PNR 106 EXAM 2 STUDY GUIDE
Culture - Answers- A collection of beliefs, values, and assumptions about life that is
shared and maintained by a group of people and transmitted intergenerationally
Enculturation - Answers- Cultural beliefs and norms are transferred from a group to the
individual members of the group, who adopt them and incorporate them in their
personal values and beliefs
Four features of culture - Answers- Culture is learned and acquired
Culture is shared by a group
Culture is incorporated into individuals' identity
Culture is dynamic
Ethnicity - Answers- A group of people who share the common and distinct culture
based on shared ancestry, social experience, regional and/or national history
Race - Answers- Social classification that assigns a group membership based on
physical characteristics
Subcultures - Answers- Smaller groups within the culture whose members have similar
views and goals in addition to or in place of those of the main culture
Spirituality - Answers- "Breath of life" Subjective experience that explains one's
relationship to the wholeness of the physical and non-physical world and the meaning of
one's life
Religion - Answers- Formalized system of belief and worship
Christian science beliefs - Answers- DO NOT TAKE MEDICATIONS.
Jehovah's witnesses beliefs - Answers- Abortion is forbidden, DO NOT TAKE BLOOD
TRANSFUSIONS/PRODUCTS, Organ transplant accepted but MUST be cleanses with
non-blood solution. Body MUST BE BURIED WITH ALL ITS PARTS (NO donation)
Church of Jesus Christ of latter day saints beliefs - Answers- A church elder must be
notified in the event of death. A sacred undergarment may be worn and should only be
removed in an emergency
Seventh day adventist beliefs - Answers- The sabbath is observed on SATURDAY.
Many are vegetarians, and must avoid eating pork
Muslim beliefs about death - Answers- Patients must face mecca, confess sins, and
beg forgiveness in the presence of the family
, Muslim beliefs about care of women - Answers- Women ARE NOT allowed to sign a
consent form or make decisions about family planning; therefore HUSBAND MUST BE
PRESENT.
Jewish beliefs about diet - Answers- Kosher, including not mixing milk and meat, using
separate utensils for milk and meat .
Cultural awareness - Answers- Developing understanding that health is expressed
differently across cultures, and that culture influences an individual's response to health,
illness, disease, and death
Cultural sensitivity - Answers- The ability to engage and communicate with an individual
from another culture in a manner that demonstrates respect for their cultural norms and
beliefs
Cultural competence - Answers- Knowing yourself, examining your own values
attitudes, beliefs, and prejudices
Sterotyping - Answers- Applying certain beliefs and behaviors about a culture to an
individual or group without assessing individual needs.
Generalizations - Answers- Identify common trends, patterns, and beliefs of a group
Cultural blindness - Answers- An inability to recognize the differences between one's
own cultural beliefs, values, and practices and those of another culture
Cultural imposition - Answers- The act of imposing one's own cultural beliefs, values,
and practices on individuals and groups from another culture
Cultural relativism - Answers- An ability to recognize that each cultural group has its
own set of beliefs and that each culture should be evaluated on its own merit
IPOP - Answers- Interpreter on a pole device. Portable telephone attached to a
moveable unit
Rituals - Answers- Practices related to health, illness, birth, and death and prescribed
behaviors that are part of organized religion and sometimes spirituality
Roman catholic beliefs about birth - Answers- Babies must be baptized soon after birth
because of the belief that babies not baptized will not go to heaven. EVEN ABORTED
FETUSES MUST BE BAPTIZED.
Roman catholic beliefs about holy eucharist - Answers- Patients receiving communion
must NOT have anything to eat or alcohol to drink 15 minutes before receiving
consecrated wafer. IF DEATH IS IMMINENT FASTING IS WAIVED.
Culture - Answers- A collection of beliefs, values, and assumptions about life that is
shared and maintained by a group of people and transmitted intergenerationally
Enculturation - Answers- Cultural beliefs and norms are transferred from a group to the
individual members of the group, who adopt them and incorporate them in their
personal values and beliefs
Four features of culture - Answers- Culture is learned and acquired
Culture is shared by a group
Culture is incorporated into individuals' identity
Culture is dynamic
Ethnicity - Answers- A group of people who share the common and distinct culture
based on shared ancestry, social experience, regional and/or national history
Race - Answers- Social classification that assigns a group membership based on
physical characteristics
Subcultures - Answers- Smaller groups within the culture whose members have similar
views and goals in addition to or in place of those of the main culture
Spirituality - Answers- "Breath of life" Subjective experience that explains one's
relationship to the wholeness of the physical and non-physical world and the meaning of
one's life
Religion - Answers- Formalized system of belief and worship
Christian science beliefs - Answers- DO NOT TAKE MEDICATIONS.
Jehovah's witnesses beliefs - Answers- Abortion is forbidden, DO NOT TAKE BLOOD
TRANSFUSIONS/PRODUCTS, Organ transplant accepted but MUST be cleanses with
non-blood solution. Body MUST BE BURIED WITH ALL ITS PARTS (NO donation)
Church of Jesus Christ of latter day saints beliefs - Answers- A church elder must be
notified in the event of death. A sacred undergarment may be worn and should only be
removed in an emergency
Seventh day adventist beliefs - Answers- The sabbath is observed on SATURDAY.
Many are vegetarians, and must avoid eating pork
Muslim beliefs about death - Answers- Patients must face mecca, confess sins, and
beg forgiveness in the presence of the family
, Muslim beliefs about care of women - Answers- Women ARE NOT allowed to sign a
consent form or make decisions about family planning; therefore HUSBAND MUST BE
PRESENT.
Jewish beliefs about diet - Answers- Kosher, including not mixing milk and meat, using
separate utensils for milk and meat .
Cultural awareness - Answers- Developing understanding that health is expressed
differently across cultures, and that culture influences an individual's response to health,
illness, disease, and death
Cultural sensitivity - Answers- The ability to engage and communicate with an individual
from another culture in a manner that demonstrates respect for their cultural norms and
beliefs
Cultural competence - Answers- Knowing yourself, examining your own values
attitudes, beliefs, and prejudices
Sterotyping - Answers- Applying certain beliefs and behaviors about a culture to an
individual or group without assessing individual needs.
Generalizations - Answers- Identify common trends, patterns, and beliefs of a group
Cultural blindness - Answers- An inability to recognize the differences between one's
own cultural beliefs, values, and practices and those of another culture
Cultural imposition - Answers- The act of imposing one's own cultural beliefs, values,
and practices on individuals and groups from another culture
Cultural relativism - Answers- An ability to recognize that each cultural group has its
own set of beliefs and that each culture should be evaluated on its own merit
IPOP - Answers- Interpreter on a pole device. Portable telephone attached to a
moveable unit
Rituals - Answers- Practices related to health, illness, birth, and death and prescribed
behaviors that are part of organized religion and sometimes spirituality
Roman catholic beliefs about birth - Answers- Babies must be baptized soon after birth
because of the belief that babies not baptized will not go to heaven. EVEN ABORTED
FETUSES MUST BE BAPTIZED.
Roman catholic beliefs about holy eucharist - Answers- Patients receiving communion
must NOT have anything to eat or alcohol to drink 15 minutes before receiving
consecrated wafer. IF DEATH IS IMMINENT FASTING IS WAIVED.
