ATI Proctored Exam: Community Health Public Health

Acculturation - Ethnocentrism - Cultural Assessment - Interpreter - *Acculturation*: Adopting the traits of a different culture. *Ethnocentrism*: The belief that one's own culture is superior to all others. View world from their own cultural viewpoint. *Culture Assessment*: Ask about patient's ethnic background, religious preference, family structure, food patterns, and health practices. Incorporate patient preferences into care whenever possible. *Interpreter*: Use of family members in not recommended, interpreters need to have knowledge of health terminology. Patient teaching materials should be available in their primary language. - Community Factors that Increase the Risk of Violence - Signs of Child Abuse - Signs of Child Neglect - *Community Factors that Increase Risk of Violence*: Unemployment, poverty, social isolation. Child abuse is more common when spousal abuse is present. *Signs of Child Abuse*: *presence of wounds or injuries in various stages of healing*, unexplained bruises/injuries, unusual fear of others, small round burns that could be caused by cigarettes, forearm spiral fractures