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Culture - ANSWER refers to the patterns of behavior and thinking that people living in
social groups learn, develop, and share
Diversity - ANSWER refers to the array of differences among individuals, groups, and
communities
Todays nurse - ANSWER work with diverse populations of patients w/ varying
socioeconomic, cultural, and spiritual backgrounds and patients, values and belief systems.
To provide culturally aware nursing, nurses must examine their own cultural values and
beliefs.
Discrimination - ANSWER the restriction of justice, rights, and privileges of individuals
or minority groups, may occur when dominant groups reinforce their rules and regulations in
a way that limits opportunities for others.
Dominant Group - ANSWER may be one that is dominant by reason of its numbers or
as a result of having influence, power, money, and position to remain dominant while
reinforcing rules and norms that benefit its own interests
Minority - ANSWER an individual or group of individuals who are outside the
dominant group. Although demographics can vary from one area to another, in the United
States, African Americans, Hispanics, and Native Americans are among those generally
considered minority groups.
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,Subculture - ANSWER a group of people within a culture whose practices or beliefs are
distinct or separate from the dominant or parent culture.
More broadly - religious sects, ethnic groups, and even devotees of some genres of music or
philosophy.
Multiculturalism - ANSWER many cultures and subcultures coexisting within a given
society in which no one culture dominates.
In a multicultural society, human differences are accepted and respected.
Classrooms in an academic setting may be considered multicultural when all students are
socialized to succeed and all learning styles are valued and understood.
Multiculturalism in US - ANSWER Immigration
Each year, approximately 1 million individuals obtain legal permanent resident status in the
United States. The majority of those who immigrate are from Asian countries, primarily India
Seek freedom from an oppressive government, religious freedom, and still others freedom
from poverty, as refugees and claim family sponsorship.
Nurses should take into consideration that some immigrants have fled such horrors as civil
unrest, war, and oppression. Their psychologic scars may run deeper than the physical ones.
US "melting pot" - ANSWER Each family or group of immigrants brings its own culture,
adding to what has been described as the "melting pot" that is the United States.
The image of a melting pot implies the assimilation of multiple ethnic groups and their
cultural practices into a single national identity with national allegiance and values.
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,However, as these groups become established in the American culture, part or all of their
ethnic identity remains. Instead of a melting pot, the United States should be considered a
salad bowl of different flavors or a mosaic of the unique qualities of the cultural groups,
coming together to make one America.
Ethnic Groups - ANSWER large groups of people who have common characteristics,
including nationality, language, values, and customs, and they share a cultural heritage.
Examples of ethnic groups are the large Cuban American population living in and around
Miami, Florida; the Lakota Sioux, one of three major ethnic groups that make up the Great
Sioux Nation; and the Hmong populations living in western North Carolina and in the
Minneapolis-Saint Paul area in Minnesota.
US Races - ANSWER White
Black or African American
American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
Importance of cultural competence - ANSWER Cultural, ethnic, racial, and other
differences make nursing care both a privilege and a challenge. Same quality of care but not
the same care. Care that encompasses their culture.
Nurses who are able to develop cultural competence and practice evidence-based care that
is relevant to all of their patients will gain confidence in their abilities and greater personal
benefit from their work with individual patients.
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, A culturally competent practice begins with gaining a greater understanding of the differing
values and beliefs of others and recognizing how these differing values and beliefs affect
patients in all aspects of providing care.
Cultural Competence - ANSWER having an awareness and acceptance of cultures and
the ability to interact effectively with people of diverse cultures
Nurses' Self-Awareness and Cultural Humility - ANSWER Professional nurses must
possess self-awareness.
Self-awareness is critical to developing sensitivity to differences while supporting a sense of
cultural humility rather than superiority over others.
Cultural humility is the "ability to maintain an interpersonal stance that is other-oriented (or
open to the other) in relation to aspects of cultural identity that are most important to the
[person]"
As a nursing student, you may find your personal values to be in conflict with professional
values. For example, you may find yourself uncomfortable with a certain ethnic group or
religious faith. Yet a nurse, or any healthcare provider, cannot refuse to care for a person on
the basis of cultural identity. Instead, your profession calls you to practice cultural humility,
realizing that the person needs care, not judgment.
Cultural Humility - ANSWER incorporates a lifelong commitment to self-evaluation and
self-critique, to redressing the power imbalances in the patient-clinician dynamic and to
developing mutually beneficial and advocacy partnerships with communities on behalf of
individuals and defined populations
is the "ability to maintain an interpersonal stance that is other-oriented (or open to the
other) in relation to aspects of cultural identity that are most important to the [person]"
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UPDATE!!!2025/2026|GUARANTEED PASS|GRADED
Culture - ANSWER refers to the patterns of behavior and thinking that people living in
social groups learn, develop, and share
Diversity - ANSWER refers to the array of differences among individuals, groups, and
communities
Todays nurse - ANSWER work with diverse populations of patients w/ varying
socioeconomic, cultural, and spiritual backgrounds and patients, values and belief systems.
To provide culturally aware nursing, nurses must examine their own cultural values and
beliefs.
Discrimination - ANSWER the restriction of justice, rights, and privileges of individuals
or minority groups, may occur when dominant groups reinforce their rules and regulations in
a way that limits opportunities for others.
Dominant Group - ANSWER may be one that is dominant by reason of its numbers or
as a result of having influence, power, money, and position to remain dominant while
reinforcing rules and norms that benefit its own interests
Minority - ANSWER an individual or group of individuals who are outside the
dominant group. Although demographics can vary from one area to another, in the United
States, African Americans, Hispanics, and Native Americans are among those generally
considered minority groups.
1
,Subculture - ANSWER a group of people within a culture whose practices or beliefs are
distinct or separate from the dominant or parent culture.
More broadly - religious sects, ethnic groups, and even devotees of some genres of music or
philosophy.
Multiculturalism - ANSWER many cultures and subcultures coexisting within a given
society in which no one culture dominates.
In a multicultural society, human differences are accepted and respected.
Classrooms in an academic setting may be considered multicultural when all students are
socialized to succeed and all learning styles are valued and understood.
Multiculturalism in US - ANSWER Immigration
Each year, approximately 1 million individuals obtain legal permanent resident status in the
United States. The majority of those who immigrate are from Asian countries, primarily India
Seek freedom from an oppressive government, religious freedom, and still others freedom
from poverty, as refugees and claim family sponsorship.
Nurses should take into consideration that some immigrants have fled such horrors as civil
unrest, war, and oppression. Their psychologic scars may run deeper than the physical ones.
US "melting pot" - ANSWER Each family or group of immigrants brings its own culture,
adding to what has been described as the "melting pot" that is the United States.
The image of a melting pot implies the assimilation of multiple ethnic groups and their
cultural practices into a single national identity with national allegiance and values.
2
,However, as these groups become established in the American culture, part or all of their
ethnic identity remains. Instead of a melting pot, the United States should be considered a
salad bowl of different flavors or a mosaic of the unique qualities of the cultural groups,
coming together to make one America.
Ethnic Groups - ANSWER large groups of people who have common characteristics,
including nationality, language, values, and customs, and they share a cultural heritage.
Examples of ethnic groups are the large Cuban American population living in and around
Miami, Florida; the Lakota Sioux, one of three major ethnic groups that make up the Great
Sioux Nation; and the Hmong populations living in western North Carolina and in the
Minneapolis-Saint Paul area in Minnesota.
US Races - ANSWER White
Black or African American
American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
Importance of cultural competence - ANSWER Cultural, ethnic, racial, and other
differences make nursing care both a privilege and a challenge. Same quality of care but not
the same care. Care that encompasses their culture.
Nurses who are able to develop cultural competence and practice evidence-based care that
is relevant to all of their patients will gain confidence in their abilities and greater personal
benefit from their work with individual patients.
3
, A culturally competent practice begins with gaining a greater understanding of the differing
values and beliefs of others and recognizing how these differing values and beliefs affect
patients in all aspects of providing care.
Cultural Competence - ANSWER having an awareness and acceptance of cultures and
the ability to interact effectively with people of diverse cultures
Nurses' Self-Awareness and Cultural Humility - ANSWER Professional nurses must
possess self-awareness.
Self-awareness is critical to developing sensitivity to differences while supporting a sense of
cultural humility rather than superiority over others.
Cultural humility is the "ability to maintain an interpersonal stance that is other-oriented (or
open to the other) in relation to aspects of cultural identity that are most important to the
[person]"
As a nursing student, you may find your personal values to be in conflict with professional
values. For example, you may find yourself uncomfortable with a certain ethnic group or
religious faith. Yet a nurse, or any healthcare provider, cannot refuse to care for a person on
the basis of cultural identity. Instead, your profession calls you to practice cultural humility,
realizing that the person needs care, not judgment.
Cultural Humility - ANSWER incorporates a lifelong commitment to self-evaluation and
self-critique, to redressing the power imbalances in the patient-clinician dynamic and to
developing mutually beneficial and advocacy partnerships with communities on behalf of
individuals and defined populations
is the "ability to maintain an interpersonal stance that is other-oriented (or open to the
other) in relation to aspects of cultural identity that are most important to the [person]"
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