The nurse is planning to explain the importance of culturally ...

[londonang]

The nurse is planning to explain the importance of culturally appropriate care to a new nursing assistant. What should the nurse include when explaining the term culture to this staff person?
 
  1. Culture involves groups who share biological markers.
  2. Cultures seldom have diversity within them.
  3. Male nurses are an example of a culture.
  4. A culture is primarily exhibited through shared thoughts, actions, and beliefs.
  5. A culture shapes its members' view of the world.

Question 2

The community health nurse is using the Heritage Assessment Interview tool with a group of community members. Which data indicate heritage consistent?
 
  1. A client frequently visits the old country neighborhood he grew up in.
  2. A client is raised by a single parent.
  3. The client's education occurred at a religious school.
  4. The client participates in religious festivals and cultural events.
  5. The client has been the first of his family to earn a college degree.

[Anna]

Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 4, 5
Rationale 1: Race has been a term used to refer to groupings of people according to common origin or background and associated with perceived biological markers.
Rationale 2: Diversity occurs not only between cultural groups but also within cultural groups.
Rationale 3: A subculture is usually composed of people who have a distinct identity and yet are related to a larger cultural group.
Rationale 4: Culture is the thoughts, communications, actions, customs, beliefs, values, and institutions of racial, ethnic, religious, or social groups.
Rationale 5: Macro- and micro-cultures combine to shape the individual's worldview and influence interaction with the others.

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 1, 3, 4
Rationale: The tool is designed to enhance the process of determining whether clients are identifying with their traditional cultural heritage (heritage consistent), such as by visiting an ethic neighborhood.

[londonang]

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[Anna]

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