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Peds - Chapter 3
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Nursing
Undergraduate 2
07/18/2013

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acculturation
Definition
An involuntary process in which people adapt to or borrow traits from another culture.
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alternative medicine
Definition
A type of nontraditional medicine used in place of conventional medicine.
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assimiliation
Definition
Adopting and incorporating characteristics of a new culture within one's practices.
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bias
Definition
Preference for a certain set of ideas.
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complementary medicine
Definition
Nontraditional medicine that is used in combination with conventional medicine.
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cultural broker
Definition
One who serves as a go-between or advocate for people from different cultural backgrounds.
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cultural competence
Definition
Refers to the ability of the nurse to understand and effectively respond to the needs of patients and families from different cultural backgrounds
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culture
Definition
The totality of socially transmitted behavioral patterns, arts, beliefs, values, customs, lifestyles, and all other products of human work; characteristics of a population of people that guide their worldview and decision making.
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culture shock
Definition
The experience that a person has in attempting to understand or adapt to a culture that is fundamentally different from his or her own culture.
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curandero/curandera
Definition
A highly respected shaman in the Hispanic and other Mexican-American cultures who uses white magic and herbs to bring about cures.
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espiritistas
Definition
A healer who communicates with spirits.
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ethnicity
Definition
Cultural group's sense of identification associated with the group's common social and cultural heritage.
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ethnocentrism
Definition
The belief that an individual's own culture is superior to all others.
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faith-based belief
Definition
An organized system of shared beliefs regarding the significance of the nature, cause, and purpose of life and the universe.
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folk healers
Definition
Members of a community who conduct healing in their home or home of the patient; specific to certain cultures.
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holistic health paradigm
Definition
Belief that the forces of nature must be maintained in balance or harmony, and that human life is one aspect of nature that must be in harmony with the rest of nature. Illness results when the natural balance or harmony is disturbed; also called naturalistic health belief.
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immigrants
Definition
Individuals who are foreign-born and migrate to the United States to live and work.
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magico-religious paradigm
Definition
Health and illness are determined by supernatural forces such as God, gods, magic, spirits, or fate.
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prejudice
Definition
A negative feeling about someone who is perceived as being different.
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race
Definition
A group of people who share biological similarities such as skin color, bone structure, and genetic traits.
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refugee
Definition
A person who is unable or unwilling to return to their country because of persecution or a well-founded fear of persecution based on race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion.
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religion
Definition
An organized system of shared beliefs regarding the significance of the nature, cause, and purpose of life and of the universe.
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scientific or biomedical health paradigm
Definition
The belief that life and life processes are controlled by physical and biochemical processes that can be manipulated by humans.
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shaman
Definition
A man or woman who enters an altered state of consciousness, at will, to contact and utilize another type of reality to acquire knowledge and power and to help other people.
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sobadores
Definition
Individuals that use massage and manipulation to treat patients with joint and muscle problems.
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spirituality
Definition
The individual's experience and interpretation of his or her relationship with a Supreme Being.
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stereotyping
Definition
The assumption that all members of a culture, ethnic, or racial group are alike and share the same attitudes and beliefs.
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