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Which term refers to the process of learning culture through observation and instruction?
Which term refers to the process of learning culture through observation and instruction?
- Enculturation (correct)
- Acculturation
- Diffusion
- Integration
What is the primary focus in a culture that embraces individualism?
What is the primary focus in a culture that embraces individualism?
- The economic and social patterns
- The collective interests and needs
- The cultural traditions and values
- The individual's interests and needs (correct)
What is the term for borrowing cultural traits from another culture?
What is the term for borrowing cultural traits from another culture?
- Diffusion (correct)
- Acculturation
- Enculturation
- Integration
What is the term for an adaptive response to environmental and biological demands?
What is the term for an adaptive response to environmental and biological demands?
Which of the following best describes culture?
Which of the following best describes culture?
What is the difference between beliefs and values?
What is the difference between beliefs and values?
Why has there been increased attention on cultural influences in health and healthcare?
Why has there been increased attention on cultural influences in health and healthcare?
What are the basic components of a cultural assessment?
What are the basic components of a cultural assessment?
Which of the following is an example of a social remedy for violating a norm?
Which of the following is an example of a social remedy for violating a norm?
What is the definition of race?
What is the definition of race?
What is the main difference between racial categories and ethnic categories?
What is the main difference between racial categories and ethnic categories?
At what age do children become aware of differences in race and color?
At what age do children become aware of differences in race and color?
Which of the following is an example of acculturation?
Which of the following is an example of acculturation?
What is the most fundamental aspect of a culture?
What is the most fundamental aspect of a culture?
Which of the following is an example of a material symbol?
Which of the following is an example of a material symbol?
What are norms?
What are norms?
According to the text, what is the central purpose of transcultural nursing?
According to the text, what is the central purpose of transcultural nursing?
According to the text, what is culturally congruent care?
According to the text, what is culturally congruent care?
What is cultural relativism?
What is cultural relativism?
According to the text, what is the projected U.S. population composition for 2020?
According to the text, what is the projected U.S. population composition for 2020?
Which of the following is a characteristic of culture according to social anthropologists?
Which of the following is a characteristic of culture according to social anthropologists?
According to the text, what can failure to develop cultural awareness lead to?
According to the text, what can failure to develop cultural awareness lead to?
What are the points of agreement about culture according to anthropologists and sociologists?
What are the points of agreement about culture according to anthropologists and sociologists?
What determines our own identity and forms the anchor for traditions, customs, and rituals?
What determines our own identity and forms the anchor for traditions, customs, and rituals?
Which group of individuals does the traditional health care system not provide for?
Which group of individuals does the traditional health care system not provide for?
What must the health care system be able to do in order to provide competent care?
What must the health care system be able to do in order to provide competent care?
What is the role of the patient in the health care system?
What is the role of the patient in the health care system?
What does a culturally competent health care worker try to understand?
What does a culturally competent health care worker try to understand?
What should health care workers be able to appreciate without judgment?
What should health care workers be able to appreciate without judgment?
What factors should a health care worker understand about each client?
What factors should a health care worker understand about each client?
True or false: The health care system is organized in a paternalistic pattern.
True or false: The health care system is organized in a paternalistic pattern.
True or false: The health care system does not provide for the needs of women or minorities.
True or false: The health care system does not provide for the needs of women or minorities.
True or false: To provide competent care, the health care system must be able to promote and maintain the health of all its patients.
True or false: To provide competent care, the health care system must be able to promote and maintain the health of all its patients.
True or false: In the health care system, the patient must be able to understand, interpret, and analyze health information.
True or false: In the health care system, the patient must be able to understand, interpret, and analyze health information.
True or false: Individuals should be able to navigate the health care system, interact with health care providers, and advocate for their own rights.
True or false: Individuals should be able to navigate the health care system, interact with health care providers, and advocate for their own rights.
True or false: A culturally competent health care worker tries to understand the values, beliefs, traditions, and customs of diverse groups.
True or false: A culturally competent health care worker tries to understand the values, beliefs, traditions, and customs of diverse groups.
True or false: Health care workers should be able to appreciate the health practices of their patients without judgment.
True or false: Health care workers should be able to appreciate the health practices of their patients without judgment.
True or false: Health care workers must understand each client's health problems, ethnic practices, language, literacy, and religious beliefs.
True or false: Health care workers must understand each client's health problems, ethnic practices, language, literacy, and religious beliefs.
True or false: Culturally congruent care refers to care that is tailored to each client's cultural background.
True or false: Culturally congruent care refers to care that is tailored to each client's cultural background.
True or false: Failure to develop cultural awareness can lead to misunderstandings and ineffective care.
True or false: Failure to develop cultural awareness can lead to misunderstandings and ineffective care.
According to the text, what are mores?
According to the text, what are mores?
What are positive sanctions?
What are positive sanctions?
What is the definition of race according to the text?
What is the definition of race according to the text?
Which of the following best describes cultural competence in nursing practice?
Which of the following best describes cultural competence in nursing practice?
Which term refers to the process of learning culture through observation and instruction?
Which term refers to the process of learning culture through observation and instruction?
At what age do children become aware of differences in race and color according to the text?
At what age do children become aware of differences in race and color according to the text?
What is the term for the process of learning culture through observation and instruction?
What is the term for the process of learning culture through observation and instruction?
What is the term for an adaptive response to environmental and biological demands?
What is the term for an adaptive response to environmental and biological demands?
What is the definition of race?
What is the definition of race?
True or false: Culturally congruent care refers to care that is tailored to each client's cultural background.
True or false: Culturally congruent care refers to care that is tailored to each client's cultural background.
According to the text, what are the basic components of a cultural assessment?
According to the text, what are the basic components of a cultural assessment?
What is the primary focus in a culture that embraces individualism?
What is the primary focus in a culture that embraces individualism?
Which of the following is a characteristic of culture according to social anthropologists?
Which of the following is a characteristic of culture according to social anthropologists?
What is the term for borrowing cultural traits from another culture?
What is the term for borrowing cultural traits from another culture?
What determines our own identity and forms the anchor for traditions, customs, and rituals?
What determines our own identity and forms the anchor for traditions, customs, and rituals?
True or false: Failure to develop cultural awareness can lead to misunderstandings and ineffective care.
True or false: Failure to develop cultural awareness can lead to misunderstandings and ineffective care.
According to the text, what is the central purpose of transcultural nursing?
According to the text, what is the central purpose of transcultural nursing?
What is the term for borrowing cultural traits from another culture?
What is the term for borrowing cultural traits from another culture?
True or false: Health care workers should practice cultural relativism and respect and be open to new cultural experiences.
True or false: Health care workers should practice cultural relativism and respect and be open to new cultural experiences.
What are the basic components of a cultural assessment?
What are the basic components of a cultural assessment?
Which of the following is an example of a nonmaterial symbol in a culture?
Which of the following is an example of a nonmaterial symbol in a culture?
What is the term for socially accepted rules and practices that guide an individual’s behavior and interactions within a culture?
What is the term for socially accepted rules and practices that guide an individual’s behavior and interactions within a culture?
What are the deeply embedded feelings that determine what is considered good or bad, right or wrong, in a culture?
What are the deeply embedded feelings that determine what is considered good or bad, right or wrong, in a culture?
What is the term for moral beliefs that are strongly held by members of a culture?
What is the term for moral beliefs that are strongly held by members of a culture?
Which term refers to the process of learning culture through observation and instruction?
Which term refers to the process of learning culture through observation and instruction?
What is the most fundamental aspect of a culture?
What is the most fundamental aspect of a culture?
What factors should a health care worker understand about each client?
What factors should a health care worker understand about each client?
What is the term for an adaptive response to environmental and biological demands?
What is the term for an adaptive response to environmental and biological demands?
What are the basic components of a cultural assessment?
What are the basic components of a cultural assessment?
According to the text, what is the projected U.S. population composition for 2020?
According to the text, what is the projected U.S. population composition for 2020?
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of culture according to social anthropologists?
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of culture according to social anthropologists?
What is the term for the process of learning culture through observation and instruction?
What is the term for the process of learning culture through observation and instruction?
What is the term for borrowing cultural traits from another culture?
What is the term for borrowing cultural traits from another culture?
True or false: Culturally congruent care refers to care that is tailored to each client's cultural background.
True or false: Culturally congruent care refers to care that is tailored to each client's cultural background.
According to the text, what are the characteristics of culture according to social anthropologists?
According to the text, what are the characteristics of culture according to social anthropologists?
What is the term for the process of learning culture through observation and instruction?
What is the term for the process of learning culture through observation and instruction?
True or false: Failure to develop cultural awareness can lead to misunderstandings and ineffective care.
True or false: Failure to develop cultural awareness can lead to misunderstandings and ineffective care.
According to the text, what is the primary focus in a culture that embraces individualism?
According to the text, what is the primary focus in a culture that embraces individualism?
According to the text, what is enculturation?
According to the text, what is enculturation?
What is the primary focus in a culture that embraces individualism?
What is the primary focus in a culture that embraces individualism?
What is the term for socially accepted rules and practices that guide an individual’s behavior and interactions within a culture?
What is the term for socially accepted rules and practices that guide an individual’s behavior and interactions within a culture?
What determines an individual's capacity for learning within a cultural group?
What determines an individual's capacity for learning within a cultural group?
According to the text, what are the deeply embedded feelings that determine what is considered good or bad, right or wrong, in a culture?
According to the text, what are the deeply embedded feelings that determine what is considered good or bad, right or wrong, in a culture?
What is the term for socially accepted rules and practices that guide an individual's behavior and interactions within a culture?
What is the term for socially accepted rules and practices that guide an individual's behavior and interactions within a culture?
What is the term for moral beliefs that are strongly held by members of a culture?
What is the term for moral beliefs that are strongly held by members of a culture?
What are the customs within a culture that determine how people greet each other?
What are the customs within a culture that determine how people greet each other?
Which of the following is NOT a key factor that a health care worker should understand about each client?
Which of the following is NOT a key factor that a health care worker should understand about each client?
What is the term for the process of learning culture through observation and instruction?
What is the term for the process of learning culture through observation and instruction?
True or false: Failure to develop cultural awareness can lead to misunderstandings and ineffective care.
True or false: Failure to develop cultural awareness can lead to misunderstandings and ineffective care.
What is the projected U.S. population composition for 2020?
What is the projected U.S. population composition for 2020?
What is the term for an adaptive response to environmental and biological demands?
What is the term for an adaptive response to environmental and biological demands?
True or false: In the health care system, the patient must be able to understand, interpret, and analyze health information.
True or false: In the health care system, the patient must be able to understand, interpret, and analyze health information.
According to the text, what is the central purpose of transcultural nursing?
According to the text, what is the central purpose of transcultural nursing?
What is the term for the movement of people from different cultures to different countries in the world?
What is the term for the movement of people from different cultures to different countries in the world?
According to the U.S. Census Bureau projection, what is the expected composition of the U.S. population in 2020?
According to the U.S. Census Bureau projection, what is the expected composition of the U.S. population in 2020?
What is the term for care that incorporates the key values and beliefs of a culture?
What is the term for care that incorporates the key values and beliefs of a culture?
According to the text, what is the definition of ethnicity?
According to the text, what is the definition of ethnicity?
What is the term for the social remedies for violating any of the norms?
What is the term for the social remedies for violating any of the norms?
According to the text, what is the difference between race and ethnicity?
According to the text, what is the difference between race and ethnicity?
According to the text, what is the term for the process of learning culture through observation and instruction?
According to the text, what is the term for the process of learning culture through observation and instruction?
