PNR 106 EXAM 2 STUDY GUIDE
, PNR 106 EXAM 2 STUDY GUIDE
1. Culture: A collection of beliefs, values, and assumptions about life that is shared
and maintained by a group of people and transmitted intergenerationally
2. Enculturation: Cultural beliefs and norms are transferred from a group to the
individual members of the group, who adopt them and incorporate them in their
personal values and beliefs
3. Four features of culture: Culture is learned and acquired
Culture is shared by a group
Culture is incorporated into individuals' identity
Culture is dynamic
4. Ethnicity: A group of people who share the common and distinct culture based
on shared ancestry, social experience, regional and/or national history
5. Race: Social classification that assigns a group membership based on physical
characteristics
6. Subcultures: Smaller groups within the culture whose members have similar
views and goals in addition to or in place of those of the main culture
7. Spirituality: "Breath of life" Subjective experience that explains one's relation-
ship to the wholeness of the physical and non-physical world and the meaning of
one's life
8. Religion: Formalized system of belief and worship
9. Rituals: Practices related to health, illness, birth, and death and prescribed
behaviors that are part of organized religion and sometimes spirituality
10. Roman catholic beliefs about birth: Babies must be baptized soon after
birth because of the belief that babies not baptized will not go to heaven. EVEN
ABORTED FETUSES MUST BE BAPTIZED.
11. Roman catholic beliefs about holy eucharist: Patients receiving communion
must NOT have anything to eat or alcohol to drink 15 minutes before receiving
consecrated wafer. IF DEATH IS IMMINENT FASTING IS WAIVED.
12. Roman catholic beliefs about organ donation: Is acceptable if an individual
is truly deceased, and the person has given informed consent verified by a trusted
source.
13. Eastern Orthodox beliefs about birth: Baby is baptized by immersion in
water three times, followed by anointing with chrism (holy oil)
14. Christian science beliefs: DO NOT TAKE MEDICATIONS.
, PNR 106 EXAM 2 STUDY GUIDE
1. Culture: A collection of beliefs, values, and assumptions about life that is shared
and maintained by a group of people and transmitted intergenerationally
2. Enculturation: Cultural beliefs and norms are transferred from a group to the
individual members of the group, who adopt them and incorporate them in their
personal values and beliefs
3. Four features of culture: Culture is learned and acquired
Culture is shared by a group
Culture is incorporated into individuals' identity
Culture is dynamic
4. Ethnicity: A group of people who share the common and distinct culture based
on shared ancestry, social experience, regional and/or national history
5. Race: Social classification that assigns a group membership based on physical
characteristics
6. Subcultures: Smaller groups within the culture whose members have similar
views and goals in addition to or in place of those of the main culture
7. Spirituality: "Breath of life" Subjective experience that explains one's relation-
ship to the wholeness of the physical and non-physical world and the meaning of
one's life
8. Religion: Formalized system of belief and worship
9. Rituals: Practices related to health, illness, birth, and death and prescribed
behaviors that are part of organized religion and sometimes spirituality
10. Roman catholic beliefs about birth: Babies must be baptized soon after
birth because of the belief that babies not baptized will not go to heaven. EVEN
ABORTED FETUSES MUST BE BAPTIZED.
11. Roman catholic beliefs about holy eucharist: Patients receiving communion
must NOT have anything to eat or alcohol to drink 15 minutes before receiving
consecrated wafer. IF DEATH IS IMMINENT FASTING IS WAIVED.
12. Roman catholic beliefs about organ donation: Is acceptable if an individual
is truly deceased, and the person has given informed consent verified by a trusted
source.
13. Eastern Orthodox beliefs about birth: Baby is baptized by immersion in
water three times, followed by anointing with chrism (holy oil)
14. Christian science beliefs: DO NOT TAKE MEDICATIONS.
