The nurse is completing a self-assessment to determine cultural ...

[tichca]

The nurse is completing a self-assessment to determine cultural competence. Which behavior indicates cultural competence?
 
  1. Obtaining a ham sandwich for a Jewish client admitted to the hospital unit after trays have been delivered.
  2. Referring to the Asian client as an Oriental.
  3. Permitting a Bedouin to sleep on the floor.
  4. Advising a Catholic client that being taken to the chapel for noon Mass is impossible because lunch times have been assigned.

Question 2

The nurse manager is discussing cultural considerations with a group of staff nurses. Which statements by the staff nurses indicate an appropriate understanding of cultural concepts?
 
  Select all that apply.
  1. Culture can best be described as an awareness of belonging to a group in which certain characteristics differentiate the members of one group from another.
  2. A good description of culture is one that recognizes it's the socially transmitted beliefs, behaviors, values, customs, lifestyles, and ways of thinking of a specific population that guides an individual's worldview.
  3. Culture is the belief that one's own beliefs, way of life, values, and customs are superior to others.
  4. Culture is the identification of an individual or group by shared genetic heritage and biologic characteristics.
  5. Decisions made by an individual are largely influenced by culture.

[ttt030911]

Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 3

Bedouin immigrants from Arabia are nomads who are used to sleeping on the ground. Attending Mass is an obligation of Catholics and takes priority over lunchtime assignments, which can be revised. Most Jewish people do not eat pork. Referring to an Asian as an Oriental is offensive.

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 2, 5

Ethnicity is the awareness of belonging to a group in which certain characteristics differentiate the members of one group from another. Culture is the socially transmitted beliefs, behaviors, values, customs, lifestyles, and ways of thinking of a specific population that guides worldview and decision making. Ethnocentrism is the tendency to believe that one's own beliefs, way of life, values, and customs are superior to others. Race is the identification of an individual or group by shared genetic heritage and biologic or physical characteristics. Decision making is guided by one's beliefs, values, customs and way of thinking, which is culture.