Lecture 9A Culturally sensitive care

Question 1

Culture

Answer 1

Shared common heritage, beliefs, values ,and practices learned and transmitted throughout a society - influence decisions.

Question 2

Cultural competence

Answer 2

A set of congruent behaviors, practices, attitudes, and policies that come together in a system or agency or among professionals, enabling effective work to be done in cross-cultural situations.

Question 3

Cultural destructiveness

Answer 3

Forced assimilation and subjugation; rights and privileges for dominant groups only.

Question 4

Cultural incapacity

Answer 4

Racism, maintenance of stereotypes, unfair hiring practices.

Question 5

Cultural blindness

Answer 5

Differences ignored, “treat everyone the same,” only meet the needs of dominant groups.

Question 6

Cultural pre-competence

Answer 6

Explore cultural issues, are committed, assess needs of organization and individuals.

Question 7

Cultural competence

Answer 7

Recognize individual and cultural differences, seek advice from diverse groups, hire culturally unbiased staff.

Question 8

Cultural proficiency

Answer 8

Implement changes to improve services based upon cultural needs; do research and teach.

Question 9

An interpreter is used to _

Answer 9

Transmit an oral message from one language into another.

Question 10

A translator is used to _

Answer 10

Transmit a written message from one language into another.