Exam 1: NUR2356 / NUR 2356
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Multidimensional Care I / MDC 1 |
Questions & Answers | 100%
Correct | Grade A - Rasmussen
Question:
Culture
Answer:
The totality of socially transmitted behavior patterns, arts, beliefs, values,
customs, lifeways, and all other products of human work and thought
characteristics of a population of people that guides their worldview and
decision making.
Question:
Ethnicity
Answer:
Groups whose members share a common social and cultural heritage that is
passed down from generation to generation. It is also similar to subculture in
that the members of an ethnic group have some characteristics in common
(e.g., race, ancestry, physical characteristics, geographic region, lifestyle,
religion) that are not shared or understood by outsiders.
,Question:
Stereotype
Answer:
A widely held but oversimplified and unsubstantiated belief that all people of
a certain racial or ethnic group are alike in certain respects.
Question:
Healthcare Jargon
Answer:
Not only language itself, but different definitions for the same thing,
including street talk, slang, jargon, lack of knowledge, and emotional
responses.
Question:
Language Barriers (to communication)
Answer:
Barriers that hinder effective communication, such as differences in language,
dialect, or communication styles.
,Question:
Health and Illness Beliefs among Native Americans
Answer:
Beliefs include health meaning living in harmony with nature, surviving
under difficult circumstances, treating the body with respect, and associating
illness with disharmony or evil spirits.
Question:
Health and Illness Beliefs among Asian/Pacific Islander
Answer:
Beliefs include health as a state of physical and spiritual harmony and illness
as disharmony of basic principles like yin and yang.
Question:
Health and Illness Beliefs among Black or African American
Answer:
Beliefs include health as harmony with nature (mind, body, and spirit) and
illness as a result of disharmony or failure to eat proper foods.
, Question:
Health and Illness Beliefs among Hispanic or Latino
Answer:
Beliefs include health as good luck or a reward for good behavior, a gift from
God, and illness as body imbalance or punishment.
Question:
Dominant Values among White or European American
Answer:
Values include independence, individuality, wealth, comfort, cleanliness,
achievement, youth, and beauty.
Question:
Dominant Values among Hispanic or Latino
Answer:
Values include extended family, group emphasis, fatalism, faith, and
spirituality.
Question:
Dominant Values among Native Americans
Answer:
Values include bonding to family or group, acceptance of nature (Mother
Earth), tradition sharing, belief in a spiritual power, and respect for elders.
