Nurs 272 Exam #2 Questions And Correct
Answers
Power distance - answerpeople from cultures with greater inequality may not question the
healthcare provider
Masculinity vs. Femininity - answerwomen are caretakers and greater value on masculine
attributes such as success and recognition
long te...
Power distance - answer✔people from cultures with greater inequality may not question the
healthcare provider
Masculinity vs. Femininity - answer✔women are caretakers and greater value on masculine
attributes such as success and recognition
long term vs short term orientation - answer✔-long-term rewards, adapt to change
- short-term desires quick results and tradition
emic - answer✔culture from an insider's viewpoint
etic - answer✔culture from an outsider's viewpoint
taboos - answer✔symptoms may be ignored, and the person may not seek treatment
health care disparities - answer✔obstacle to optimum health that is related to social, economic,
and or environmental disadvantage. Culture and identity contribute to these disparities.
cultural competence - answer✔-expected component of professional nursing practice
-requires underlying acceptance of patient's health beliefs
-requires adapting care to meet unique needs and perspectives of individuals
- it's not about treating everyone the same
self-awareness - answer✔recognizing others have their own opinion
cultural knowledge - answer✔motivated to learn something
how to develop cultural competence - answer✔self-awareness, cultural knowledge, cultural
skills, cultural desire
interpreter - answer✔mandated by Federal Law to have an interpreter or some way to
communicate with clients using another language
bias - answer✔prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with
another, usually in a way considered to be unfair.
stereotype - answer✔A generalized belief about a group of people
When does bias and stereotyping become a problem? - answer✔when you haven't identified
them and/or when you act on them
Leininger's Theory - answer✔what seems normal from an insider view may appear abnormal
from an outsider view
How do biases affect nursing care? - answer✔health care provider's unconscious biases and lack
of understanding about diversity and culture contribute to disparities in patient care
cultural norms - answer✔- casual beliefs about health (what do you believe causes illness?)
- illness expression (how might an illness be expressed differently from one culture to another?)
- symptoms of illness
- taboos
How do hospitals show and assess quality? - answer✔- mission/vision/value statements
- accreditation
- patient satisfaction (many agencies use the HCAHPS survey develop by CMS and AHRQ)
CMS - answer✔Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
AHRQ - answer✔Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
safe - answer✔reducing the risk and impact of incidents that can harm patients ex. medication
error
effective - answer✔providing services and treatment based on scientific knowledge and
evidence-based practice ex. not providing tests to those not likely to benefit from them
patient-centered - answer✔putting the patient in the center of the care system ex. daily routine
that is comfortable to the patient's expectations
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