Client Diversity and Cultural Awareness

11 Questions

Match the predominant cultural group with their corresponding city or region in the United States:

New England = Irish Detroit, Buffalo, Chicago = Polish Ohio and Pennsylvania = Amish Washington State and Oregon = Southeast Asians (Laotian, Vietnamese)

Match the region with the corresponding cultural group in the United States:

San Francisco (Chinatown) = Chinese Louisiana = Cajun (French/Indian) Hawaiian Islands = Pacific Islanders/Japanese/Chinese Michigan (Dearborn) = Shi’a Muslims

Match the term with its definition:

Culture = The values, beliefs, and practices of a particular group Race = Biologic variations used to categorize people with genetically shared physical characteristics Minority = Refers to collective people who differ from the dominant group in terms of cultural characteristics such as language, physical characteristics such as skin color, or both Cultural groups = Groups that tend to share biologic and physiologic similarities

Match the state or city with its predominant cultural group in the United States:

New York (Spanish Harlem) = Puerto Rican Miami (Little Cuba) = Cuban New York (Little Italy) = Italian Michigan (Dearborn) = Shi’a Muslims

Match the cultural aspect with its inclusion under culture:

Art = Includes but is not limited to language, communication style, traditions, religion Music = Includes but is not limited to language, communication style, traditions, religion Dress = Includes but is not limited to language, communication style, traditions, religion Health beliefs and practices = Includes but is not limited to language, communication style, traditions, religion

Match the following with their characteristics:

Culture = Contributes to client diversity Acultural nursing care = Avoids concern for cultural differences Culturally sensitive nursing care = Respects and is compatible with each client’s culture Intercultural communication = Involves communication between different cultural groups

Match the following with their focus:

Nurses = Caring for clients with differences Traditional tendency = Treating clients as though no cultural differences exist Movement toward eliminating acultural nursing care = Promoting culturally sensitive nursing care Andrews, 2014 = Quote about human diversity

Match the following with their content:

Age, gender, race, health status, education, religion, occupation, and economic level = Characteristics of client diversity Cultural concepts, cultural variations, intercultural communication = Information provided in the chapter Specific to a particular group of people = Components of culture Individual clients within each cultural group may deviate from others of similar origins = Consideration advised for nurses

Match the following with their implications:

Equal treatment being politically correct = Contradicting the best interests of clients Ignoring differences in clients = Traditional tendency in nursing care Every human being being 'like all others, like some others, and like no other' = Perspective advised for nurses Nurses always considering cultural needs from an individual’s perspective = Advisable approach for caring for clients

Match the following with their definitions:

Client diversity = Differences among groups of people Cultural variations among different ethnic and racial groups = Differences within cultural groups Acultural nursing care = Care that avoids concern for cultural differences Culturally sensitive nursing care = Care that respects and is compatible with each client’s culture

Match the following with their examples:

Clients varying by age, gender, race, health status, education, religion, occupation, and economic level = Example of client diversity Nurses caring for clients with differences of many sorts = Example of traditional nursing care approach Individual clients within each cultural group deviating from others of similar origins = Example of need for individual perspective in care Equal treatment being politically correct but contradicting the best interests of clients = Example of implications of ignoring cultural differences

Explore the importance of understanding client diversity, including cultural differences, in nursing care. Learn how cultural awareness contributes to providing effective and respectful healthcare services to clients.