2025 – Includes Rationales, Models, and Scenarios
What ratio will ethnic minority citizens increase by 2050? - The number if ethnic
minorities will increase to one in two by 2050
Ethnocentrism - is judging another culture solely by the values and standards of one's
own culture
Cultural imposition - the tendency of a person or group to impose their values and
patterns of behavior onto other persons.
Cultural blindness - Cultural blindness treats all people as equal and ignores the
differences that people may have.
cultural shock - a feeling of confusion, doubt, or nervousness caused by being in a place
(such as a foreign country) that is very different from what you are used to
cultural conflict - is a nurse not being familiar with a cultural practice of the patient and
not responding correctly
Prejudice - Prejudice is the emotional response to an individual member of a group based
on beliefs that members of the group all have the same negative qualities that are thought to be
part of the group.
Racism - Racism is a form of prejudice that is demonstrated by individuals or societies
believing that they have power over another group that is inferior to their group. Example:
Preventing anyone with an olive complexion from entering a beauty contest
fastest growing minority group between 2000 & 2010? -
Minority group that has the highest rate of unintentional injuries/suicide -
Definition/example of transcultural nursing - Transcultural nursing (Leininger (2002))—
transform health care for diverse populations
Special considerations for homeless citizens? - causes:
-Changing housing markets
-Lack of employment opportunities for undereducated
-Poverty
, Health concerns:
Basic survival issues
Respiratory and infectious diseases
Dental and vision problems
Mental health concerns (substance/drug abuse)
Barriers to care
-Access
-Affordability
-Lack of transportation
-Poverty
Multifaceted approaches to address it
-Residential programs
-Supportive services for chronically ill
-Role of community health nurses
-Training
-Developing sense of community within homeless population
-Development of public/private partnerships
culture - Shared patterns of values/behaviors—shaped by cultural group
Race vs. Ethnicity - Race refers to a person's physical characteristics, such as bone
structure and skin, hair, or eye color.
Ethnicity, however, refers to cultural factors, including nationality, regional culture, ancestry, and
language. An example of race is brown, white, or black skin (all from various parts of the world),
while an example of ethnicity is German or Spanish ancestry