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WorksheetsHS2 1.02 Transcultural Awareness
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Belief in the superiority of one’s own ethnic group
Prejudice
Ethnocentric
Sensitivity
Ethnicity
Grouping of people based on their physical or social qualities. i.e.: black, white, hispanic
Race
Culture
Ethnicity
Acculturation
Large groups of people who have certain racial, cultural, religious or other traits in common. i.e.:Italian
Ethnicity
Culture
Race
Assimilation
Patterns of behavior that are learned within a group. They are passed down and taught by other people.
Bias
Ethnicity
Race
Culture
The healthcare provider allows the patient to have personal religious items with them in the operating room. What is the healthcare provider doing?
Overcoming a language barrier
Displaying bias
Practicing cultural sensitivity
Demonstrating cultural assimilation
You are born to two American white parents but raised in South Africa. What is your race?
White
South African
Black
American
Which term corresponds with "care that provides for the well-being of the whole person."
Eastern medicine
Holisitic care
Western medicine
Whole patient care
Which of the following is NOT true regarding eye contact among differing cultures?
Not all cultures view eye contact as appropriate.
The Asian culture considers eye contact rude
Muslim women avoid eye contact for modesty
Healthcare workers should always expect patients to make eye contact.
How can healthcare providers overcome cultural language barriers with patients?
Allow family members to translate discharge instructions for the patients who do not speak English.
Speak loudly when communicating with non-english speaking patients.
Use picture charts or gestures and offer interpreters
Ask for a different patient assignment
What is the process of learning the beliefs and behaviors of a dominant culture and assuming some of the characteristics?
Acculturation
Assimilation
Bias
Sensitivity
Which term is "the process of assuming that everyone in a particular group is the same."
ethnocentric
racist
stereotyping
prejudice
Which culture believes health is a balance between yin and yang?
European Americans
Asian Americans
Native Americans
Latino Americans
Which type of medical treatment would be LEAST expected from someone practicing eastern medicine?
acupuncture
herbal remedies
prescription medicine
diet
You have a Middle Eastern female patient that refuses to be cared for by a male physician. What is your response?
Explain to her that all healthcare professionals are capable of providing competent care.
Ask her to give the male physician a chance
Dig deeper and ask her why this is presents a problem for her
Recognize that this is related to her cultural beliefs and allow her to be cared for by a female physician
Which culture prefers more personal space and avoids close, personal contact?
Hispanic
Latin/French
Europeans and Africans
Arabs
