Culture - Answers a pattern of shared attitudes, beliefs, self-definitions, norms, roles, and values that
can occur among those who speak a particular language or live in a defined geographical region
Enculturation - Answers the process by which a person learns the norms, values, and behaviors of a
culture, similar to socialization
Acculturation - Answers the process of acquiring new attitudes, roles, customs, or behaviors as a
result of contact with another culture. Both the host culture and the culture of origin are changed as a
result of reciprocal influences
Assimilation - Answers a process by which a person gives up his or her original identity and develops a
new cultural identity by becoming absorbed into the more dominant cultural group
Ethnicity - Answers a common ancestry that leads to shared values and beliefs
Marginality - Answers the act of pushing individuals and groups to the peripheral or out of focus
Ethnocentrism - Answers centering on and having bias in favor of one's own cultural/ethnic/racial
group
Cultural Awareness - Answers the ability to observe, appreciate, and accept similarities and
differences between cultures
culture competence - Answers -the ability to understand, communicate,and effectively interact with
people across cultures.
-Involves being aware of one's own worldview and developing positive attitudes toward cultural
differences.
-Encourages the acknowledgement and acceptance of differences in appearance, behavior, and
culture.
Respect without bias
cultural humility - Answers being aware of social power imbalances, respecting other people's values
and beliefs, and continuously reflecting on individual implicit and explicit biases
ways to practice cultural humility - Answers -Recognizing that no culture is superior to another
-Becoming comfortable reflecting on and acknowledging mistakes made when interacting with those
from different cultures.
-Being honest when unsure about something. -A key component of cultural humility is being open
about what not learned yet.
-Learning about other cultures with the awareness that perfect understanding will never be reached.
-Asking others for open discussions and
Holding each other accountable.
Cultural Safety - Answers -An environment that is physically, spiritually,socially, and emotionally safe
-It is about shared respect, shared meaning,shared knowledge and experience of learning together.
-Culturally safe practices include actions which recognize and respect the cultural identities of others,
and safely meet their needs,expectations and rights.
Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) Standards - Answers -are ways to improve the
quality of services provided to all individuals, which will ultimately help reduce health disparities and
achieve health equity
-Respect the whole individual and Respond to the individual's health needs and preferences.
Organizational Bias - Answers -A form of bias embedded in the processes,systems, and culture of an
organization.
-It can manifest in services offered, hiring practices, performance evaluations, promotions,
compensation.
-lower morale, productivity, retention.
-Creates a hostile work environment
How to reduce organizational bias - Answers 1) Awareness and education: The first step of most
initiatives to address bias is to raise awareness among employees at all levels. This can be done
through training, workshops, and other educational initiatives.
2) Data collection and analysis: Organizations should collect data on their employees, such as
demographics, hiring rates, promotion rates, and compensation rates. This data can be used to
identify areas where bias may be occurring. For example, to address unconscious bias, organizations
can use blind hiring processes or develop rubrics for performance evaluations.
, 3) Policy review: Organizations should review their policies and procedures to ensure that they are
fair and inclusive. This may involve making changes to hiring practices, performance evaluation
systems, and other processes.
4) Accountability: Organizations need to hold employees accountable for addressing organizational
bias. This means creating a culture where employees feel comfortable speaking up about bias and
know that their concerns will be taken seriously.
5) Inclusivity: The organization should have employee resource groups, mentorship programs, and
ensure that organizational leadership is diverse. Organizations should strive to create a workplace
where everyone feels welcome and valued. This means being mindful of inclusive language, providing
training on microaggressions, and celebrating diversity.
6) Transparency: Organizations should be transparent about their commitment to equity and
inclusion. This means sharing their diversity and inclusion goals with employees and communicating
regularly about their progress
Social Determinants of Health - Answers 1) Economic Stability: person's financial resources and ability
to meet basic needs
2) Education Access and Quality: educational opportunities and literacy levels
3) Health Care Access and Quality: addresses access to medical services and the quality of care
received (insurance, PC access)
4) Neighborhood and Built Environment: housing quality, transportation, access to healthy foods,
crime, environmental conditions (air/water quality)
5) Social and Community Context: social support, community engagement, discrimination,
incarceration, workplace conditions
Categories of Health Disparity - Answers 1) unavoidable and acceptable: age
2) avoidable and acceptable: finances
3) unacceptable and unavoidable: age and not receiving meal on wheels, diagnosis of hypertension or
diabetes
4) avoidable and unacceptable: pain management for Asian cancer patients
Functional Nursing - Answers Nurses are assigned a specific set of tasks to complete for all clients on a
unit, such as administering medication, changing dressings, or taking vital signs
Functional Nursing Pros and Cons - Answers Pros: efficient, Reduces the need for interprofessional
communication: More time for client care, Allows the nurse to gain expertise in a specific area/task,
Improved productivity and requires fewer professionals
Cons: less personalized care for pts, more complaints, Promotes unaccountability as non-routine or
emergent tasks are omitted, Decreases communication and creates poor teamwork, Causes lack of
motivation, because tasks are routine, Does not allow the application of the nursing process, It
increases the risk of healthcare-associated infections
Individual Nursing - Answers a single nurse assuming full responsibility for delivering care to a group
of clients during a shift
Primary Nursing - Answers -One nurse responsible for planning, delivering, and evaluating the care of
one or more clients from the moment of admission to discharge.
-Each primary nurse is assisted by associate nurses
Primary Care Pros - Answers It allows the client to identify a primary nurse during the care contact
-It ensures continuity, which reduces the amount of treatment issues and errors.
-It promotes the nurse-client relationship, which allows for personalized care and increased client
satisfaction.
For the nurse,
-it maximizes the ability to complete all steps of the nursing process, particularly evaluation of
progress towards treatment goals.
-It also facilitates collaborative communication between the nurse, the client, and all team members.
-It promotes more effective and efficient discharge planning
-It gives greater autonomy to nurses, personalizes responsibility, values nurses' autonomous
interventions, and promotes creativity
For the institution, this method ensures a higher quality of care, and increases client/family
satisfaction.
Cons of Primary Nursing - Answers For the client:
-there can be unequal care if their primary nurse is less experienced or does not possess the nursing
judgment required for quality care.