Client
OTA & PTA
Fact Sheet
100

Integrated patterns of human behavior that include the language, thoughts, communications, actions, customs, beliefs, values, and institutions of racial, ethnic, religious or social groups

What is culture?

100

Culture impacts…

What is the rehabilitation treatment/outcome?

100

Healthcare delivery that demonstrates an awareness of the client’s cultural background, and the healthcare providers’ personal and professional culture

What is culturally safe care?

200

Patient experience unjust and prejudice treatment based on their race and gender sexual preference

What is discrimination?

200

Do not say things that might be offensive to someone from a different culture or ethnic background different from yours

What is cultural sensitivity?

200

Number of cultures with varying beliefs about culture

What is 189 cultures?

300

Sickness behaviors, some patients may not overtly express/be truthful in their experience of pain

What is cultural constructs of sickness?

300

Three elements of cultural competence

What are attitude/awareness, knowledge, and skills?

300

Culture that isolates itself due to cultural discrimination

What is the Islamic/Muslim culture?
400

Client experienced nausea and an upset stomach and decided to chew on a ginger root

What is self medicating practices?

400

Ideal method used to address diversity

What is client-centered practice? 

400

Culture that appreciates the medical model

What is the Latin American/Hispanic culture?

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