Cultural Assimilation Correct Ans - process that occurs when a
minority group, living as a part of the dominant group within a culture,
loses the cultural characteristics that made it different
Cultural Blindness Correct Ans - the process of ignoring differences
in people and proceeding as though the differences do not exist
Cultutal Diversity Correct Ans - diverse groups in society, with
varying racial classifications and national origins, religious affiliations,
languages, physical size, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability,
socioeconomic status, occupational status, and geographic location.
Cultural Imposition Correct Ans - tendency of some to impose their
beliefs, practices, and values on another culture because they believe that
their ideas are superior to those of another person or group
Culture Correct Ans - sum total of human behavior or social
characteristics particular to a specific group and passed from generation to
generation or from one to another within a group
Culture Competent Care Correct Ans - care delivered with an
awareness of the aspects of the patient's culture
Cultural Conflict Correct Ans - Situation that occurs when people
become aware of cultural differences, feel threatened, and respond by
ridiculing the beliefs and traditions of others to make themselves feel more
secure about their own values
Culture Shock Correct Ans - Those feelings, usually negative, a
person's experiences when placed in a different culture
Ethnicity Correct Ans - Sense of identification that a cultural group
collectively has; the sharing of common and unique cultural and social
beliefs and behavior patterns, including language and dialect, religious
practices, literature, folklore, music, political interests, food preferences,
and employment patterns
, Ethnocentrism Correct Ans - Beliefs that one's own ideas, beliefs,
and practices are best, superior, or most preferred to those of others; using
one's cultural norms as the standard to evaluate others' beliefs
Linguistic Competence Correct Ans - The ability of caregivers and
organizations to understand and effectively respond to the linguistic needs
of patients and their families in a health care encounter
Personal Space Correct Ans - External environment surrounding a
person that is regarded as being part of that person
Race Correct Ans - (A human fabricated idea) Division of human
beings based on distinct physical characteristics
Stereotyping Correct Ans - Assigning characteristics to a group of
people without considering specific individuality
Subculture Correct Ans - A group of people with different interests
or goals than the primary culture
Transcultural Nursing Correct Ans - Providing nursing care that is
planned and implemented in a way that is sensitive to the needs of
individuals, families, and groups representing the diverse cultural
populations within our society
Common Health Problems of Native Americans and Alaska Natives
Correct Ans - Heart Disease
Cirrhosis of the Liver
Diabetes mellitus
Fetal alcohol syndrome
Common Health Problems of African Americans Correct Ans -
Hypertension
Stroke
Sickle cell anemia
Lactose intolerance
Keloids
Common Health Problems of Asians Correct Ans - Hypertension
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