Cultural Diversity
Is a multifaceted and complex concept that refers to the differences among people especially those related to values, attitudes, beliefs, norms, behaviors, customs, and ways of living.
What is cultural diversity?
Include patients who are racial or ethnic minorities, children, elderly, socioeconomically disadvantaged, underinsured or those with certain medical conditions.
What is vulnerable populations?
The intentional use of physical force or power, threatened or actual, against oneself, another person, or against a group or community which either results in or has a high likelihood of resulting in injury, death, psychological harm, maldevelopment, or deprivation.
What is violence?
A fairly large aggregate of people who share characteristics that are not common to all members of the culture.
What is subculture?
Injuries from violence.
What is intentional injuries?
Is respecting and understanding the values and beliefs of a certain cultural group so that one can function effectively in caring for members of that cultural group.
What is cultural competence?
Are preventable differences in the burden of disease, injury, violence, or opportunities to achieve optimal health that are experienced by socially disadvantaged populations.
What is health disparities?
Crosses all ethnic, racial, socioeconomic, and educational lines.
What is interpersonal violence?
Basic value orientation that is shared by the majority of its members as a result of early common experiences.
What is dominant value orientation?
One of the leading causes of death in the US for black males aged 15 to 34.
What is homicide?
It requires that the nurse understand: lifestyle, value system, health and illness behaviors of diverse individuals, families, groups, and communities.
What is culturally competent community health nursing?
What is homelessness?
May include battering, resulting in physical injury, psychological abuse, and sexual assault to progressive social isolation and intimidation of the victim.
What is intimate partner violence?
Universal feature of all cultures, types, and expressions of values differ widely.
What is values?
More commonly seen in families in poverty, families in disorganization, or with parents who are younger and who are substance abusers.
What is child maltreatment?
It identifies priority areas and objectives.
What is Healthy People 2020?
Level of prevention - "Stop it before it starts."
What is primary prevention?
It usually occurs suddenly and without warning and can potentially destroy entire segments of the population.
What is community violence?
Rules by which human behavior is governed and result from the cultural values held by the group.
What is norms?
The offender is motivated by an individual's race, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, ethnic background, and national origin.
What is hate crimes?
It refers to the complex whole, including knowledge, beliefs, art, morals, law, customs, and any other capabilities and habits acquired by virtue of the fact that one is a member of a particular society.
What is culture?
Individuals and families that move from place to place in order to find work, typically in a rural and/or agricultural setting.
What is migrant workers?
Is a global problem and a public health issue and involves prostitution, sexual exploitation, forced labor, slavery, and removal of organs.
What is trafficking?
The focus may be on the past, with traditions and ancestors playing an important role in the client's life.
What is time orientation?
Aimed at the rehabilitation of individuals, families, groups, or communities and include both victims and perpetrators of violence.
What is tertiary prevention?