Chapter 14: Decolonizing and Anti-Oppressive Nursing Practice: Awareness, Allyship, and Action Flashcards
(15 cards)
When one group or individual uses power to maintain privilege and dominance over
another, it is known as which of the following?
a. Suppression
b. Oppression
c. Domination
d. Power
ANS: B
Oppression is when one group or individual uses power to maintain privilege and
dominance over another.
Susan is working with a group of Indigenous elders to advocate for the use of traditional healing practices in the community health clinic. This is an example of which of the following strategies to dismantle the conditions of oppression?
a. Mentorship
b. Cultural safety
c. Anti-oppression
d. Allyship
ANS: D
Allyship in nursing involves nurses recognizing that they come from dominant or
privileged groups and taking action to reject and dismantle the conditions of oppression.
Awareness, allyship, and anti-oppressive nursing practices involve not only accepting and valuing different cultures but also seeking to do which of the following?
a. Dismantle the forces and context of colonization
b. Distinguish between good and bad cultural practices
c. Impart western values to other ethnic groups
d. Make sure all patients know how to access care
ANS: A
Awareness, allyship, and anti-oppressive practice involve accepting and valuing people of different cultures, ages, genders, sexual orientations, abilities, and all lifestyles, beliefs, and practices, and working to dismantle the forces and contexts of oppression and
colonization.
Mark is a nurse practitioner in a small northern community. He is currently collaborating with Innu elders to translate patient education materials into Innu-aimun. This is an example of nurses participating in which of the following?
a. Oppression
b. Domination
c. Decolonization
d. Racism
ANS: C
Decolonization is concerned with dismantling the systematic oppression of Indigenous Peoples, Indigenous culture, and the sites of oppression from colonization.
Nurses who engage with Indigenous communities in decolonizing practices must
recognize that they require a commitment to which of the following principles?
a. Truth and reconciliation
b. Racism and relief
c. Settlers and colonization
d. Decolonization and racism
ANS: A
Decolonizing practice with and by Indigenous communities concerning settler relations is hard and unsettling work. This is work that requires a commitment to truth and reconciliation and a right relationship with people and place.
Which of the following statements illustrates the difference between visible and invisible diversity?
a. Visible includes sexual orientation and invisible includes gender identification.
b. Visible includes illness and invisible includes religion.
c. Visible includes appearance and invisible includes religion.
d. Visible includes nation of origin and invisible includes occupation.
ANS: C
Visible diversity includes attributes such as age, physical appearance, and gender
identification. Invisible diversity includes attributes that are not readily seen, such as
religion, national origin, occupation, sexual orientation, and illness.
Which term accurately describes diverse aggregates and indicates visible diversity by way of colour?
a. Visible minority
b. Marginalized
c. Radicalized
d. Racially visible
ANS: D
The term racially visible describes diverse aggregates and indicates visible diversity by
way of colour.
John is orienting a group of new nurses to the medical unit when he overhears one of the nurses state that “all people of colour have heart disease.” This is an example of which of the following?
a. Racializing
b. Marginalizing
c. Oppressing
d. Repressing
ANS: A
When terms like “people of colour” are used, heterogeneous groups of non-White people are slotted into one category, which ignores class and ethnic differences. In health care, this practice is known as racializing.
Which statement reflects the correct definition of culture?
a. Values and beliefs of close relatives
b. Ways of thinking about similar groups
c. Common values, thoughts, and actions
d. Different values but similar relatives
ANS: C
Culture is a term that applies to all groups of people where there are common values and ways of thinking and acting that differ from those of another group.
- Which of the following statements provides a definition of ethnicity?
a. The state of belonging to a race that shares common values
b. The state of belonging to a culture that shares common beliefs
c. The state of belonging to an Indigenous group with common traditions
d. The state of belonging to a social group that shares common cultural patterns
ANS: D
Ethnicity is the state of belonging to a social group that shares common cultural patterns (e.g., beliefs, values, customs, behaviours, traditions).
Why is Canada’s ethnic mix changing so rapidly?
a. Increased rates of non-European immigration
b. Increased Indigenous births in northern communities
c. Increased transient workers crossing the border
d. Increased deaths from chronic disease
ANS: A
Canada’s ethnic mix is changing rapidly, particularly in urban areas, mainly because of
increased rates of non-European immigration in recent decades.
What is the difference between an immigrant and a refugee?
a. A refugee chose to live in Canada, whereas an immigrant was forced to leave his
or her home.
b. An immigrant chose to live in Canada, whereas a refugee was forced to leave his
or her home.
c. A refugee can apply for permanent residency, whereas an immigrant cannot apply
for residency.
d. An immigrant cannot apply for permanent residency, whereas a refugee can apply
for residency.
ANS: B
An immigrant is a person who has chosen to live in Canada and has been accepted by the government of Canada and who may apply for permanent residency. A refugee is a person who was forced to leave his or her home country because of war or a well-founded fear of persecution.
What are the projections for 2031 on the median age of First Nations people, Inuit and Métis, in Canada?
a. Median age will be much older that the rest of the population.
b. Median age will be much younger that the rest of the population.
c. Median age will be the same as the rest of the population.
d. Median age will be much older than other Innu populations.
ANS: B
Projections for 2031 on the median age of different groups in Canada show that First
Nations people, Inuit and Métis, and visible minorities will be, on average, much younger than the rest of the population.
Diversity in a cultural context considers similarities, differences, and power relations
across which of the following? (Select all that apply.)
a. Race
b. Religion
c. Height
d. Occupation
e. Poverty
f. Income
g. Sexual orientation
h. Age
ANS: A, B, D, E, G, H
Diversity in a cultural context considers similarities, differences, and power relations
across age, gender, race, religion, occupation, sexual orientation, and poverty.
Race is primarily a social classification based on an imagined hierarchy of human value that often relies on which of the following? (Select all that apply.)
a. Income
b. Group superiority
c. Group inferiority
d. Phenotypes
e. Weight
f. Illness
g. Skin colour
ANS: B, C, D, G
Race is primarily a social classification based on an imagined hierarchy of human value that relies on phenotypes, skin colour, and other expressions of group superiority and inferiority to identify group membership.
