Ch. 5 Transcultural Nursing Flashcards
(21 cards)
What is the definition of culture?
The beliefs, values, and behaviors shared by members of a society and provide a template or ‘road map’ for living
Culture shapes how individuals interact within their community and influences their perceptions and behaviors.
What is the definition of race?
A biologically designated group of people whose distinguishing features, such as skin color, are inherited
Race is often used to categorize individuals based on physical characteristics.
What is an ethnic group?
A collection of people who have common origins and a shared culture and identity; they may share a common geographic origin, race, language, religion, traditions, values, and food preferences
Ethnic groups can be defined by cultural heritage and shared experiences.
True or False: Race and ethnicity are interchangeable terms.
False
Race refers to biological traits, while ethnicity encompasses cultural identity.
What is cultural diversity?
The coexistence of a variety of cultural patterns within a geographic area
Cultural diversity can enhance social interactions but also presents unique challenges.
What is ethnocentrism?
Bias that a person’s own culture is best and others are wrong or inferior
Ethnocentrism can hinder effective communication and damage relationships.
How does an ethnocentric attitude impact communication?
It can block effective communication by creating biases and misconceptions of human behavior, damaging the nurse-pt relationship and nursing interventions
List the order of the cultural sensitivity continuum
Refusal, Resistance, Neutrality, Adjustment, and Incorporation
List characteristics of culture.
Learned from others Integrated system of customs and traits
Shared
Mostly tacit
Dynamic
These characteristics indicate how culture functions within societies.
What are some examples of ethnocultural health practices?
Biomedical view
Magicoreligious view
Holistic view
Folk medicine and home remedies
Herbalism
Prescription and over-the-counter drugs
These practices can vary widely between different cultures.
What are some examples of complementary therapies and self-care practices?
diet therapies, gi treatments, balance and exercise activities, sensory exposure, and therapeutic manipulation
What role does a community health nurse play in transcultural nursing?
Preparation
Cultural awareness
Sensitivity
Assessment
Teaching
Nurses must be equipped to address diverse cultural needs in their practice.
Which word characterizes a culture: Inherited, Static, Individualized, Tacit
Tacit
Tacit knowledge is often unspoken and learned through experience.
What principles constitute effective and culturally competent care?
Avoiding ethnocentric attitudes
Bridging cultural differences
Developing knowledge and skill in serving multicultural clients
Placing clients’ responses to care within the context of their lives
These principles are essential to provide respectful and effective care.
What does a cultural assessment include?
Ethnic/racial background
Language and communication patterns
Cultural values and norms
Biocultural factors
Religious beliefs and practices
Health beliefs and practices
A thorough cultural assessment helps tailor care to individual needs.
What are the two phases of the cultural assessment process?
Phase I: Data collection
Phase II: Data organization
Each phase is crucial for understanding and integrating cultural factors into care.
What occurs during Phase I data collection?
Assess values, beliefs, customs, Collect problem specific cultural data, make nursing diagnoses and determine cultural factors influencing nursing interventions
What occurs during Phase II data collection?
Compare cultural data, determine incongruities, and seek to modify one or more systems
What is the first step a nurse takes when applying transcultural nursing principles?
Develop cultural self-awareness
This step is essential before cultivating cultural sensitivity.
What are the steps of transcultural nursing?
Develop cultural awareness, cultivate cultural sensitivity, assess client group’s culture, show respect and patience while learning about other cultures, and examine culturally derived health practices
True or False: Cultivating cultural sensitivity is the first step in applying transcultural nursing principles.
False
Self-awareness must precede sensitivity in the nursing process.
