Nursing Fundamentals: Culture and Diversity

Flashcards for reviewing key concepts in Nursing Fundamentals regarding culture, diversity, and nursing care.

What are the main learning objectives in adapting nursing practice to meet diverse clients' needs?

Differentiate between culture and diversity, examine factors impacting sensitivity in caring for diverse populations, explore cultural influences on health, describe elements of cultural competence, examine cultural assessment components, discuss legal and ethical adaptations, identify advocacy strategies, identify evidence-based practices.

How is culture transmitted through generations?

Culture is learned through formal and informal life experiences, primarily through language.

What is cultural diversity?

The coexistence of different cultures, including various ethnic, racial, socioeconomic, religious, age, ability, sexual orientation, occupational, language, and geographical groups within a social unit.

What is cultural competence?

Cultural competence involves applying evidence-based nursing in agreement with clients' cultural values and beliefs to improve client outcomes.

What factors can inhibit sensitivity to diversity in nursing?

Ageism, racism, sexism, ethnocentrism, stereotyping, imposition, blindness, and cultural shock.

What are examples of cultural influences on health care?

Physiological variations, reactions to pain, mental health, biological sex roles, language and communication, orientation to space and time, food and nutrition, family support, and socioeconomic factors.

What is the Patient's Bill of Rights?

It safeguards a client’s right to accurate information, fair treatment, and self-determination in health care decisions, including cultural considerations.

What are some methods for assessing a client's culture?

Using observation, focused open-ended questions, participation in culturally related activities, and learning about the community's demographics.

What are health disparities?

Preventable differences in the incidence of disease or access to health care based on race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, or socioeconomic status.

What is the role of nurses in addressing health disparities?

Nurses advocate for community health and minimize health disparities through awareness and appropriate resources.