NUR 234 Exam 1 (100% Error-free Answers)

Culture correct answers What people in a group have in common, can change over time "the totality of socially transmitted behavior patterns, arts, beliefs, values, customs, lifeways, and all other products of human work and thought characteristics of a population of people that guides their worldview and decision making" Characteristics of Culture correct answers Cultural beliefs provide identity and a sense of belonging Cultures consist of common beliefs and practices Culture exists at many levels Learned and taught Dynamic and adaptive Complex Diverse All-encompassing How may those values in their culture assist them in the discharge process from a facility? correct answers Some cultures will need little to no guidance in healthcare decisions Some cultures may require the husband, elder, entire family to be present during instruction and decision making. Some may need medical help, follow ups, scripts Some cultures may need more naturalistic approach and home remedies. All in all it comes down to knowing your patients and what is important to them culturally Ethnicity correct answers Groups whose members share a common social and cultural heritage that is passed down from generation to generation. - More accurate than race Hispanic Americans are people who originally came from any Spanish-speaking country (e.g., Mexico, Spain). More than 60% of the Hispanic population in the United States are of Mexican origin. Latino, strictly speaking, refers only to people from Central or South America. Spanish implies origin in Spain. (race is biology, ethnicity is what people identify as (where they are from)) Assimilation correct answers New members gradually learn and take on the essential values, beliefs, and behaviors of the dominant culture. Assimilation is complete when the newcomer is fully merged into the dominant cultural group. A person becomes assimilated by, for example, learning to speak the dominant language; marrying a member from the new (host) culture; and making close, personal relationships with members of the new group. Socialization correct answers The process of learning to become a member of a society or a group. A person becomes socialized by learning social rules and roles; by learning behaviors, norms, and values; and by perceptions of others in the same group or role.