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NR 222 Week 4 Culture and Patient education Questions
with 100% VERIFIED Answers UPDATED!!!
A healthcare professional is providing health education to an
Asian client who is newly diagnosed with diabetes mellitus. The
educator notes that the client is nodding yes to everything that
is being said. Based on an understanding of cultural attributes in
Asian Americans, how should the professional respond?
When providing education to an Asian client, subtle cues may
be misunderstood. The client may be willing to accept all that is
suggested when further prompting would elicit additional
questions or concerns.
It is not necessary to contact a healthcare provider for
assistance. It is not acceptable for healthcare professionals to
take it upon themselves to call a male relative for decision
making. While writing everything down may work for some
cultures, with Asian people it may be best to prompt them to
elicit additional questions or concerns.
Culture
Learned and shared beliefs, values, norms, and traditions of a
particular group, which guide thinking, decision making, and
actions.
Implicit Bias (also called Unconscious Bias)
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A bias we are unaware of and that happens outside of our
control, which is influenced by our personal background,
cultural environment, and personal experiences. Implicit biases
are prejudices and stereotypes that we act upon without
intending to do so. This type of thinking requires little effort but
is often prone to error. For example, activities like driving,
talking, and cleaning use implicit bias.
Explicit Bias
A bias that we are aware is present and are responsible for; we
must recognize and acknowledge our actions as they impact
behavior, decisions, and patient-centered care provided. This
type of thinking is slow, logical, effortful, conscious thought,
where reason dominates. For example, feeling threatened by
another group and delivering hate speech as a result.
Stereotyping
An assumed belief regarding a particular group that we must
avoid. For example, assuming that all people from a certain
country are rude.
Cultural Identity
How individuals identify consciously or unconsciously with
those whom they feel a common bond because of similar
traditions, behaviors, values, and beliefs.
Acculturation
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Occurs when an individual or group transitions from one culture
and develops traits of another culture, but still retains unique
cultural markers of the original culture. For example, an Asian
couple recently moved to the U.S. and have adapted to a new
cultural norm in preparation for the birth of their first baby.
Assimilation
The process in which an individual adapts to the host's cultural
values and no longer prefers the components of the origin
culture; after this process, there is no identifiable minority
culture. For example, after immigrating to the U.S., a young
adult changes the way they dress and behavior to fit into the
new culture.
Enculturation
The process by which an individual learns the traditional
context of a culture and assimilates its practices and values. For
example, a Hispanic grandmother teaches her granddaughter
about their culture and customs.
Ethnocentrism
Evaluation of other cultures according to preconceptions
originating within one's own culture. For example, a nurse
states that she treats all clients just as she would want to be
treated.
Cultural Competence
NR 222 Week 4 Culture and Patient education Questions
with 100% VERIFIED Answers UPDATED!!!
A healthcare professional is providing health education to an
Asian client who is newly diagnosed with diabetes mellitus. The
educator notes that the client is nodding yes to everything that
is being said. Based on an understanding of cultural attributes in
Asian Americans, how should the professional respond?
When providing education to an Asian client, subtle cues may
be misunderstood. The client may be willing to accept all that is
suggested when further prompting would elicit additional
questions or concerns.
It is not necessary to contact a healthcare provider for
assistance. It is not acceptable for healthcare professionals to
take it upon themselves to call a male relative for decision
making. While writing everything down may work for some
cultures, with Asian people it may be best to prompt them to
elicit additional questions or concerns.
Culture
Learned and shared beliefs, values, norms, and traditions of a
particular group, which guide thinking, decision making, and
actions.
Implicit Bias (also called Unconscious Bias)
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A bias we are unaware of and that happens outside of our
control, which is influenced by our personal background,
cultural environment, and personal experiences. Implicit biases
are prejudices and stereotypes that we act upon without
intending to do so. This type of thinking requires little effort but
is often prone to error. For example, activities like driving,
talking, and cleaning use implicit bias.
Explicit Bias
A bias that we are aware is present and are responsible for; we
must recognize and acknowledge our actions as they impact
behavior, decisions, and patient-centered care provided. This
type of thinking is slow, logical, effortful, conscious thought,
where reason dominates. For example, feeling threatened by
another group and delivering hate speech as a result.
Stereotyping
An assumed belief regarding a particular group that we must
avoid. For example, assuming that all people from a certain
country are rude.
Cultural Identity
How individuals identify consciously or unconsciously with
those whom they feel a common bond because of similar
traditions, behaviors, values, and beliefs.
Acculturation
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Occurs when an individual or group transitions from one culture
and develops traits of another culture, but still retains unique
cultural markers of the original culture. For example, an Asian
couple recently moved to the U.S. and have adapted to a new
cultural norm in preparation for the birth of their first baby.
Assimilation
The process in which an individual adapts to the host's cultural
values and no longer prefers the components of the origin
culture; after this process, there is no identifiable minority
culture. For example, after immigrating to the U.S., a young
adult changes the way they dress and behavior to fit into the
new culture.
Enculturation
The process by which an individual learns the traditional
context of a culture and assimilates its practices and values. For
example, a Hispanic grandmother teaches her granddaughter
about their culture and customs.
Ethnocentrism
Evaluation of other cultures according to preconceptions
originating within one's own culture. For example, a nurse
states that she treats all clients just as she would want to be
treated.
Cultural Competence
