Cultural Competency LVTI

What is religion?

What is ethnicity?

Your patient has a pulse of 40, this is lower than his baseline. What is this called?

Cultural behaviors can influence our

Customs and practices that are passed from one generation to the next are

Native American culture believes good health requires ___ of the body and mind.

Your patient says her cancer is a “cold” condition. This is a personal ___.

Removing sins, cleansing negative energy from body and spirit with ritualistic washing

A Middle Eastern woman may greet another you in this traditional way

What is a dialect?

It is important for you to know that your adult male Muslim patient usually prefers to

Your patient is wearing a medicine bag that smells bad. You should

What is race?

Your patient holds an unusual-looking religious item when he prays. What should you do?

When caring for patients of different cultures, a caregiver's most important action is to

If caring for a patient from a culture that is different than your own culture, you should

When caring for a patient, you should remember that

It is important to be ___________ when reporting patient signs and symptoms

The awareness and appreciation of the characteristics of others is

What is spirituality?

An amulet has special __________________ the person who holds it.

Members of the same ethnic group have which of the following in common?

Skin color, eye color, hair texture/color are used to classify a person’s

A __ is the way a person speaks, local terminology, or slang (‘word’ or ‘true that’)

____________ can influence the way you care for your patients.

Spirituality is part of a person that ________________, and connects with the world

What do members of the same ethnic group have in common?

Cultural sensitivity is the _____________ of others’ different characteristics

Pain is expressed

Mexicans, or Latin/South Americans most often identify as members of which group?

The nursing assistant can support the patient’s religious and spiritual practices by

The nursing assistant should be aware that he might enter his patient’s personal space by

What are 4 major ethnic groups in the U.S.?

Your black patient immigrated to Lynn last month. Where was your patient most likely born?

Your patient performs ablutions. What is he doing?

What is the definition of stereotype?

Which of the following statements about personal space is correct?

What is the definition of beliefs?

Usually the person who earns the most money has the greatest authority in this family

What is the definition of dialect?

What is a Talisman?

Which patient would identify with American culture instead of her culture of origin?

Prayer is considered important to members of which of the following religions?

A person’s culture enforces the __ based on the values and beliefs of the group

A native American patient may believe that his health is

The language most common to most Hispanic culture is

Which culture's women often avoid eye contact with males and people they do not know well?

False, rigid beliefs about another group of people are called

Serious acts/actions that reinforce a person’s faith are called

An amulet is a(n)

The beliefs about healthcare shared by members of the same culture can determine

The term for an enlarged heart is called

The transverse plane divides the body into

To communicate with a patient who does not speak your language, it is best to