Nursing 202 - Ch.15 Culture & Ethnicity

This system includes diet therapy, mind-body control methods, therapeutic touch, acupressure, reflexology, naturopathy, kinesiology, and churopractic methods.

alternative healthcare

This consists of folk medicine and traditional healing methods which may also include OTC medications or self treatment

indigenous healthcare system

______ affect healthcare by determining what programs will be funded, such as medicare, medicaid, or affordable health care. This differs among cultures and may affect their health

politics

This refers to negative attitudes toward other people based on faulty and rigid stereotype about race, gender, sexual orientation, etc.

prejudice

In this system, healthcare providers are educated and are trained for specific roles and responsibilities.

professional healthcare system

A person's ______ may determine what healthcare is acceptable. This can differ among cultures and may affect their health.

religion

This includes the family unit (extended family, single parent), and wider organizations (community, religious group) with which an individual or family identifies

social organization

When a person's _____ is protected, they feel secure and safe, less anxious, and more in control.

space

These are groups within a larger culture that have some characteristics that are different from the dominant culture

subcultures

True or false: space is a cultural factor that can affect health

true

true or false: social organization is a cultural factor that may affect health

true

_______ populations are more likely to develop health problems and experience poorer outcomes because of limited access to care, high-risk behaviors, and multiple/cumulative stressors

vulnerable

QSEN states that upon graduation, the student nurse should be prepared to A. seek learning opportunities to care for patients of diversity B. Be aware that a person's biases of a culture can interfere with providing professional care C. Provide patient centered care that is respectful across a variety of diversity D. All of the Above

D

The most important concept about vulnerable subcultures guiding nursing care is that persons belonging to these groups: A. Receive different health care B. Have difficulty complying with their therapy C. Never have insurance D. Often have limited access to health care

D

Vulnerable populations are most likely to develop health problems and poor outcomes because of limited access to care and lack of resources. When caring for a patient from a vulnerable group, what is most important for the nurse to focus on? a. Methods to connect the patient with a social worker b. Family members and their interactions in planning care c. Identifying the patient's difficulties and risks d. Identifying the patient's strengths and resources

D

Which of the following are considered barriers to culturally competent care? A. lack of knowledge B. ethnocentrism &cultural stereotypes C. prejudice & discrimination D. language barrier E. all of the above F. only B and C

E

This refers to a person who identifies with two cultures and integrates some of the values and lifestyles of each into his or her life

bilculture

These include ways in which people are different genetically and physiologically and can be susceptible to certain disease and injuries. This includes: skin color, drug metabolism, and genetic variations.

biological variations

This system combines Western biomedical beliefs with traditional North American values of self-reliance, individualism, and aggressive action. This system is also known as Western medicine and allopathic medicine.

biomedical healthcare system

_______ includes verbal and nonverbal language. Differences in this can present one of the most difficult obstacles in providing care to a patient.

communication

This is the belief that all people of a certain racial or ethnic group are alike in certain respects. This may be positive or negative

cultural stereotypes

_____ is the beliefs, customs, arts, lifestyle, communication of a particular society, group, place, or time.

culture

If patient's health practice is having harmful effects, you should

develop a plan to reduce or eliminate the practice

This refers to the behavioral manifestations of that prejudice and includes racism

discrimination

A group that has the most power to control values and reward or punish behaviors. This is usually, but not always, the largest group.

dominant culture

If patient's health practice is neutral you should ______

don't interfere

_____ affects funding for public services and people's ability to pay for healthcare. This can differ among cultures and may affect their health.

economy

_____ influences the perception of wellness and illness and the options that are available for healthcare. This can differ among cultures and may affect their health.

education

If patient's health practice is helpful you should _______

encourage it

This refers to a person's perception of his or her ability to plan activities that control nature or direct environmental factors. This is called ________

environmental control

This is the tendency to think that your own group (cultural, professional, or social) is superior to others and to view behaviors and beliefs that differ from your own as somehow strange or unenlightened.

ethnocentrism

True or false: communication is not a cultural factor that affects health

false

True or false: time orientation is not a cultural factor that can affect health

false

true or false: environmental control is not a cultural factor that can affect health

false

If patient's health practice have effects are unknown you should _______

get more information

This system focuses more on the need for harmony and balance of the body with nature

holistic healthcare

Lack of ______ can cause the nurse to misinterpret a patient's behavior because of their cultural differences

knowledge

This can involve foreign languages, street talk, and jargon

language barrier

This system involves belief in supernatural beings which is considered "alternative" in the US. An example of this is voodoo.

magico-relgious healthcare

This refers to many cultures and is used to describe groups rather than individuals. The US is a great example, as the population is made up of individuals with many different cultural groups.

multicultural

Some people tend to be present or future oriented depending on their culture. Others may be more rooted in the past. This is called ________

time orientation

True or false: biological variations are a cultural factor that can affect health

true

True or false: homeless, poor, mentally ill, physically disabled, young, and older adults are more vulnerable populations

true

True or false: nursing is the largest subculture in the healthcare culture

true

True or false: some ethnic and racial minority groups are vulnerable as subcultures because of high risk behaviors

true