Cultural Competence in Nursing

A set of flashcards focused on key terms and concepts related to cultural competence in nursing, emphasizing definitions and their relevance in healthcare contexts.

Biological variations

Physical, biological, and physiological differences that distinguish one racial group from another.

Cultural accommodation

A nursing intervention where the nurse supports and facilitates the use of cultural practices when those practices are not harmful to the client’s health.

Cultural awareness

The deliberate self-examination and in-depth exploration of one’s own beliefs, values, biases, and assumptions.

Cultural blindness

An inhibitor to cultural competence characterized by the tendency to ignore all differences among cultures.

Cultural brokering

The act of advocating, mediating, negotiating, and intervening between the client’s culture and the biomedical healthcare culture.

Cultural competence

A continuous developmental life process involving culturally congruent behaviors, attitudes, and policies.

Cultural conflict

A perceived threat that arises from a misunderstanding of expectations between patients and nurses.

Cultural desire

The intrinsic motivation of a nurse to provide culturally competent care, stemming from personal wanting rather than external direction.

Cultural diversity

The degree of variation among populations based on factors like ethnicity, race, and social class.

Cultural encounter

The process that permits nurses to seek opportunities to engage in cross-cultural interactions.

Cultural imposition

The process of forcefully imposing one’s own values on others, often disregarding clients' cultural practices.

Cultural knowledge

The process of acquiring information about the organizational elements, disease patterns, and traditional practices of diverse cultures.

Cultural nursing assessment

A systematic approach to identify beliefs, values, meanings, and behaviors of people in the context of their culture.

Cultural preservation

Supporting and facilitating the use of culturally supported practices alongside the biomedical healthcare system.

Cultural relativism

An approach where nurses recognize that clients have different views on health and each culture is judged on its own merit.

Cultural repatterning

Working with a patient to reorder or change a cultural practice that may be harmful.

Cultural shock

The feeling of helplessness and discomfort experienced when adapting to another cultural group.

Cultural skill

The effective integration of cultural awareness and knowledge to gather relevant cultural data.

Ethnicity

A shared sense of identity based on cultural heritage, language, and ancestry.

Ethnocentrism

Believing one’s own cultural group is the standard by which all others are judged.

Racism

A form of prejudice that views people born into a particular group as inferior.

Social determinants of health

Conditions in which people are born, grow, live, and work that affect health outcomes.

Implicit bias

Unexamined negative attitudes or stereotypes held about a group unconsciously.

Cultural assessment

A systematic way to identify and understand cultural factors influencing a patient's health.

Cultural competence inhibitors

Factors such as stereotyping, prejudice, and racism that impede culturally competent care.