Cultural Application Exam 1

culture

learned, shared, transmitted knowledge of values, beliefs, lifeways of a particular group

culturally congruent care

patient-centered care

implicit bias

unconcious attitudes that kead to unintentional discriminatory behavior

how to combat implicit bias

identify biases, combat them

mindfulness

taking time to calm thoughts/ feelings

emotional regulation

reflect on gut feeling/ any negative reactions; intentionally resond w/ empathy/ compassion

habit replacement

develop a “toolkit” to break bad habits

stereotype replacements

commit to recognizing bias/ replacing in future encounters

individuation

seek to see patients as outside of stigmitized groups

conuterstereotypic imgaing

identify members of group who counter the stereotype

perspective taking

purposefully/ empathetically think about patient’s experience

partnership building

frame clinical encounter as if you’re equal partners

increase opprtunity for contact

develop relationships w/ members of the group

cultural rooting

process of evaluating your own cultural identity

positionality

the way that a person’s social identity influences how they understand, interpret, intract w/ the world

social determinants of health

conditions/ environment where people are born, lie, work, play, worship, and age that affect a wide range of health, functioning, and quality of life

upstream thinking

identify/ understand SDH so you can help patients who are in need beforehand

econonomic stability

impacts available resources

education access/ quality

higher education, longer life

healthcare access/ quality

most people lack access

neighborhood/ built environment

impacts almost everything

social/ community context

how people’s relationships/ interactions impact health

culture of medicine

hospital policies, workplace benefits, guides of professional conduct

dehumanization of healthcare

treating healthcare owrkers as objects/ tools rather as people

glamorization of healthcare

treating healthcare work as more positive than it really is

patterns of patient adoption

CC nurses focus primarily on the patient

patterns “armor” display

CC nurses use different methods of self protection

patterns of despondency

observed a state of deep sadness, low spirits, and complete hopelessness as a response to the CC environment

patterns of teamwork

essential for CCU functioning

patterns of non-support

lack of support from physicians/ management

burn out symptoms

mental/physical exhaustion, mental distance from job, cynicism about job, reduced efficacy in the workplace

how to address burnout

mental health. physical activity, proessional skill building