NUR 415 exam 1 (Guaranteed Pass!)

multicultural health correct answers the need to provide health care services in a sensitive, knowledgeable, and non-judgmental manner with respect for people's health beliefs and practices when they are different from our own cultural competence correct answers the ability of an individual or orgainzations to functions effectively within cross-sultural situations what is needed to develop cultural competence correct answers self awareness- own beliefs knowledge- of different cultures and their beliefs skills- communication behaviors- sensitivity and humilits ethnocentrism correct answers the belief that one's culture is superior to others may believe that others should behave according to our values and beliefs ethnorelativism correct answers learn to see differences in values and beliefs as neither right nor wrong, interpret based in individual's culture Collective culture correct answers Group cohesiveness- ask what is best for group, interdependent, value relationships, value individual sacrifices (remember Lena in Greece, family is EVERYTHING, very loyal) Individualistic culture correct answers Autonomy, self, recognize individual achievement, WESTERN world Primary Characteristics of a culture correct answers unchangeable= nationality, race, gender, age Secondary characterisitcs of culture correct answers life circumstances, life experiences, ethnicity, socioeconimic status, occupation, marital status Race correct answers physical characteristics and biological make-up it is a social construct, and not based on science, just a way to goup Ethnicity correct answers shared heritage and commonality, lnaguage True or false, immigrants arrive to the US with high levels of health? correct answers TRUE New, American life-style may negatively impact their health True or false, many health disparities are due to gender, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, geographic location, sexual orientation, and disability correct answers TRUE