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imowrer · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

A patient tells the nurse that it is important for him or her to be discharged soon, because it is expected that the family's needs be met. Which aspect of heritage consistency is this patient demonstrating?

1. Culture
2. Ethnicity
3. Religion
4. Acculturation

Question 2

A patient tells the nurse that a health problem is common among people of the patient's ethnic background. What other characteristics would the nurse assess as contributing to this patient's ethnicity? Select all that apply:

1. Food preferences
2. Employment patterns
3. Special interest in the homeland
4. Divine intervention
5. Thoughts of hope and optimism

coreycathey · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

1
Explanation: 1. Culture is the sum of the beliefs, practices, habits, likes, dislikes, norms, customs, and rituals that we learn from our families during the years of socialization.
2. Ethnicity is the condition of belonging to a particular ethnic group who share a common and distinctive racial, national, religious, linguistic, or cultural heritage.
3. Religion is the belief in a divine power, and a system of beliefs, practices, and ethical values.
4. Acculturation is changing one's cultural patterns to those of the host society.

Answer to Question 2

1, 2, 3
Explanation: 1. A characteristic of ethnicity is food preferences.
2. A characteristic of ethnicity is employment patterns.
3. A special interest in the homeland is a characteristic of ethnicity.
4. Divine intervention is a characteristic of religion.
5. Thoughts of hope and optimism are characteristics of religion.