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◉ How is culture learned?
Answer: Culture is learned through socialization and experiences
within a group.
◉ What is the difference between culture and ethnicity?
Answer: Culture encompasses shared values and beliefs, while
ethnicity refers to shared ancestry and cultural heritage.
◉ What is diversity?
Answer: Diversity refers to the presence of differences within a
given setting, including race, ethnicity, gender, and more.
◉ Why is cultural self-awareness important in nursing?
Answer: It allows nurses to examine their own biases, stereotypes,
experiences, values, and beliefs.
◉ What are the components of cultural competence?
Answer: Cultural awareness, humility, respect, desire, knowledge,
skill, and competence during encounters.
,◉ What is the significance of the Campinha-Bacote Model?
Answer: It emphasizes the importance of asking the right questions
to understand cultural differences in healthcare.
◉ What are some examples of cultural variations in healthcare?
Answer: Differences in interpretations of illness/pain, eye contact,
touch, gestures, physical space, and hygiene.
◉ What is the LEARN model in cultural competence?
Answer: A framework for culturally competent care: Listen, Explain,
Acknowledge, Recommend, Negotiate.
◉ What are vulnerable populations in healthcare?
Answer: Groups at higher risk of poor health outcomes due to social,
economic, environmental, or demographic barriers.
◉ What is cultural humility?
Answer: An ongoing process of self-reflection and self-critique to
understand and respect different cultures.
◉ What does cultural competence involve?
, Answer: The ability to interact effectively with people from various
cultures and incorporate their cultural needs into care.
◉ What is the role of social determinants of health?
Answer: Factors that influence health outcomes, including social,
economic, and environmental conditions.
◉ What is the importance of health literacy in cultural competence?
Answer: Understanding how cultural factors affect a patient's ability
to access and understand health information.
◉ What does the term 'acculturation' mean?
Answer: The process of adopting the cultural traits or social patterns
of another group.
◉ What is 'implicit bias'?
Answer: Unconscious attitudes or stereotypes that affect
understanding, actions, and decisions.
◉ What is 'explicit bias'?
Answer: Conscious attitudes or beliefs that can be openly expressed.