All In The Family
This country had a decades long policy of limiting one child per family. This has since been eased in 2015.
Somali names have three parts. The first name is the given name, the second name is the name of the child’s father and the third name after this individual.
What is paternal grandfather?
In Vietnamese culture, patients may do this, regardless of the underlying emotion therefore it cannot automatically be interpreted as happiness or agreement.
What is smile?
In Vietnamese culture, it is considered rude to get someone’s attention in this manner?
What is pointing?
The use of these are widespread in Iraq and are available in pharmacies without prescription?
What are antibiotics?
This type of facility is not as common in Iraq, and elderly are often cared for by their family and friends or a visiting nurse.
What is a nursing home?
A patient from Cambodia may speak and write their name in this order.
What is last name then first name?
For a patient who is a Muslim female, the family may request what specific type of caregiver?
What is female?
In Somali culture, which hand is considered the clean and polite hand for daily tasks such as reading, writing and greeting people?
What is the right hand?
A patient adhering to the Muslim religion will likely avoid this type of meat?
What is pork?
In Chinese culture, there is a heavy emphasis on respect for these individuals?
What are elders?
In Ethiopia, names are typically comprised on an individuals personal own name followed by what?
What is their father’s name?
During this month of religious observance, a Syrian refugee practicing Islam may fast or refuse certain medical practice?
What is Ramadan?
In Burmese culture, it is considered polite to first do this when invited to eat?
What is refuse?
400- Vietnamese culture has a practice known as Cao gío which involves rubbing the body with this object?
What is a coin?
This country traditionally had a caste system that is no longer promoted and intercaste marriages are becoming quite common. The caste system included “untouchables” which were considered the lowest social stratum.
What is India?
Many Arabic names are taken from the Old Testament and have parallels to Old Testament names in English. For example, Ibrahim is Abraham in English and Dawud is this name in English?
What is David?
Arab speakers learning English may have difficulty with this specific group of sounds because there are relatively few in Arabic and relatively many in English?
What are vowels?
In Cambodian culture, it may be considered insulting to touch this part of a patient’s body?
What is the head?
People from Burma may chew betel nut which has a caffeine-like effect and may turn teeth this color.
What is red?
Mainstream culture in the U.S. is driven by “clock time.” Some families of Native American or Indigenous Cultures may be more attuned to this.
What is “event time?”
For some Spanish speaking patients, they may have two family names. In this case, for a patient named María-Jose Carreño Quiñones, this is how you would formally address her.
What is Señorita Carreño?
For some patients of various cultures, they may not want to complete this ADL task while in the hospital for fear of catching a cold or getting a headache.
What is washing hair?
In some cultures, such as American Indian and Asian communities, respect for others such as elders and individuals with knowledge, authority or status is shown by not making this.
What is direct eye contact?
In Filipino culture, an individual may point with this body part rather than the finger?
What is tightly closed lips?