NURS2730 – FOUNDATIONS TEST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS A+ GRADED
What are the three categories of the defining culture model
customs, beliefs, values
what are customs (in terms of defining culture)
behaviours that can be observed
what are beliefs
easier to asses questions "what do you think caused your problem?"
What are values (in terms of defining culture)
something that may not be able to be seen during an assessment
What is cultural competence
Being aware of cultural differences, cultural biases, your own identity, and creating an
attitude that works cross-culturally
What is cultural humility
an ongoing process involving self-evaluation and self reflection and desire to fix
imbalances (with the overall goal of life long learning that maintains humanity -
especially with patients)
What is cultural safety
Consideration of power relations and uniqueness of human beings and avoids
stereotyping
what is cultural responsiveness
the ability to appreciate and communicate among cultures and to demonstrate skill
outside of ones culture
What is cultural intelligence
involves cognition (capacity to develop cultural cues), motivation (desire and skill to
engage others) and behaviour(capability of using cognition and motivation
what is cultural awareness
awareness of your own personal beliefs and expectations and how they affect our own
thinking and communication
enculturation
socialization into primary culture as a child
acculturation
process of adopting characteristics of a new culture
assimilation
when people give up their ethnic culture in favour of dominant culture
multiculturalism
(canada's goal)
appreciation, acceptance, and promotion of many cultures and avoiding assimilation
what is the iceberg model
a model that looks beyond visible factors
what is the domino theory
heinrichs idea that safety events take form of falling dominos, and if not stopped, can
lead to worse consequences
ANSWERS A+ GRADED
What are the three categories of the defining culture model
customs, beliefs, values
what are customs (in terms of defining culture)
behaviours that can be observed
what are beliefs
easier to asses questions "what do you think caused your problem?"
What are values (in terms of defining culture)
something that may not be able to be seen during an assessment
What is cultural competence
Being aware of cultural differences, cultural biases, your own identity, and creating an
attitude that works cross-culturally
What is cultural humility
an ongoing process involving self-evaluation and self reflection and desire to fix
imbalances (with the overall goal of life long learning that maintains humanity -
especially with patients)
What is cultural safety
Consideration of power relations and uniqueness of human beings and avoids
stereotyping
what is cultural responsiveness
the ability to appreciate and communicate among cultures and to demonstrate skill
outside of ones culture
What is cultural intelligence
involves cognition (capacity to develop cultural cues), motivation (desire and skill to
engage others) and behaviour(capability of using cognition and motivation
what is cultural awareness
awareness of your own personal beliefs and expectations and how they affect our own
thinking and communication
enculturation
socialization into primary culture as a child
acculturation
process of adopting characteristics of a new culture
assimilation
when people give up their ethnic culture in favour of dominant culture
multiculturalism
(canada's goal)
appreciation, acceptance, and promotion of many cultures and avoiding assimilation
what is the iceberg model
a model that looks beyond visible factors
what is the domino theory
heinrichs idea that safety events take form of falling dominos, and if not stopped, can
lead to worse consequences
