Nsg310 Topic 8

culture - a complex social concept that encompasses inherited and shared beliefs both religious and political beliefs ad practices, habits, customs, language, and rituals communication styles - include the ethnic identity rituals and language used by a particular group of people cultural diversity - variations that occur among cultural groups, both with in and across cultures but diversity can also be more broadly defined to encompass differences I have, health, status, gender, sexual orientation. Racial or ethnic identity geographical location brother aspects why must we understand culture and diversity in healthcare? - culture and diversity shape how people view the world and how the function in the world. it can also determine what is perceived as health vs illness since the US is very diverse "a mixed salad" what does this mean? - it is a challenge to become culturally competent and hoe nurses incorporate cultural diversity in their care paternalism - a concept where health care providers believe there know more about what is best fir the clients than the clients themselves ethnicity - a membership of a person in a particular cultural group.. common racial, geographic, ancestral, religious of historical bonds ethnocentrism - the belief that ones own culture is superior to another culture cultural relativism - a concept where each culture is determined to be unique and only judged on it own values, standards, and beliefs health disparities - can exit where there are margins of society that are undeserved for medical care being given (healthcare may be unavailable or person may not have the awareness) acculturation - where a person from a different culture learns behaviors and values of the dominant culture and adopts the norms and values including language cultural competence - a set of cultural behaviors and attitudes integrated into the practice methods of a system, agency, or its professionals that enables them to work effectively in cross cultural situations what is the theoretical framework revolving around culture? - leningers transcultural nursing transcultural nursing - emphasizes the commonalities and differences among worldview of diverse health systems focus on comparative culture care examined through holistic and multidimensional lens what is the purpose of transcultural nursing - provide culturally congruent, safe, and meaningful care to clients from different or similar cultures Campinha-Bacote - provided an interactional dynamic model of cultural competence the requires achievement of all five identified constructs what are Campinha-Bacote's five identified constructs of cultural competence - cultural awareness cultural skill cultural knowledge cultural encounters cultural desire cultural awareness - occurs when nurse is able to examine his or her own values biases and stereotypes. it also requires the nurse to examine the potential cultural biases (racism) that may exist within the health care system cultural skill - occurs when the nurse can conduct a relevant cultural assessment. Hence it is achieved when cultural data are used to develop and implement a culturally relevant treatment plan cultural knowledge - occurs when nurses educate themselves about the worldview of other cultures and ethic groups, this cultural knowledge may include learning how disease processes and management may vary depending on the cultural group