically as a complex, interrelated, 3-fold phenomenon (the balance of body, mind, spirit)?

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Health traditions model

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The customs, beliefs, or practices that have existed for many generations w/o change is defined as:

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traditional

39
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What custom eats 1000-year-old eggs and for what reason:

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maintains physical health (Chinese custom)

40
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What custom practices the wearing or hanging of eye-related objects and why is it practiced?

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It’s a cuban custom to wear or hang eye-like objects to shield from envy/bad wishes

41
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What custom wears the thunderbird and why?

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Hopi nation wears the thunderbird for spiritual protection

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What are the three views of health beliefs?

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magico-religious, scientific, and holistic.

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Which of the three views of health feels that health and illness is controlled by supernatural forces (feeling ill as punishment for being bad; if it’s God’s will then so be it; hexing or spell casting)?

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magico-religious belief

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Which of the three health beliefs is based on the belief that life is controlled by physical/biochemical processes that can be manipulated by humans (illness caused by microorganisms/viruses)?

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scientific/biomedical health belief

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Which of the three health beliefs holds that forces of nature must be maintained in balance or harmony (when the natural balance or harmony is disturbed, illness results such as utilizing the medicine wheel that depicts the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritaual)?

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holistic-health belief

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Yin and yang, medicine wheel, hot and cold theory are all examples of which of the three health beliefs?

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holistic health beliefs

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Beliefs or practices relating to illness prevention/healing that derived from cultural traditions rather than from modern medicine is defined as:

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folk medicine

48
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Chix soup, special teas to treat colds and fevers are examples of what?

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folk medicine

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38% of Americans practice what type of therapy that includes some therapies as yoga, meditation, massage, and deep breathing?

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CAM therapy (complementary and alternative medicine)

50
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An individual’s focus on past, present, or future is called:

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Time orientation

51
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Time orientation according to Navajo

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past

52
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Time orientation according toAfrican American

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present

53
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Time orientation according to Euro-American

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future

54
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What does the LEARN model stand for:

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L=listen actively; E=explain and ask for clarification; A=acknowledge what’s being said; R=recommend strategies; N=negotiate plan of care

55
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What are the Four C’s:

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1=what do you CALL your problem; 2=What CAUSED your problem; 3=How do you COPE with your problem; 4=What are your CONCERNS

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The mental organization in each person’s mind of how the world work is called:

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Cognitive culture or world view

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