Cultural competence - Answers The process of acquiring specific knowledge, skills, and
attitudes to ensure the delivery of culturally congruent care
Cultural awareness - Answers An in-depth self-examination of one's own background,
recognizing biases, prejudices, and assumptions about other people.
Cultural knowledge - Answers Obtaining sufficient comparative knowledge of diverse groups,
including their indigenous values, health beliefs, care practices, worldview, and biocultural
ecology.
Cultural skills - Answers Being able to assess social, cultural, and biophysical factors
influencing the treatment and care of patients.
Cultural encounters - Answers Engaging in cross-cultural interactions that provide opportunities
to learn of other cultures, as well as opportunities to develop effective intercultural
communication.
Cultural desire - Answers The motivation and commitment to caring that prompts an individual
to learn from others, accept the role as learner, be open and accepting of cultural differences,
and build on cultural similarities.
Assimilation - Answers to become absorbed into another culture and adopt its characteristics
Acculturation - Answers process of adapting to and adopting a new culture
Biculturalism - Answers two originally distinct cultures in some form of co-existence
Enculturation - Answers the gradual acquisition of the characteristics and norms of a culture or
group by a person, another culture, etc.
Group Cohesion - Answers interpersonal connections- need team building activities starting with
the non essential
Family Forms - Answers Nuclear Family
Extended family
Single-parent family
Blended family
Alternative family
2 attributes of a healthy family - Answers Hardiness and resiliency.
ethnicity - Answers A shared identity related to social and cultural heritage, such as values,
, language, geographical space, and racial characteristics.
Well-functioning, effective group - Answers Aware of objectives and ground rules
Consensus decision-making
Conflict and disagreement center around ideas or methods, not people
Clear assignments made and accepted
Teams that nurses are a part of - Answers Patient care teams
Unit function teams
Research teams
Quality improvement teams
Benefits of group work - Answers Achieve more work and address more complicated work
Utilizes a diversity of talent more effectively
Promotes morale, ownership and empowerment
Quality improvement
group - Answers two or more people with common interests, objectives, and interactions
What to consider when addressing ability to learn - Answers developmental, physical,
environment
group process - Answers how groups work and interact: dynamics of communication,
organization, structure, and respect
What are the characteristics of a well-functioning, effective group? - Answers Aware of
objectives and ground rules
Consensus decision-making
Conflict and disagreement center around ideas or methods, not people
Clear assignments made and accepted
Have you ever been a part of a group where one person dominates all the conversation and
decisions? What concept of effective group work does this violate? - Answers Encouraging
participation
What is the concept of effective group work that provides members of the group with the
responsibility to make decisions that affect them? - Answers Empowerment