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nursing class
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Health Care
Undergraduate 3
11/26/2008

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Term
what is Culture?
Definition
a view of the world and a set of traditions used and transmitted from generation to generation
Term
what dose Culture includes?
Definition
attitudes, and institutions unique to a particular group and provides a guide for determining one’s values, beliefs and practices.
Term
what is race?
Definition
classification of people according to shared biological characteristics and physical features.
Term
Ethnicity
Definition
a socially, culturally and politically constructed group of individuals, which shares a common social and cultural heritage. Therefore, it gives the members a sense of cultural identity.


ethnicity
n. 种族地位; 种族渊源; 种族特点
Term
Cultural Competence
Definition
nurses understand and attend to the total context of the client’s situation and use a complex combination of knowledge, attitudes and skills while taking care of clients.



competence [com·pe·tence· || 'kɒmpɪtəns]
n. 胜任, 能力, 资格
Term
Culture-Universals
Definition
the similar things among different cultures
Term
Culture Shock
Definition
is the state of being disoriented or unable to respond to a different cultural environment because of sudden strangeness, unfamiliarity or incompatibility to the “newcomer’s” perceptions and expectations.
Term
Acculturation
Definition
Adapt or modify the attitude, values & beliefs of the dominant/host society to learn the new culture to survive.


acculturation
n. 文化适应, 同化过程; 文化互渗
Term
Assimilation
Definition
the process by which an individual develops a new cultural identity. The individual from a given cultural group loses his or her original cultural identity to acquire the new one


assimilation [as·sim·i·la·tion || ə‚sɪmɪ'leɪʃn]
n. 吸收; 同化; 同化作用
Term
Prejudice
Definition
negative belief or preference that is generalized about a group and that leads to “prejudgment.”

prejudice [prej·u·dice || 'predʒʊdɪs]
n. 偏见, 伤害, 成见
v. 使存偏见, 伤害, 使有成见
Term
Stereotyping
Definition
assuming that all members of a culture or ethnic group are alike.
Term
Discrimination
Definition
the differential treatment of individuals or groups based on categories such as; race, ethnicity, gender, social class or “exceptionality”.


exceptionally [ex'cep·tion·al·ly || -pʃnəlɪ]
adv. 例外地; 特殊地; 异常地
Term
Ethnocentrism
Definition
the belief that one’s own culture is superior to all others. This belief is expressed in the comparison of values and behavior of other cultures to those of one’s own, using one’s own culture as the standard.


ethnocentrism
n. 民族主义, 认为自己民族比其他民族更优秀的倾向, 根据民族背景取舍好恶
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The purpose of culture
Definition
1. To guide for determining one’s values, beliefs and practices.

2. To guide people’s interactions with each other .

3. To keep it’s members safe. (what thing should be eaten or what other thing should not)
Term
The nursing assessment

The primary characteristics:
Definition
Race, color, national or geographic origin, cultural origin, religious beliefs
Term
The nursing assessment

The Secondary characteristics:
Definition
A sense of identity as a group
Distinctive customs, art, music, literature
Elements of lifestyles/Language, accent, or dialect
Style or manner of dress
Food preferences
Moral values, economic or political beliefs
Health care practices


Non-judgmental
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