Refers to the differences among people – particularly those related to values, attitudes, beliefs, norms, behaviors, customs, and ways of living

When there are multiple individuals within a cultural group who share certain additional characteristics not shared by the cultural group at large.

When a group within a culture has its own distinctive characteristics that are in opposition to the dominant culture

When there is a perceived threat from a misunderstanding of expectations  to another individual’s cultural practice because of unfamiliarity or disagreement with the practice

When someone is unable to respond to behaviors or is disoriented by behaviors from another cultural group because it is so strange, unfamiliar, and incompatible with their own perspectives and expectations. They feel discomfort, anxious and helpless.

To impose or force our own beliefs, values, and patterns of behaviors on individuals from other cultures from based on a belief that one’s own culture is superior

Being respectful and understanding the values and beliefs of a certain cultural group so that one can function effectively in a caring relationship with members of that specific cultural group

When a nurse supports and facilitates the use of scientifically supported cultural practices from one’s culture along with the biomedical system of health care. The nurse works to retain and preserve traditional values tp maintain, promote, and restore health.

When nurses allow, assist, facilitate, or enable the patient and family to use their cultural practices to achieve satisfying health care outcomes when said practices are not harmful.

When the nurse works with the patient to help them re-order, change, or modify cultural practices when those practices are harmful for them.

When a nurse works with a client to uphold their cultural preferences in the health care setting – the nurse advocates, mediates, negotiates, or intervenes between the client’s culture and the biomedical health care culture.

Biological variation within population groups based on physical markers from genetic ancestry; individuals of the same race can have different cultures.

Shared feeling of peoplehood among a group of individuals related to cultural factors such as beliefs, values, language, traditions, nationality, geographic region, and ancestry. It is a social identity that membership in a group that over time creates a common history that is resistant to change.

Refers to desirable or undesirable states of affairs which are universal to all cultures – but the types and expressions vary.

Rules by which human behavior is governed resulting from cultural values held by the group

An overgeneralization about a member of a particular category of people, usually referring to race, ethnicity, immigration status, or sexual orientation

An emotional manifestation of deeply held beliefs (stereotypes) about a group. that is not based on reason or experience, but rather on negative or favorable preconceived feelings.

The outward manifestation of thoughts, beliefs, and attitudes based on prejudice and put into practices and policies.

A form of prejudice that occurs through the exercise of power by individuals and institutions against people who are judged to be inferior on the basis of intelligence, morals, beauty, inheritance, and self-worth.

The belief that one’s own cultural group is superior to all others and determines the standards by which other groups are judged.

Which statement best describes religion?

The major factor contributing to the need for cultural care nursing is:The major factor contributing to the need for cultural care nursing is:

You are the triage nurse in the emergency department and perform the initial intake assessment on a patient who does not speak English. Based on your understanding of linguistic competence, which action would present as a barrier to effective communication??

The first step in cultural competency by a nurse is to:

Which statement is most appropriate to use when initiating an assessment of cultural beliefs with a patient?

Which statement best reflects the biomedical causation of illness?

You are caring for a Jewish patient who needs a leg amputation. The patient is concerned about what will happen to the leg after amputation and becomes visibly distraught when you inform him it will be disposed of by the hospital. What should you do?

You are a nurse in the university health center. You notice that X.L. is on your list for the fourth time in the past three months. Her previous complaints include weight loss and fatigue. Today, she is in the clinic for irregular periods and appears pale with hollow cheekbones. She is a 19-year-old first-year student with an uneventful past medical history. She is a first-generation college student whose parents immigrated from Iran 20 years ago. What questions would be included in a cultural assessment. (Select All That Apply)

During further investigation you discover that X.L. follows a Halal diet. You know very little about the diet. What is the most appropriate next step?

During report on a 39-year-old Hispanic male, you learn that the patient had surgery yesterday but has refused all pain medication and denies any pain. As you assess the patient, you notice an elevated heart rate and blood pressure as well as grimacing with abdominal palpation, but the patient continues to deny pain. You:

You are caring for a patient who requests that a shaman (medicine man) visit him while he is hospitalized. He would like a smudging ritual completed prior to his upcoming treatment. You know that smudging involves the burning of sage. Your best response is: