Unit 2 Test Lecture for Nursing PBSC
Culture (definition) - answera 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 (definition) - answeris the process by which a person learns the norms,
values, and behavior of a culture (similar to socialization)
Acculturation (definition) - answeris the process of acquiring new attitudes, roles,
customs, or behaviors as a result of contact with another culture
Assimilation (definition) - answeris the 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.
cultural competence (definition) - answermeans conveying acceptance of the patient's
health beliefs while sharing information, encouraging self-efficacy, and strengthening
the patient's coping resources. consists of four interrelated constructs—cultural desire,
self-awareness, cultural knowledge, and cultural skill
Biculturalism (definition) - answerthe individual has a dual pattern of identification and
chooses which aspects of the new culture he or she wishes to adopt and which aspects
of the individual's original culture he or she wishes to retain.
Ethnicity (definition) - answerrefers to a common ancestry that leads to shared values
and beliefs. It is transmitted over generations by the family and community
Health Promotion (definition) - answerthe World Health Organization's definition: is the
process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve, their health;
encompasses health, wellness, disease, illness
health promotion (scope) - answer(1) primary prevention
(2) secondary prevention (screening)
(3) tertiary prevention
primary prevention (definition) - answerrefers to strategies aimed at optimizing health
and disease prevention; focus is on health education; e.g. vaccines, prenatal-folic acid,
absence of smoking/drugs, infants-seat belt/car seat, older adult-seat belt/non skid
mat/rails in bathroom
, secondary prevention (screening) - answerthe goal is to identify individuals in an early
stage of disease process so that prompt treatment can be initiated; e.g. prenatal-
ultrasound, children-substance abuse/hearing and seeing screening, older adults-
prostate screening
Health (definition) - answer"A state of complete physical,
mental, and social well being and not
merely the absence of disease and infirmity"
(WHO)
Wellness (definition) - answera positive state of health of an individual, family, or
community; Incorporates physical,
intellectual, sociocultural, psychological,
and spiritual dimensions.
Disease (definition) - answerFunctional or structural disturbance that
results when a persons adaptive mechanisms
to counteract stress fail.
illness (definition) - answerSeen as the physical signs and symptoms
and the individual's subjective experience,
which can be presence in the absence of
disease.
Nutrition (definition) - answeris the science of optimal cellular metabolism and its impact
on health and disease
4 attributes of health promotion - answer(1) optimization of health
(2) evidence
(3) patient/community centered
(4) enculturation
6 interrelated concepts of health promotion - answer(1) culture
(2) development
(3) adherence
(4) self-management
(5) nutrition
(6) mobility
Patient Education (definition) - answeris a process of helping
people learn health-related behaviors so that
they can incorporate these behaviors into
everyday life.
Patient Education (scope) - answereducational approaches (formal: classes, informal:
one-on-one, and self-directed) & three learning
Culture (definition) - answera 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 (definition) - answeris the process by which a person learns the norms,
values, and behavior of a culture (similar to socialization)
Acculturation (definition) - answeris the process of acquiring new attitudes, roles,
customs, or behaviors as a result of contact with another culture
Assimilation (definition) - answeris the 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.
cultural competence (definition) - answermeans conveying acceptance of the patient's
health beliefs while sharing information, encouraging self-efficacy, and strengthening
the patient's coping resources. consists of four interrelated constructs—cultural desire,
self-awareness, cultural knowledge, and cultural skill
Biculturalism (definition) - answerthe individual has a dual pattern of identification and
chooses which aspects of the new culture he or she wishes to adopt and which aspects
of the individual's original culture he or she wishes to retain.
Ethnicity (definition) - answerrefers to a common ancestry that leads to shared values
and beliefs. It is transmitted over generations by the family and community
Health Promotion (definition) - answerthe World Health Organization's definition: is the
process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve, their health;
encompasses health, wellness, disease, illness
health promotion (scope) - answer(1) primary prevention
(2) secondary prevention (screening)
(3) tertiary prevention
primary prevention (definition) - answerrefers to strategies aimed at optimizing health
and disease prevention; focus is on health education; e.g. vaccines, prenatal-folic acid,
absence of smoking/drugs, infants-seat belt/car seat, older adult-seat belt/non skid
mat/rails in bathroom
, secondary prevention (screening) - answerthe goal is to identify individuals in an early
stage of disease process so that prompt treatment can be initiated; e.g. prenatal-
ultrasound, children-substance abuse/hearing and seeing screening, older adults-
prostate screening
Health (definition) - answer"A state of complete physical,
mental, and social well being and not
merely the absence of disease and infirmity"
(WHO)
Wellness (definition) - answera positive state of health of an individual, family, or
community; Incorporates physical,
intellectual, sociocultural, psychological,
and spiritual dimensions.
Disease (definition) - answerFunctional or structural disturbance that
results when a persons adaptive mechanisms
to counteract stress fail.
illness (definition) - answerSeen as the physical signs and symptoms
and the individual's subjective experience,
which can be presence in the absence of
disease.
Nutrition (definition) - answeris the science of optimal cellular metabolism and its impact
on health and disease
4 attributes of health promotion - answer(1) optimization of health
(2) evidence
(3) patient/community centered
(4) enculturation
6 interrelated concepts of health promotion - answer(1) culture
(2) development
(3) adherence
(4) self-management
(5) nutrition
(6) mobility
Patient Education (definition) - answeris a process of helping
people learn health-related behaviors so that
they can incorporate these behaviors into
everyday life.
Patient Education (scope) - answereducational approaches (formal: classes, informal:
one-on-one, and self-directed) & three learning
