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D. Enculturation.
Socialization into one's primary culture as a child is known as enculturation. - correct answers A 6-
month-old child from Guatemala was adopted by an American family in Indiana. The child's socialization
into the American midwestern culture is best described as:
A. Assimilation.
B. Acculturation.
C. Biculturalism.
D. Enculturation.
B. Adapted to and adopted the American culture.
Assimilation results when an individual gradually adopts and incorporates the characteristics of the
dominant culture. - correct answers A 46-year-old woman from Bosnia came to the United States 6
years ago. Although she did not celebrate Christmas when she lived in Bosnia, she celebrates Christmas
with her family now. This woman has experienced assimilation into the culture of the United States
because she:
A .Chose to be bicultural.
B. Adapted to and adopted the American culture.
C. Had an extremely negative experience with the American culture.
D. Gave up part of her ethnic identity in favor of the American culture.
,D. Background, recognizing her biases and prejudices.
Cultural awareness is an in-depth self-examination of one's own background, recognizing biases and
prejudices and assumptions about other people. - correct answers To enhance their cultural awareness,
nursing students need to make an in-depth self-examination of their own:
A. Motivation and commitment to caring.
B. Social, cultural, and biophysical factors.
C. Engagement in cross-cultural interactions.
D. Background, recognizing her biases and prejudices.
D. Acquiring specific knowledge, skills, and attitudes
Specific knowledge, skills, and attitudes are required in the delivery of culturally congruent care. -
correct answers Which of the following is required in the delivery of culturally congruent care?
A. Learning about vast cultures
B. Motivation and commitment to caring
C. Influencing treatment and care of patients
D. Acquiring specific knowledge, skills, and attitudes
C. "Do you bathe and use deodorant more than one time a week?"
Nurses need to avoid stereotypes or unwarranted generalizations about any particular group that
prevents further assessment of the individual's unique characteristics. - correct answers A registered
nurse is admitting a patient of French heritage to the hospital. Which question asked by the nurse
indicates that the nurse is stereotyping the patient?
A. "What are your dietary preferences?"
, B. "What time do you typically go to bed?"
C. "Do you bathe and use deodorant more than one time a week?"
D. "Do you have any health issues that we should know about?"
A. Discrimination occurs.
Prejudices associate negative permanent characteristics with people who are different from the valued
group. When a person acts on these prejudices, discrimination occurs. - correct answers When action is
taken on one's prejudices:
A. Discrimination occurs.
B. Delivery of culturally congruent care is ensured.
C. Effective intercultural communication develops.
D. Sufficient comparative knowledge of diverse groups is obtained.
C. Influence of socioeconomic factors in morbidity and mortality.
Health disparity populations are populations that have a significant increased incidence or prevalence of
disease or that have increased morbidity, mortality, or survival rates compared to the health status of
the general population. - correct answers A nursing student is doing a community health rotation in an
inner-city public health department. The student investigates sociodemographic and health data of the
people served by the health department, and detects disparities in health outcomes between the rich
and poor. This is an example of a(n):
A. Illness attributed to natural and biological forces.
B. Creation of the student's interpretation and descriptions of the data.
C. Influence of socioeconomic factors in morbidity and mortality.
D. Combination of naturalistic, religious, and supernatural modalities.
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rationales verified answered already
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D. Enculturation.
Socialization into one's primary culture as a child is known as enculturation. - correct answers A 6-
month-old child from Guatemala was adopted by an American family in Indiana. The child's socialization
into the American midwestern culture is best described as:
A. Assimilation.
B. Acculturation.
C. Biculturalism.
D. Enculturation.
B. Adapted to and adopted the American culture.
Assimilation results when an individual gradually adopts and incorporates the characteristics of the
dominant culture. - correct answers A 46-year-old woman from Bosnia came to the United States 6
years ago. Although she did not celebrate Christmas when she lived in Bosnia, she celebrates Christmas
with her family now. This woman has experienced assimilation into the culture of the United States
because she:
A .Chose to be bicultural.
B. Adapted to and adopted the American culture.
C. Had an extremely negative experience with the American culture.
D. Gave up part of her ethnic identity in favor of the American culture.
,D. Background, recognizing her biases and prejudices.
Cultural awareness is an in-depth self-examination of one's own background, recognizing biases and
prejudices and assumptions about other people. - correct answers To enhance their cultural awareness,
nursing students need to make an in-depth self-examination of their own:
A. Motivation and commitment to caring.
B. Social, cultural, and biophysical factors.
C. Engagement in cross-cultural interactions.
D. Background, recognizing her biases and prejudices.
D. Acquiring specific knowledge, skills, and attitudes
Specific knowledge, skills, and attitudes are required in the delivery of culturally congruent care. -
correct answers Which of the following is required in the delivery of culturally congruent care?
A. Learning about vast cultures
B. Motivation and commitment to caring
C. Influencing treatment and care of patients
D. Acquiring specific knowledge, skills, and attitudes
C. "Do you bathe and use deodorant more than one time a week?"
Nurses need to avoid stereotypes or unwarranted generalizations about any particular group that
prevents further assessment of the individual's unique characteristics. - correct answers A registered
nurse is admitting a patient of French heritage to the hospital. Which question asked by the nurse
indicates that the nurse is stereotyping the patient?
A. "What are your dietary preferences?"
, B. "What time do you typically go to bed?"
C. "Do you bathe and use deodorant more than one time a week?"
D. "Do you have any health issues that we should know about?"
A. Discrimination occurs.
Prejudices associate negative permanent characteristics with people who are different from the valued
group. When a person acts on these prejudices, discrimination occurs. - correct answers When action is
taken on one's prejudices:
A. Discrimination occurs.
B. Delivery of culturally congruent care is ensured.
C. Effective intercultural communication develops.
D. Sufficient comparative knowledge of diverse groups is obtained.
C. Influence of socioeconomic factors in morbidity and mortality.
Health disparity populations are populations that have a significant increased incidence or prevalence of
disease or that have increased morbidity, mortality, or survival rates compared to the health status of
the general population. - correct answers A nursing student is doing a community health rotation in an
inner-city public health department. The student investigates sociodemographic and health data of the
people served by the health department, and detects disparities in health outcomes between the rich
and poor. This is an example of a(n):
A. Illness attributed to natural and biological forces.
B. Creation of the student's interpretation and descriptions of the data.
C. Influence of socioeconomic factors in morbidity and mortality.
D. Combination of naturalistic, religious, and supernatural modalities.
