survey of nursing exam 1 CULTURE & SPIRITUALITY
UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers
what is culture? pattern of learned behavior and values that are reinforced through social
interactions, shared by members of a particular group and transmitted from
one generation to the next
sum of the distinctive characteristics of a person's way of life (language, race,
ethnicity)
culture related to nursing meanings attached to illness and perceptions of treatments are greatly
affected by culture
what is definition of health and well-being does a specific patient?
patients cultural view of health may vary greatly from the nurse's own view
culturally congruent care providing care to a patient while being aware and inclusive of the patient's
cultural views
aspects of culture communication, space, time, biological variations, social organization,
nutritional patterns, environmental control
Edward Hall developed a theory that cultural norms are one of the most crucial factors in
determining social distance and touch between people
"contact cultures" and "non-contact cultures".
Higher contact cultures stand closer to each other, make more eye contact,
speak louder and incorporate touch more frequently. Examples of high contact
cultures include those from the Middle East, Latin America and Southern
Europe. Conversely, low contact cultures may stand further away when talking,
maintain less eye contact and usually steer clear of touch
transcultural nursing -madeline leininger
-new nursing concept,
-developed in 1970s
transcultural nursing society incorporated in 1981
barriers to providing culturally congruent care stereotypes, generalization
stereotypes an assumption that all people in a similar culture, racial or ethnic group are alike
and share the same values
-resistant to new information, often a reflection of bias or discrimination
UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers
what is culture? pattern of learned behavior and values that are reinforced through social
interactions, shared by members of a particular group and transmitted from
one generation to the next
sum of the distinctive characteristics of a person's way of life (language, race,
ethnicity)
culture related to nursing meanings attached to illness and perceptions of treatments are greatly
affected by culture
what is definition of health and well-being does a specific patient?
patients cultural view of health may vary greatly from the nurse's own view
culturally congruent care providing care to a patient while being aware and inclusive of the patient's
cultural views
aspects of culture communication, space, time, biological variations, social organization,
nutritional patterns, environmental control
Edward Hall developed a theory that cultural norms are one of the most crucial factors in
determining social distance and touch between people
"contact cultures" and "non-contact cultures".
Higher contact cultures stand closer to each other, make more eye contact,
speak louder and incorporate touch more frequently. Examples of high contact
cultures include those from the Middle East, Latin America and Southern
Europe. Conversely, low contact cultures may stand further away when talking,
maintain less eye contact and usually steer clear of touch
transcultural nursing -madeline leininger
-new nursing concept,
-developed in 1970s
transcultural nursing society incorporated in 1981
barriers to providing culturally congruent care stereotypes, generalization
stereotypes an assumption that all people in a similar culture, racial or ethnic group are alike
and share the same values
-resistant to new information, often a reflection of bias or discrimination
