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, Title VI of Civil Rights Act 1964 services cannot be denied to people of limited english proficiency
cultural and linguistic standards effective care (positive outcomes, pt. satisfaction), respectful care (considers values,
preferences, expressed pt. needs), cultural and linguistic competence (congruent
behaviors, attitudes, policies for cross-culture situations), culturally competent (includes
immigration statuses, stress, social factors, cultural similarities/differences)
4 basic characteristics of culture learned, shared, adapted, dynamic
ethnicity common geographical region, migratory status, religion, race, language, shared
values/traditions/symbols, food preferences
acculturation process of adapting to and acquiring another culture
assimilation process of developing a new cultural ID and becoming like members of dominant culture
biculturalism dual pattern of ID and often of divided loyalty
biomedical causation theory assumes cause/effect, body = machine, life divided into parts, germ theory
naturalistic causation theory forces of natures must be kept in balance, opposing categories/forces (yin & yang, hot &
cold)
magicoreligious causation theory supernatural powers predominate in area of health and wellness (voodoo, Wicca, faith
healing)
process of communication sending, receiving, internal factors (liking others, empathy, ability to listen), external
factors (privacy, interruptions, physical environments, dress, note-taking, tape/video
recording)
interview traps false assurance/reassurance, unwanted advice, using authority, using avoidance
language, distancing, professional jargon, leading/biased questions, talking too much,
interrupting, using "why" questions
health history sequence biographical data (name, age, birth date, sex, race, etc.), source of history, reason for
seeking care, present health/history present illness, past health, family history, review of
systems, functional assessment (including ADL's)