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OSWALD · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

A nurse has conducted a thorough assessment of a new client's cultural context prior to creating a care plan. Why is understanding a client's cultural context most important to a mental health worker?

A) Because it influences perceptions of health and illness
B) Because it influences the adoption of traditional gender roles
C) Because it helps the care provider avoid offending the client
D) Because it helps the care provider determine the client's prognosis

Question 2

A nurse who provides care in a diverse, urban center is aware of the importance of culture in the planning and delivery of psychiatricmental health care. Which of the following statements is the best brief definition of culture?

A) Culture refers to a person's racial background.
B) Culture refers to a person's religious and spiritual beliefs.
C) Culture is a shared structure for living.
D) Culture is a society's particular social norms.

ntsoane kedibone · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Ans: A
Feedback:
Culture can influence perceptions of health and illness greatly, as well as how, when, and why people seek treatment for health problems. Culture influences many aspects of psychiatric care, including self-perception, roles and relationships, family dynamics and interactions, attitudes toward medications, values, and community supports. An understanding of the client's cultural context also is necessary to appreciate the client's attitude toward the provider. Avoiding offence and accommodating gender roles are important, but perceptions of health and illness are paramount considerations.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: C
Feedback:
Culture is the integration of human behaviors (which include thoughts, communications, actions, customs, beliefs, values, and institutions) particular to a racial, ethnic, religious, or social group. It represents the vast structure of ideas, attitudes, habits, languages, rituals, ceremonies, and practices found among a specific group of people. Members of such groups share an accepted way of life that provides a general structure for living, as well as patterns by which they interpret reality. Culture may include, but supersedes, racial background, spiritual beliefs, and norms.