NURS 3121- Week 11 Exam Study Guide Solutions

NURS 3121- Week 11 Exam Study Guide Solutions culture - Ans:-shared beliefs, values, traditions and practices that influence a groups thinking and behaviour cultural norms - Ans:-Define what is normal or abnormal within a particular cultural construct barriers to mental health care - Ans:--communication -stigma -misdiagnosis (ie: culture bound syndromes) -genetic variations in pharmacodynamics ethnic cultural traditions: western - Ans:--individual idenitity -mind-body divide -disease has a cause, therefore treat the cause -linear time ©GRACEAMELIA 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024 Page 2/27 -success= preparation for the future ethnic cultural traditions: eastern - Ans:--family identification -mind-body spirit as one -disease caused by fluctuation in opposing forces -circular time -fate drives future ethnic cultural traditions: indigenous - Ans:--tribal identification -humans in natural world -person as relates to others -disease= lack of harmony between person and environment cultural awareness - Ans:--examine own beliefs, values and practices -three cultures intersect three intersecting cultures - Ans:--nurse -patient ©GRACEAMELIA 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024 Page 3/27 -setting cultural knowledge - Ans:--learn by attending cultural events/programs -relationships with diverse cultural groups cultural knowledge helps nurses - Ans:--establish rapport -ask culturally relevant questions -identify cultural variables to consider cultural encounters - Ans:--deter nurses from stereotyping -gain confidence in cross-cultural interactions -avoid or reduce cultural pain cultural desire - Ans:--genuine concerns for patients welfare -willingness to listen until patients viewpoint is understood -patience, consideration, and empathy cultural skill - Ans:-ability to perform a cultural assessment in a sensitive way ways to perform cultural assessments in a sensitive way - Ans:--use professional interpreter to ensure meaningful communication ©GRACEAMELIA 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024 Page 4/27 -use culturally sensitive assessment tools goal of cultural skill - Ans:-mutually agreeable therapeutic plan that is: -culturally acceptable -capable of producing positive outcomes culturally safe practice entails - Ans:-an understanding of culture as a relational experience. -Every encounter is a cultural encounter and is shaped by multiple intersecting factors culture influences - Ans:-beliefs and attitudes regarding mental health and illness stigma in western societies - Ans:-an ongoing concern