NUR 304 Midterm - Quinnipiac University Exam
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Questions with Correct Answers
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What //is //ethnicity?
Groups //whose //members //share //a //common //social //and //cultural //heritage //that //is //passed
//down //from //generation //to //generation
What //is //socialization?
Process //of //learning //to //become //a //member //of //a //society //or //a //group
Name //the //4 //races //that //are //scientifically //identified.
- //Caucasian
- //Mongoloid
- //Negroid
- //Australoid
What //is //acculturation?
A //learning //process //through //which //immigrants //assume //the //characteristics //of //that //culture
*A //person //who //is //acculturated //accepts //both //his //own //and //the //new //culture, //adopting
//elements //of //each
,What //is //assimilation?
Process //in //which //immigrants //gradually //learn //and //take //on //the //essential //values, //beliefs,
//and //behaviors //of //the //dominant //culture
*Assimilation //is //complete //when //the //newcomer //is //fully //merged //into //the //dominant
//cultural //group
What //is //a //dominant //culture?
The //group //that //has //the //most //power/control/authority //in //society //(isn't //necessarily //the
//largest //group)
What //are //cultural //universals?
The //values, //beliefs, //and //practices //that //people //from //all //cultures //share
What //are //cultural //specifics?
Values, //beliefs, //and //practices //that //are //special //or //unique //to //a //culture
What //is //a //stereotype?
An //unsubstantiated //belief //that //all //people //of //a //certain //racial //or //ethnic //group //are //alike //in
//many //respects
,*Often, //but //not //always, //negative
What //is //an //archetype?
A //symbol //for //remembering //some //of //the //culture //specifics //and //is //usually //not //negative
//(e.g. //Mexican //Americans //tend //to //have //brown //skin, //Swedish //people //tend //to //have //blue
//eyes)
What //is //environmental //control?
A //person's //perception //of //their //ability //to //plan //activities //to //control //nature //or //direct
//environmental //factors //in //their //life
What //2 //things //does //the //Indigenous //Healthcare //System //include?
- //Folk //medicine
- //Traditional //healing //methods
What //is //the //Professional //Healthcare //System?
- //Run //by //professional //healthcare //providers //who //have //been //formally //educated //and
//trained //for //particular //roles //and //responsibilities
What //is //a //vulnerable //population?
- //Groups //that //are //more //likely //to //develop //health //problems //and //experience //worse
//outcomes //due //to //limited //access //to //care
, - //Exhibit //high-risk //behaviors //and //have //multiple //stressors
Which //of //the //following //are //cultural //aspects //that //affect //health? //(select //all //that //apply)
A) //Space
B) //Time //Orientation
C) //Environmental
D) //Family //values
E) //Politics //and //law
A) //Space
B) //Time //Orientation
C) //Environmental
E) //Politics //and //law
The //most //important //concept //about //vulnerable //subcultures //guiding //nursing //care //is //that
//persons //belonging //to //these //groups:
A) //Receive //different //healthcare.
B) //Have //difficulty //complying //with //their //therapy.
C) //Never //have //insurance.
D) //Often //have //limited //access //to //healthcare.
D) //Often //have //limited //access //to //healthcare.
// // // // // //
Questions with Correct Answers
// // // // //
What //is //ethnicity?
Groups //whose //members //share //a //common //social //and //cultural //heritage //that //is //passed
//down //from //generation //to //generation
What //is //socialization?
Process //of //learning //to //become //a //member //of //a //society //or //a //group
Name //the //4 //races //that //are //scientifically //identified.
- //Caucasian
- //Mongoloid
- //Negroid
- //Australoid
What //is //acculturation?
A //learning //process //through //which //immigrants //assume //the //characteristics //of //that //culture
*A //person //who //is //acculturated //accepts //both //his //own //and //the //new //culture, //adopting
//elements //of //each
,What //is //assimilation?
Process //in //which //immigrants //gradually //learn //and //take //on //the //essential //values, //beliefs,
//and //behaviors //of //the //dominant //culture
*Assimilation //is //complete //when //the //newcomer //is //fully //merged //into //the //dominant
//cultural //group
What //is //a //dominant //culture?
The //group //that //has //the //most //power/control/authority //in //society //(isn't //necessarily //the
//largest //group)
What //are //cultural //universals?
The //values, //beliefs, //and //practices //that //people //from //all //cultures //share
What //are //cultural //specifics?
Values, //beliefs, //and //practices //that //are //special //or //unique //to //a //culture
What //is //a //stereotype?
An //unsubstantiated //belief //that //all //people //of //a //certain //racial //or //ethnic //group //are //alike //in
//many //respects
,*Often, //but //not //always, //negative
What //is //an //archetype?
A //symbol //for //remembering //some //of //the //culture //specifics //and //is //usually //not //negative
//(e.g. //Mexican //Americans //tend //to //have //brown //skin, //Swedish //people //tend //to //have //blue
//eyes)
What //is //environmental //control?
A //person's //perception //of //their //ability //to //plan //activities //to //control //nature //or //direct
//environmental //factors //in //their //life
What //2 //things //does //the //Indigenous //Healthcare //System //include?
- //Folk //medicine
- //Traditional //healing //methods
What //is //the //Professional //Healthcare //System?
- //Run //by //professional //healthcare //providers //who //have //been //formally //educated //and
//trained //for //particular //roles //and //responsibilities
What //is //a //vulnerable //population?
- //Groups //that //are //more //likely //to //develop //health //problems //and //experience //worse
//outcomes //due //to //limited //access //to //care
, - //Exhibit //high-risk //behaviors //and //have //multiple //stressors
Which //of //the //following //are //cultural //aspects //that //affect //health? //(select //all //that //apply)
A) //Space
B) //Time //Orientation
C) //Environmental
D) //Family //values
E) //Politics //and //law
A) //Space
B) //Time //Orientation
C) //Environmental
E) //Politics //and //law
The //most //important //concept //about //vulnerable //subcultures //guiding //nursing //care //is //that
//persons //belonging //to //these //groups:
A) //Receive //different //healthcare.
B) //Have //difficulty //complying //with //their //therapy.
C) //Never //have //insurance.
D) //Often //have //limited //access //to //healthcare.
D) //Often //have //limited //access //to //healthcare.
