Unit 2 Cultural Diversity

Question 1

What is a shared system of beliefs, values, and behavioral expectations that provide social structure for daily living?

Answer 1

A concept of culture

Question 2

What is defined by apparent in the attitudes and institutions unique to particular groups.

Answer 2

Concepts of culture

Question 3

What defines this? “Includes the beliefs, habits, likes and dislikes, and customs and rituals learned from one’s own family.”

Answer 3

Concepts of culture

Question 4

What defines roles and interactions w/ others as well as within families and communities.

Answer 4

Concepts of culture

Question 5

Concepts of culture will help guide what?

Answer 5

behavior into acceptable ways for people in a specific group

Question 6

Concepts of cultural practices arise through what?

Answer 6

The group’s social and physical environment

Question 7

Concepts of culture have different belief systems that what?

Answer 7

Will affect how a pt views his expectation of how care should be given.

Question 8

Cultural practices and beliefs may evolve over time, but they remain constant while what?

Answer 8

They satisfy a group’s needs.

Question 9

Culture influences the way people of a group view themselves, their expectations, and how they what?

Answer 9

Behave in response to certain situations.

Question 10

What does this define: “Sense of identification w/ a collective cultural group, largely based on the group’s common heritage.”

Answer 10

Ethnicity

Question 11

What does this define: “One belongs to a specific ethnic group either through birth or through adoption of characteristics of that group.”

Answer 11

Ethnicity

Question 12

People within an ethnic group generally share unique cultural and social beliefs and behavior patterns, including what?

Answer 12

• Language and dialect
• Religious practices
• Food preferences
• Employment patterns
• Literature
• Folklore
• Music
• Political interests

Question 13

Define stereotype.

Answer 13

1) When one assumes that all members of a culture or ethnic group act alike.

Question 14

Can all stereotypes be either positive or negative?

Answer 14

Yes

Question 15

Define prejudice.

Answer 15

Negative stereotyping is a belief that a certain race, age group, or gender is inherently superior to others.

Question 16

What does prejudice lead to?

Answer 16

Discrimination against those considered inferior.

Question 17

Who is often prejudice?

Answer 17

Done by members of the dominant group about the minority group.

Question 18

What are forms of communication?

Answer 18

1) Verbal (language differences)
2) Nonverbal (eye contact, gestures)

Question 19

Define social organizations.

Answer 19

Family structure and organization (importance of family, family members, roles, nuclear and extended family).

Question 20

Define physical distance or space.

Answer 20

Personal space (influenced by various settings or circumstances).

Question 21

What are Joyce Giger’s 6 factors of cultural assessment?

Answer 21

1) Verbal and nonverbal communication.
2) The person’s need for personal space.
3) Biological variations
4) Time orientation
5) Social organization
6) The person’s perspective on environmental control.

Question 22

What are biologic variations associated w/?

Answer 22

• a specific culture

Question 23

How are cultural variables affected by gender roles?

Answer 23

Knowing who is the dominant member of the family is an important consideration when planning nursing care.

Question 24

How are cultural variables affected by food and nutrition?

Answer 24

• Food preferences and how foods are prepared vary among cultures.

Question 25

What are some cultural variables in socioeconomic factors?

Answer 25

• Income potential
• Access to social advantages such as healthcare, housing, education, etc.

Question 26

What are some cultural variables with family support?

Answer 26

Respect and value of family members varies amount cultures.

Question 27

How does physical and mental health affect cultural variables in healthcare.

Answer 27

Influenced by ethnicity and cultural values.

Question 28

If something is Efficacious then it is –?

Answer 28

Helpful

Question 29

If something is Neutral then it is—-?

Answer 29

Neither helpful nor harmful

Question 30

If something is Uncertain then it is—-?

Answer 30

Unknown to you

Question 31

If something is Dysfunctional then it is—?

Answer 31

Harmful

Question 32

“If there were only one intervention you could use to improve your cultural competence, it should be to —– in their illness and treatment. No matter how busy you are, you can find time to do that.”

Answer 32

To routinely ask pts what matters most to them