Cultural Diversity Guided Notes Worksheet

1. What is culture? A major influence on any indivsuals uniquesness in persons cultural/ethnic heritage.

2. What are the 4 characteristics of culture?

1. Culture is learned
2. Culture is shared
3. Culture is social in nature
4. culture is dynamic and constantly changing

3. Give the correct definition for the following:

a) Ethnicity classification of people based on national origin and or culture.
classification of people based on physical or biologucal characteristics:color of skin, facce features,
b) Race
blood type, and bone structure.
c) Cultural diversity
Differences among people resulting from cultural, ethnic, and racial factors.

4. Do you think that the US is a multicultural society? Why or why not?

yes, the US is called the melting pot because their is so many cultures and it is very diverse.

5. Label each of the following statements as bias, prejudice, or stereotype:

a) All fat people are lazy Stereotype

b) Chemotherapy is much better than radiation to treat cancer bias
c) Herbal remedies are a waste of money prejiduce
d) All teenagers are reckless drivers stereotype
e) He must be really stupid because he doesn’t know how to use the internet stereotype
f) Baptists are better Christians than Lutherans bias

6. What are the six ways to avoid bias prejudice and stereotyping?
1. Know & be consciously aware of your own personal & professional values & beliefs
2.Obtain as much information as possible about different ethnic/cultural groups
3. Be sensitive to behaviors & practices different from your own
4.Remember that you are not being pressured to adopt other beliefs, but that you must respect them
5.Develop friendships with a wide variety of people from different ethnic/cultural groups
6. Ask questions & encourage questions to share ideas & beliefs

7. What is holistic care?

It refers to the provision of care to patients that are based on a mutual understanding of their
physical, psychological, emotional, and spiritual dimensions.
 8. Identify 5 areas of cultural diversity:
1. Gestures
2. Language
3. Religon
4. Healthcare Beliefs
5. Family Organization

9. Identity the following types of family organization:

a) Father is the authority figure Patriarchal family

b) Family consists of mother, father, and 2 children nuclear
c) Parents, children, and grandparents all live in one home extended family
d) Mother is the authority figure Matriarchal Family

10.Identity the culture(s) that may have the following health care risks:
a) Illness caused by an imbalance between yin and yang Asian
b) Wearing an Azabache will treat disease Hispanic
c) Health is harmony between man and nature Native American
d) Health is a balance between “hot and cold” forces Hispanic
e) Evil spirits or evil “eye” cause illness Middle Eastern
f) Lack of cleanliness causes illness European
g) Pain must be accepted and endured silently Hispanic
h) Tolerating pain is a sign of strength Middle Eastern
i) Males make decisions on the health care of the family Middle eastern
j) Shaman or medicine man is the traditional healer Native American
k) Health can be maintained by diet, rest and exercise European

11. Are spirituality and religion the same? Why or why not?
Spirituality and religion can be hard to tell apart but there are some pretty defined differences between the two. Religion is a specific
set of organised beliefs and practices, usually shared by a community or group. Spirituality is more of individual practice and has
to do with having a sense of peace and purpose.
12.Why is it important for a healthcare provider to be aware of the beliefs in
different religions?
. Religion and spirituality can impact decisions regarding diet, medicines based on animal
products, modesty, and the preferred gender of their health providers.
13.Name 2 religions that may prohibit blood transfusions
1. Jehovah's witnesses
2. Orthodox Jew

14.A person who does not believe in any deity (God) is a/an
Atheist

15.A person who believes the existence of God cannot be proved or disproved
is a/ an
A strong agnostic

16.List 8 ways to respect cultural diversity by appreciating and respecting the

personal characteristics of others.
1.  Listen to patients when express beliefs 
2. Appreciate differences in people
3.  Recognize and avoid bias prejudice and stereotyping 
4. ask questions to determine beliefs
5. Allow patients to express beliefs
6.
7. respect spirituality religious beliefs symbols and rituals
8. recognize and promote patients interactions with family

17.How would you respond to the following situation?

a. You work as a dental assistant and attempt to explain pre-operative

instruction to a patient who is scheduled for oral surgery. He has limited
English- speaking abilities and is nodding his head yes, but he does not
seem to understand the instructions. I would call an interpreter or use a translation app

b. You work as a medical assistant and prepare a patient for a gynecological

exam. She insists her husband must be in the room and states she will not
undress until her husband is present.
Let the husband be present and make sure nothing is happening in the home where she feels
scared if she feels scared when he is not around.
c. You work as a surgical technician and prepare a patient for surgery when
you tell her she must remove all jewelry she says she never removes her
cross necklace. reassure that she can put it back on as soon as she is done.

d. you work as an electrocardiogram technician and a patient has given you

permission to perform an EKG. As you start to position the electrodes for
each of the leads, the patient becomes very tense, pulls his arm away, and
appears anxious and nervous.
ask if anything is okay and make sure that try to make them feel comfterable.
e. You have just started working as a geriatric assistant and as you prepare to
bathe a patient, she tells you that she will wait until her daughter arrives
and that her daughter will help her with her bath.
wait for the daughter and then try again.