Exam 1: NUR2356 / NUR 2356
(Latest Update 2025 / 2026) Multidimensional Care I / MDC 1 | Questions & Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Rasmussen
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Culture
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The totality of socially transmitted behavior patterns, arts, beliefs, values, customs, lifeways, and all other products of human work and thought characteristics of a population of people that guides their worldview and decision making.
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Ethnicity
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Groups whose members share a common social and cultural heritage that is passed down from generation to generation. It is also similar to subculture in that the members of an ethnic group have some characteristics in common (e.g., race, ancestry, physical characteristics, geographic region, lifestyle, religion) that are not shared or understood by outsiders. 1 / 4
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Stereotype
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A widely held but oversimplified and unsubstantiated belief that all people of a certain racial or ethnic group are alike in certain respects.
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Healthcare Jargon
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Not only language itself, but different definitions for the same thing, including street talk, slang, jargon, lack of knowledge, and emotional responses.
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Language Barriers (to communication)
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Barriers that hinder effective communication, such as differences in language, dialect, or communication styles.
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Health and Illness Beliefs among Native Americans
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Beliefs include health meaning living in harmony with nature, surviving under difficult circumstances, treating the body with respect, and associating illness with disharmony or evil spirits.
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Health and Illness Beliefs among Asian/Pacific Islander
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Beliefs include health as a state of physical and spiritual harmony and illness as disharmony of basic principles like yin and yang.
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Health and Illness Beliefs among Black or African American
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Beliefs include health as harmony with nature (mind, body, and spirit) and illness as a result of disharmony or failure to eat proper foods.
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Health and Illness Beliefs among Hispanic or Latino
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Beliefs include health as good luck or a reward for good behavior, a gift from God, and illness as body imbalance or punishment.
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Dominant Values among White or European American
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Values include independence, individuality, wealth, comfort, cleanliness, achievement, youth, and beauty.
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Dominant Values among Hispanic or Latino
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Values include extended family, group emphasis, fatalism, faith, and spirituality.
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Dominant Values among Native Americans
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Values include bonding to family or group, acceptance of nature (Mother Earth), tradition sharing, belief in a spiritual power, and respect for elders.
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