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NUR 112: FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS OF NURSING
NUR 112 Final Exam LATEST 2024 -2025 STUDY
GUIDE GRADED A+ WITH ANSWERS
Cultural influences on health care: Biological sex roles, mental health, language
and communication
But a society's culture also impacts a person's beliefs, norms and values. It
impacts how you view certain ideas or behaviors. And in the case of mental
health, it can impact whether or not you seek help, what type of help you seek
and what support you have around you.
Nursing assessment of the client's cultural beliefs
In a brief cultural assessment, you should ask about ethnic background, religious
preference, family patterns, food preferences, eating patterns, and health
practices. Before the assessment, know the key topics to address and know how
to address them without offending the patient and family.
cultural assimilation
Absorption of a culturally distinct group into a dominant or prevailing culture
culture shock
personal disorientation when experiencing an unfamiliar way of life
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NUR 112: FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS OF NURSING
Ethnicity
Identity with a group of people that share distinct physical and mental traits as a
product of common heredity and cultural traditions.
race
Identity with a group of people descended from a common ancestor.
Stereotyping
creating an oversimplified image of a particular group of people, usually by
assuming that all members of the group are alike
culture conflict
situation that occurs when people become aware of cultural differences, feel
threatened, and respond by ridiculing the beliefs and traditions of others to make
themselves feel more secure about their own values
Ethnocentrism
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NUR 112: FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS OF NURSING
Belief in the superiority of one's nation or ethnic group.
cultural imposition
When one person imposes his or her beliefs, values, and practices on another
because he or she believe his or her ideals are superior
cultural blindness
the process of ignoring differences in people and proceeding as though the
differences do not exist
Types of Nursing Assessments
1. Initial Assessment.
2. Focused Assessment.
3. Emergency Assessment.
4. Time-lapsed Assessment.
subjective data
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NUR 112: FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS OF NURSING
things a person tells you about that you cannot observe through your senses;
symptoms
objective data
information that is seen, heard, felt, or smelled by an observer; signs
Identifying Cues and Making Inferences
The nurse recognizes significant data and draws some basic conclusions about
what the data may indicate
The clustering of related Data
Helps to identify patterns that assist with the identification of nursing diagnosis
reporting patterns
Written by nurses who are wrapping up their shifts and provided to those nurses
beginning the next shift, these details should include a patient's current medical
status, along with his or her medical history, individual medication needs,
allergies, a record of the patient's pain levels and a pain management plan
Southern Union State Community College
NUR 112: FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS OF NURSING
NUR 112 Final Exam LATEST 2024 -2025 STUDY
GUIDE GRADED A+ WITH ANSWERS
Cultural influences on health care: Biological sex roles, mental health, language
and communication
But a society's culture also impacts a person's beliefs, norms and values. It
impacts how you view certain ideas or behaviors. And in the case of mental
health, it can impact whether or not you seek help, what type of help you seek
and what support you have around you.
Nursing assessment of the client's cultural beliefs
In a brief cultural assessment, you should ask about ethnic background, religious
preference, family patterns, food preferences, eating patterns, and health
practices. Before the assessment, know the key topics to address and know how
to address them without offending the patient and family.
cultural assimilation
Absorption of a culturally distinct group into a dominant or prevailing culture
culture shock
personal disorientation when experiencing an unfamiliar way of life
,Southern Union State Community College
NUR 112: FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS OF NURSING
Ethnicity
Identity with a group of people that share distinct physical and mental traits as a
product of common heredity and cultural traditions.
race
Identity with a group of people descended from a common ancestor.
Stereotyping
creating an oversimplified image of a particular group of people, usually by
assuming that all members of the group are alike
culture conflict
situation that occurs when people become aware of cultural differences, feel
threatened, and respond by ridiculing the beliefs and traditions of others to make
themselves feel more secure about their own values
Ethnocentrism
,Southern Union State Community College
NUR 112: FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS OF NURSING
Belief in the superiority of one's nation or ethnic group.
cultural imposition
When one person imposes his or her beliefs, values, and practices on another
because he or she believe his or her ideals are superior
cultural blindness
the process of ignoring differences in people and proceeding as though the
differences do not exist
Types of Nursing Assessments
1. Initial Assessment.
2. Focused Assessment.
3. Emergency Assessment.
4. Time-lapsed Assessment.
subjective data
, Southern Union State Community College
NUR 112: FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS OF NURSING
things a person tells you about that you cannot observe through your senses;
symptoms
objective data
information that is seen, heard, felt, or smelled by an observer; signs
Identifying Cues and Making Inferences
The nurse recognizes significant data and draws some basic conclusions about
what the data may indicate
The clustering of related Data
Helps to identify patterns that assist with the identification of nursing diagnosis
reporting patterns
Written by nurses who are wrapping up their shifts and provided to those nurses
beginning the next shift, these details should include a patient's current medical
status, along with his or her medical history, individual medication needs,
allergies, a record of the patient's pain levels and a pain management plan
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