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◉ A healthcare professional is practicing cultural competence to
improve care. Which step should the professional take first? Answer:
Assess own biases and attitudes
◉ A healthcare professional is using an interpreter to communicate
with a client. Which actions are appropriate when working with an
interpreter? Select all that apply. Answer: Use short sentences and
pause periodically for clarification.
Avoid medical terminology and jargon.
After the encounter, thank the interpreter and client.
◉ A healthcare professional is providing health education to an
Asian client who is newly diagnosed with diabetes mellitus. The
educator notes that the client is nodding yes to everything that is
being said. Based on an understanding of cultural attributes in Asian
Americans, how should the professional respond? Answer: Prompt
further to elicit additional questions or concerns
◉ An experienced healthcare professional tells a student, "I have
found that most Hispanic immigrants live in unsanitary conditions
,but are hard workers." The student can best classify this statement
as Answer: stereotyping
◉ Understand the reasons for this cultural dress, accept it, and feel
comfortable so that my care is not affected. Answer: Planning
◉ Record my findings in a personal reflection journal and assess my
new attitude using the nursing process. Answer: Evaluation
◉ Recognize my knowledge deficit related to cultural differences, as
evidenced by my inability to understand or accept the customs while
delivering nursing care. Answer: Diagnosis
◉ Research the custom, talk to a Muslim woman about it, and
understand the value women have about it. Answer: Implementation
◉ I am uncomfortable with the headscarves (hijab) Muslim women
wear and I don't even know what they are called. Answer:
Assessment
◉ Identifying and understanding one's own background,
recognizing biases, prejudices, and assumptions about others. To
develop a greater cultural awareness, time needs to be spent in
thinking about and discussing various cultural experiences. Answer:
Cultural desire
, ◉ Develops through exposure to other cultures. This exposure can
be through reading, travel, movies, visits to ethnic neighborhoods
and restaurants, attending ethnic celebrations, speaking with
persons from other cultures, and attending religious events outside
your own religious affiliation. Answer: Cultural skill
◉ Ability to assess factors that influence client treatment and care.
Acquired through the practice of communication. One example is
learning a different language. Answer: Cultural awareness
◉ Interactions to learn about other cultures. Acquired through
caring for culturally diverse populations across the lifespan. Answer:
Cultural knowledge
◉ Motivation and willingness to learn from others. Be open-minded
to learn about cultural differences. Accept learning about others as
part of your professional nursing role. Answer: Cultural encounter
◉ Have the client discuss the education from his perspective to
assess his learning; observe smoking behaviors; reassess for
readiness to stop smoking. Answer: Evaluate Outcomes