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TEST BANK For Rosdahl's Textbook of Basic Nursing, 12thEdition by Caroline Rosdahl
Culture - ANSWER:-It is the accumulated learning for generational groups of
individuals within structured or nonstructured societies.
Subcultures - ANSWER:These are groups within dominant cultures. They form
because individuals share characteristics that belong to an identifiable group
Race - ANSWER:-Large groups of humankind that share common biologic and
sociologic characteristics
Minority - ANSWER:-Global shifts of multiple groups of individuals who are
continually revising cultures and subcultures
Ethnicity - ANSWER:-Common heritage shared by a specific culture
Prejudice - ANSWER:-Belief based on preconceived notions about certain groups of
people
Ethnocentrism - ANSWER:-Belief that one's own culture is the best and only
acceptable culture (my group is better than another)
Stereotyping - ANSWER:-Categorizing people and believing that all those belonging
to a certain group are alike
Cultural Sensitivity - ANSWER:"-Understanding and tolerance of all cultures and
lifestyles ; Enables the nurse to, Understand more accurately and to accept the
behavior of others, Provide better care by being sensitive to cultural factors involved
in the client's health or illness
morbidity - ANSWER:refers to the number of people with an illness or disorder
relative to specific populations
mortality - ANSWER:refers to the chances of death associated with a particular
illness or disorder
illness - ANSWER:the response to a disease that involves change in function
Taboo - ANSWER:Members of the culture cannot violate taboos without discomfort
and risk of separation from the group.
infection - ANSWER:is a change in the structure or function of body tissues
, Rituals - ANSWER:Members practice for comfort, acceptance, and inclusion. are
associated with religious or spiritual services pertaining to healing, death, or dying.
Culture greatly influences - ANSWER:-an individual's concepts of health and illness.
Each society has norms relating to - ANSWER:"the meaning of illness, how an ill
person should behave, and what means should be used to assist him or her.
Nurses must strive to accommodate clients' healthcare beliefs and practices -
ANSWER:even if they do not fully understand or agree with them (as long as they are
safe)
what is transcultural nursing? - ANSWER:Caring for clients while taking into
consideration their religious and sociocultural backgrounds. Respect their
differences.
Magicoreligious - ANSWER:"The belief that supernatural forces dominate.
Scientific/biomedical - ANSWER:"The belief that physical and biomedical processes
can be studied and manipulated to control life.
Holistic medicine - ANSWER:"The belief that the forces of nature must be kept
balanced.
Yin-yang and hot-cold theories - ANSWER:"The belief that illness develops when life
forces are out of balance.
The ANA's position statement regarding nursing and cultural diversity: -
ANSWER:"Knowledge of cultural diversity is vital at all levels of nursing practice ...
approaches to nursing practice (not culturally sensitive) are ineffective in meeting
health and nursing needs of diverse cultural groups ... Knowledge about cultures and
their impact on interactions with health care is essential for nurses, whether they are
practicing in clinical ... or other settings.
Sickle cell, hypertension, and CAD - ANSWER:high among African Americans
Hinduism - ANSWER:belief of karma
Community - ANSWER:"a group of individuals who interact with each other for the
mutual benefit of their common interests to support a sense of unity or belonging
demography - ANSWER:the science of population study that examines dynamic
balances between population size, racial and ethnic distribution, economic
opportunities, growth potential and vital statistics
Community health - ANSWER:"the aggregate health of a population: a town, state,
nation, or planet. Health is monitored by statistics such as rates of birth, morbidity,
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