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perinatal culture a5
ATI chp. 5 Perinatal cultural awareness
Question | Answer |
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Culture | values, beliefs, practices of group inc. attitudes/customes learned through socialization. language, communication style, traditions, religions, art, music, dress, health beliefs and practices. |
Ethnicity | bond/kinship person feels w/ their country of birth or place of ancestral origin. |
acultural nursing care | care that avoids concern for cultural differences. traditional tendency to treat all clients as though no cultural differences exist. |
culturally competent nursing | care that respects each client's culture and shows respects their values/belief. incorporates cultural preferences into care. |
United States predominant culture | Anglicized/english-based. Free expression, direct eye contact, address people casually, strong handshake preferred, fathers involved in pregnancy/birth. |
Four major subcultures in US. | Native americans, african americans, latinos, asian americans |
General communication patterns of native americans | private, patience valued, each person speaks for self, lingering eye contact invasion of privacy, avoid strong handshake, stoicism encouraged of women during labor, dad absent during delivery present other, female friends help birth, placenta return ask. |
General communication patterns of african americans | hesitate to divulge more info than asked, loud, animated, close personal space, generation dependent eye contact older less, open pain express, fathers active in labor, female friends help birth |
General communication patterns of latinos | comfortable sitting close, "evil eye" if child admired and not touched, value direct eye contact - mex ameri staring=confrontational, men protective/authoritarian (expect consult), dad not involved in labor - inform them, vocal/active birth, cover body |
General communication patterns of asian americans | brief factual answers, don't openly disagree, avoid eye contact, arm length+ away, head sacred only touched by relatives, waist to knees private no male, control emotions of discomfort, formal address, modest, females present at birth, dad no participate. |
Important factor to consider in general communication patterns of any group | no stereotype, diversity in all cultural groups. avoid behaviors of ethnocentrism |
Collecting cultural data | Language - english proficient communication style ( eye contact, body space, touch, expresion) hygiene, modesty, clothing, religion, rituals, gender roles, proper greeting, diet, decision making, health/illness practices |
Culturally-sensitive nursing interventions of perinatal client and family include: | using interpreter, proper addressing, use cultural sensitive communication, respect diet, respect modesty, honor health practices, apologize if culture violated |
asian culture food preference for pregnant women | warm foods |
many muslim and jewish people avoid eating _ | pork |
mexicans belief related to pregnancy and eclipse | if pregnant woman witnesses an eclipse may cause cleft palate |
cultures that encourage pregnant women to be active and walk | native americans and asians |
filipinos view of activity during pregnancy | dangerous and others should do the work for pregnant and postpartum woman |
latinos and sexual activity during pregnancy | viewed as helping keep the birth canal lubricated |
vietnamese and sexual activity during pregnancy | prohibited bc belief that harm mother/fetus |