IUPUI HEALTHY POPULATION
EXAM 3 2025 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Culture - ....ANSWER ...-Pattern of shared attitudes, beliefs, self-
definitions, norms, roles, and values that can occur among those who speak a
particular language or live in defined geographical region
Importance of Cultural Competency - ....ANSWER ...-Major element in
eliminating health disparities and providing safe and quality health care
Immigrants and minority groups are more likely to experience disparities and
inequalities
Providing culturally competent care can be difficult as a health care provider d/t
difference in cultural beliefs and backgrounds
Being culturally competent is integral part of providing quality health care to very
diverse population
How to Become More Culturally Competent - ....ANSWER ...-Desire -
interest to understand people different from yourself
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,Awareness - identifying and understanding one's own cultural identity
Knowledge - exposing one's self to other culture and willingness to learn
Skill - built through nurse to patient relationship
Communication is key
RESPECT model of cultural assessment helps nurse gain an understanding of
meaning illness carries to patient, expectations of treatment/care, and patient's
perception
RESPECT Model - ....ANSWER ...-1. What do you call the problem?
2. What do you think has caused the problem?
3. Why do you think it started when it did?
4. What do you think the sickness does? How does it work?
5. How severe is the sickness? Will it have a long or short course?
6. What kind of treatment do you think you should receive?
7. What are the chief problems the sickness has caused?
8. What do you fear most about the sickness?
Race - ....ANSWER ...-Social construct associated with power
Societies use the idea of race to sort people into groups based on perceived
physical and behavioral characteristics
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,Ethnicity - ....ANSWER ...-Collective identity
Sense of uniqueness within the larger society
Distinction from nonmembers
Focuses on differences in meanings, values, and ways of living
Minority Groups - ....ANSWER ...-Consists of people who are living within
a society in which they are disadvantaged in relation to power, control their own
lives and wealth
Arab Americans - ....ANSWER ...-May originate from Lebanon, Syria,
Palestine, Iraq, Egypt, Yemen, and Jordan
Term "Arab" is a cultural, linguistic, and to some extend political designation
May have Islamic, Jewish, or Christian
Asian Americans - ....ANSWER ...-Fastest growing ethnic minority in the
U.S (2010 census)
May originate from Far East, Southeast Asia, or Indian subcontinent
Chinese, Koreans, and Filipinos are the larges group in the U.S.
Marion county has large population of Burmese (Myanmar) residents
Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders - ....ANSWER ...-Origins in Hawaii, Guam,
Samoa, or other pacific islands
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, Strong body of knowledge of health issues lacking for these groups
Latino Hispanic Americans - ....ANSWER ...-Largest ethnic group in U.S.
Also called Latinos because of Latin American origins
May originate from Mexico, Puerto Rico, Cuba or South/Central America
Black or African Americans - ....ANSWER ...-Second largest minority
population in the U.S.
Inequities in business, education, politics, and leadership
Most identify ancestral heritage from Western Africa
American Indians/Alaska Natives - ....ANSWER ...-Refers to people who
have origins in North America and South America (including Central America) and
who maintain tribal affiliation or community attachment
573 federally recognized tribes
Cherokees are the largest tribe in the U.S.
22% live on reservations
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBTQ+) - ....ANSWER ...-Sex -
a person's biological status as male or female assigned at birth
Gender identity - person's concept of themselves as male, female, both, or neither,
and this can be same or different from birth
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EXAM 3 2025 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Culture - ....ANSWER ...-Pattern of shared attitudes, beliefs, self-
definitions, norms, roles, and values that can occur among those who speak a
particular language or live in defined geographical region
Importance of Cultural Competency - ....ANSWER ...-Major element in
eliminating health disparities and providing safe and quality health care
Immigrants and minority groups are more likely to experience disparities and
inequalities
Providing culturally competent care can be difficult as a health care provider d/t
difference in cultural beliefs and backgrounds
Being culturally competent is integral part of providing quality health care to very
diverse population
How to Become More Culturally Competent - ....ANSWER ...-Desire -
interest to understand people different from yourself
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,Awareness - identifying and understanding one's own cultural identity
Knowledge - exposing one's self to other culture and willingness to learn
Skill - built through nurse to patient relationship
Communication is key
RESPECT model of cultural assessment helps nurse gain an understanding of
meaning illness carries to patient, expectations of treatment/care, and patient's
perception
RESPECT Model - ....ANSWER ...-1. What do you call the problem?
2. What do you think has caused the problem?
3. Why do you think it started when it did?
4. What do you think the sickness does? How does it work?
5. How severe is the sickness? Will it have a long or short course?
6. What kind of treatment do you think you should receive?
7. What are the chief problems the sickness has caused?
8. What do you fear most about the sickness?
Race - ....ANSWER ...-Social construct associated with power
Societies use the idea of race to sort people into groups based on perceived
physical and behavioral characteristics
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,Ethnicity - ....ANSWER ...-Collective identity
Sense of uniqueness within the larger society
Distinction from nonmembers
Focuses on differences in meanings, values, and ways of living
Minority Groups - ....ANSWER ...-Consists of people who are living within
a society in which they are disadvantaged in relation to power, control their own
lives and wealth
Arab Americans - ....ANSWER ...-May originate from Lebanon, Syria,
Palestine, Iraq, Egypt, Yemen, and Jordan
Term "Arab" is a cultural, linguistic, and to some extend political designation
May have Islamic, Jewish, or Christian
Asian Americans - ....ANSWER ...-Fastest growing ethnic minority in the
U.S (2010 census)
May originate from Far East, Southeast Asia, or Indian subcontinent
Chinese, Koreans, and Filipinos are the larges group in the U.S.
Marion county has large population of Burmese (Myanmar) residents
Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders - ....ANSWER ...-Origins in Hawaii, Guam,
Samoa, or other pacific islands
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, Strong body of knowledge of health issues lacking for these groups
Latino Hispanic Americans - ....ANSWER ...-Largest ethnic group in U.S.
Also called Latinos because of Latin American origins
May originate from Mexico, Puerto Rico, Cuba or South/Central America
Black or African Americans - ....ANSWER ...-Second largest minority
population in the U.S.
Inequities in business, education, politics, and leadership
Most identify ancestral heritage from Western Africa
American Indians/Alaska Natives - ....ANSWER ...-Refers to people who
have origins in North America and South America (including Central America) and
who maintain tribal affiliation or community attachment
573 federally recognized tribes
Cherokees are the largest tribe in the U.S.
22% live on reservations
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBTQ+) - ....ANSWER ...-Sex -
a person's biological status as male or female assigned at birth
Gender identity - person's concept of themselves as male, female, both, or neither,
and this can be same or different from birth
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