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Diversity Flashcards

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Four basic elements of culture
How is culture symbolic?

Interventions for language barrier

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Learned- It is socially transmitted
Integrated- If one part changes, other parts will change
Symbolic-signs, sounds, clothing, tools, customs, beliefs, rituals, language
Shared- People who grow up in a particular culture often have shared values, beliefs, ideals, and expectations.

Always verify understanding.

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What is enculturation
When does enculturation begin?
How does it occur

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process of learning culture
Begins at birth
consciously and unconsciously

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Social determinants of health (SDOH) are the conditions in the environments where people are ________ that affect a wide range of______ and risks.

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born, live, learn, work, play, worship, and age
health, functioning, and quality-of-life outcomes

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Generalizations are
Nurses should consider that

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conclusions from many factors.
differences are invariably present among individuals within cultures

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Stereotype

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generalization about all members of a group
Leads to an unwillingness obtain information about an individual.

Eg. All single parent families are of low income

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Prejudice
Prejudice results from ethnocentrism which assumes that

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  • Negative attitude toward an entire category of people, often an ethnic or racial minority
  • One’s own culture and way of life represent the norm or are superior to all others
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Discrimination

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treating someone unequally based on a perceived difference

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Health disparity

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higher burden of illness, injury, or mortality

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Health care disparity

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Differences in
* Environment
* Access to, utilization of, and quality of care
* Health status
* Health outcomes.

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________socially constructed concept that tends to group people by common descent, heredity, or physical characteristics.

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Race

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Racism

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race determines a person’s character or ability
One race is superior than another

black patients were less likely than whites to receive analgesia for acu

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Ethnicity

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person’s identification with or membership in a particular racial, national, or cultural group

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Acculturation
Example of language aculturation

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Accepts some aspects of a new culture without loosingng your own.
Eg. Pidgin English

language, technology, food, clothing, music,

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Assimilation

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one cultural group merge with or blend into a second group.

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________ is the tendency to view one’s own culture as superior and to use one’s own standards and values in judging outsiders

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Ethnocentrism

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Socialization
What are the levels of socialization

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the process of learning to behave in a way that is acceptable to society:

Family, school, church, community

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Describe family
Describe community

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basic unit of society in all cultures
Common interest and identity

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Rituals

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formal, stylized, and repetitive actions performed in special places at special times.

Be aware of their beliefs and feelings

support for patients

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Transcultural nursing

What should nurses do?

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Based on the differences and similarities between beliefs and values.

Respect
Incorporate into treatment plans

Be culturally open

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Cultural competence
Cultural sensitivity

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Understand,embrace and operate within the differences.
Recognition and respect differences

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How does culturally congruent care promote the health and well-being of individual people or groups

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It uses uses culturally based knowledge to create sensitive, creative, safe, and meaningful health care experiences.

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Multidimensional Cultural Competencies

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Knowledge, awareness, sensitivity
competence.

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Balancing multiple cultures

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Patient’s
Nurse
Health care delivery system culture

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Giger and Davidhizar Transcultural Assessment Model

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Communication- how feelings, ideas, decision-making, and strategies are expressed
Environmental
Social orientation
Space
Time
Biologic

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In some Asian cultures, it is considered disrespectful to ________ with individuals of authority because doing so implies equality

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Make eye contact

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Assessments:Biologic
Skin color

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Skin color varies in conditions such as jaundice, pallor, and some rashes
In dark people examine buccal mucosa, lips, tongue, nail beds, and palms of the hands

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Gender in societies

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Decision making may be left to men.

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Time orientation

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Past
Present
Future

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Past

Examples of groups

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traditional approaches to health and healing

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Present

Examples

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Here and now. Dont embrace preventive
may not see
They dont see the benefit of adhering to medical regimens when they are not symptomatic

African Americans and Hispanics

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Future

Middle class Americans

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Delay immediate gratification if it affects future plans

speak of events in relationship to the future and stick to a schedule of

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Nutritional needs
Islamic or Orthodox Jewish background

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role of food in a culture, food rituals, common foods and spices, dietary limitations, and nutritional deficiencies
Islam and Jewish- Dont eat pork

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Galanti: 4 Cs of a Culture

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Call
Cause
Cope
Concern

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Kosher diet

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Orthodox and Jewish

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Jehovah’s witness

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Blood transfussion

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Seventh-Day Adventists

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Meat
Caffeine
Alcohol
Tobacco

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What is culture?
What is the diference between culture and ethnicity?

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customary beliefs, customs, practices and behaviour.
Shared genetics, historical and geographic traits.

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Providing culturally congruent care means providing care that

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Fits the patient’s valued life patterns and set of meanings.

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Lactose intolerance is frequently observed among
native North
American Indians
African Americans

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Asians, Africans, and Hispanics
TB- living in reservations
individuals
Hypertension

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Jewish clients who follow a Kosher diet will avoid
Ensure presence of ______Buddhists

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meat from carnivores, pork products, and fish
without scales or fins
Vegetables.

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collectivistic cultures that value group reliance and interdependence

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Asians, Hispanics, and Africans
caring behaviors require actively providing physical and psychosocial support for family or community members.

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LEARN MNEMONIC during cultural assessment.

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L Listen to the patient’s perspective
E Explain and share one’s own perspective
A Acknowledge differences and similarities between these two perspectives
R Recommend a treatment plan
N Negotiate a mutually agreed-on treatment plan

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