NR 503 epi final exam with correct
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cultural competence - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔the ability of providers and organizations to
effectively deliver health care services that meet the social, cultural, and linguistic needs of patients.
is defined as "a dynamic, fluid, continuous process whereby an individual, system or health care
agency find meaningful and useful care delivery strategies based on knowledge of the cultural
heritage, beliefs, attitudes, and behavior of those to whom they render care"
culturally competent health care system - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔can help improve health
outcomes and quality of care and can contribute to the elimination of racial and ethnic health
disparities. ex. of strategies to move the health care system towards these goals include providing
relevant training on cultural competence and cross cultural issues to health professionals and
creating policies that reduce administrative and linguistic barriers to patient care.
cultural awareness - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔is their understanding of the differences
between themselves and people from other countries or other backgrounds, especially differences in
attitudes and values.
Self-examination of one's own prejudices and biases toward other cultures. An in-depth exploration
of one's own cultural/ethnic background.
Norms - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔rules and expectations by which a society guides the
behavior of its members in any given situation. It varies widely across cultural groups. For ex.
American maintain fairly direct eye contact when conversing with others. Asians, on the other hand,
may avert their eyes as a sign of politeness ad respect.
values - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔the ideas, beliefs, and attitudes about what is important that
help guide the way you live. It has major influences on a person's behavior and attitude and serve as
broad guidelines in all situations. some common business ____ are fairness, innovation, and
community involvement.
, The Kleinman explanatory model- consists of 3 sectors. - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔the popular
sector, the professional sector and the folk sector. the model can be used to determine how
individuals make decisions.
socioeconomic status (SES) - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔is an economic and sociological
combined total measure of a person's work experience and of an individual's or family's economic
and social position in relation to others, based on income, education, and occupation.
disparities - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔the term is often interpreted to mean racial or ethnic
disparities, many dimensions of disparity exist in the U.S, particularly in health. If a health outcome
is seen to a greater or lesser extent between populations, there disparity. Race or ethnicity, sex,
sexual identity, age, disability, socioeconomic status, and geographic location all contribute to an
individual's ability to achieve good health. It is important to recognize the impact that social
determinants have on health outcomes of specific populations. healthy people strives to improve the
health of all groups.
Minorities - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔a culturally, ethnically, or racially distinct group that
coexists with but is subordinate to a more dominant group. as the term is used I the social sciences,
this subordinacy is the chief defining characteristic of a minority group. As such, minority status
does not necessarily correlate population.
food desert - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔an urban area in which it is difficult to buy affordable or
good-quality fresh food.
determinant of health - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔the range of personal, social, economic, and
environmental factors that influence health status
determinants of health fall under several broad categories - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS
**✔✔policymaking, social factors, health services, individuals behavior, biology and genetics.
It is the interrelationships among these factors that determine individual and population health.
Because of this, interventions that target multiple determinants of health are most likely to be
effective. Determinants of health reach beyond the boundaries of traditional health care and public
health sectors; sectors such as education, housing, transportation, agriculture, and environment can
be important allies in improving population health.