week 8 asynchronous

Question 1

culture

Answer 1

-learned and shared beliefs, values, norms, and traditions of a particular group which guide our thinking, decisions, and actions
-always changing due to environmental, biological, political, and social influences

Question 2

transcultural nursing

Answer 2

-fits a person’s life patterns, values, and system of thinking/meaning
-care based on the language they speak, race, etc

Question 3

cultural competence

Answer 3

professional health care must be culturally sensitive, culturally appropriate, and culturally competent to meet the multifaceted health care needs of each person, family, and community

Question 4

culturally congruent care

Answer 4

the need to provide care based on an individual’s cultural beliefs, practices, and values with effective communication in order to help you engage a patient and family

Question 5

social determinants of health

Answer 5

the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work, and age
-example: public safety, transportation options, exposure to crime & violence

Question 6

health disparities

Answer 6

a particular type of health difference that is closely linked with social, economic, and/or environmental disadvantage

Question 7

health care disparities

Answer 7

health care outcomes and dimensions of health care, including access, quality, and equity, among population groups
-example: lack of health insurance, lack of access to care, or poor health outcomes

Question 8

healthy people 2020

Answer 8

it is a statement of national health objectives designed to identify the most significant preventable threats to health and to establish national goals to reduce these threats

Question 9

sexuality

Answer 9

broad term that refers to all aspects of being sexual, including how you identify yourself sexually and with whom you choose to be intimate

Question 10

sexual orientation

Answer 10

the gender to which they are attracted to

Question 11

sexual identity

Answer 11

how a person thinks about himself or herself sexually; it includes gender identity, gender role, and sexual orientation (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and heterosexual)

Question 12

sexual behavior

Answer 12

the gender of the sexual patterns regardless of the label the person uses (same sex preference while labeled heterosexual)

Question 13

sexual attraction patterns

Answer 13

the nature of a person’s sexual fantasies and desires: whether acted upon or not

Question 14

gender

Answer 14

the social, psychological, cultural and behavioral aspects of being a man, woman, or other gender identity

Question 15

transgender

Answer 15

people whose gender identity or expression is different from their sex at birth

Question 16

How should healthcare professionals communicate and interact with LGBTQIA+ patients in a safe and professional manner?

Answer 16

-Avoid the terms homosexual, queer, and sexual preference
-Ask open questions

Question 17

What are the preferred terminologies to use when it’s necessary to ask about gender/sexuality questions?

Answer 17

Use sexual orientation, sexual identity, or LGBTQ
-Refer to significant other as partners
-Are you “sexually active with women, men, both, or neither?”
-Currently have a partner? Male, female, or transgender?
-Anything else related to your sexuality or gender that may be relevant at this time?