IUPUI Healthy Population Exam 3: Complete Q&A with Verified Solutions-2025/2026

Culture - Pattern of shared attitudes, beliefs, self-definitions, norms, roles, and values that can occur among those who speak a particular language or live in defined geographical region Importance of Cultural Competency - Major element in eliminating health disparities and providing safe and quality health care Immigrants and minority groups are more likely to experience disparities and inequalities Providing culturally competent care can be difficult as a health care provider d/t difference in cultural beliefs and backgrounds Being culturally competent is integral part of providing quality health care to very diverse population How to Become More Culturally Competent - Desire - interest to understand people different from yourself Awareness - identifying and understanding one's own cultural identity Knowledge - exposing one's self to other culture and willingness to learn Skill - built through nurse to patient relationship Communication is key RESPECT model of cultural assessment helps nurse gain an understanding of meaning illness carries to patient, expectations of treatment/care, and patient's perception