Author Question: The focal point of nursing is the nurseclient interaction. What must nurses consider when conducting ... (Read 22 times)

ss2343 · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

The focal point of nursing is the nurseclient interaction. What must nurses consider when conducting the necessary assessment of their clients and significant others?

A) Their health disparities
B) Their societal beliefs
C) The subgroup they belong to
D) Their own cultural orientation.

Question 2

What is the term that describes the inability of a person to recognize his or her own values, beliefs, and practices as well as those of others, because of strong ethnocentric tendencies?

A) Acculturation
B) Cultural blindness
C) Cultural imposition
D) Stereotyping

maya.nigrin17@yahoo.com · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Ans: D
Because the nurseclient interaction is the focal point of nursing, nurses should consider their own cultural orientation when conducting assessments of patients and their families and friends. Although nursing as a whole is actively recruiting more diverse members, many nurses are members of, and have the same value systems as, the dominant middle-class structure in the United States.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: B
Cultural blindness occurs when one ignores differences and proceeds as though they do not exist, resulting in bias and stereotyping. Acculturation is the process by which members of a culture adapt or learn how to take on the behaviors of another group. Cultural imposition is the tendency to impose one's cultural beliefs, values, and patterns of behavior on a person from a different culture. Stereotyping is when one assumes that all members of a culture, ethnic group, or race act alike.