Professional Development Exam questions with correct answers
1. Why is it importance for the RN to understanding cultural differences in healthcare? CORRECT ANSWER Because culture is a powerful influence on how nurses communicate with clients interpret and respond to their healthcare environments interpret and respond to their healthcare environments CORRECT ANSWER a. It develops over time, it is shared and learn ed, it changes with difficulty (difficult to change), is essential for survival and acceptance. 3. What are the primary & secondary differences in culture? CORRECT ANSWER a. Primary tends to be obvious, including nationality, race, color, gender, age, and religious beliefs. b. Secondary characteristics include socioeconomic status, education, occupation, gender issues, residential status, and sexual orientation. Secondary characteristics are harder to identify but they have a more powerful effect on the person's culture identity that primary characteristics 4. Cultural sensitivity definition. CORRECT ANSWER a. Cultural sensitivity has to do with a personal attitude and not saying things that might be offensive to someone from a cultural or ethnic background different from the heath care providers. b. Cultural sensitivity describes the affective behaviors in individuals the capacity to feel convey or reach to ideas, habits, customs or traditions unique to a group of people.
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