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blended family
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parents and children who are not biologically related to the other parent, usually created after a death or divorce but also include those who have never married; also called a binuclear or stepfamily
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collectivism
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culture in which people believe in interconnectedness with others and respect relationships
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cultural competence
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lifelong process of applying evidence-based nursing in agreement with the cultural values, beliefs, worldview, and practices of patients to produce improved patient outcomes
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culturally responsive care
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occurs when a person’s cultural beliefs are integrated into their health care; culturally responsive care is required for a trusting, effective relationship with the patient and their family
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culture
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set of beliefs, attitudes, and practices shared by a group of people or community that is accepted, followed, and passed down to other members of the group
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Culture Care Theory
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states that health care cannot be effectively provided without considering the person's cultural background
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diversity
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differences in social and ethnic backgrounds, gender, and sexual orientation within a community
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dual-career family
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household in which both parents work
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extended family
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grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins
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Four Cs of Culture model
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example of a quick cultural assessment tool that asks questions about what the patient
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onsiders to be a problem, the
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ause of the problem, how they are
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oping with the problem, and how
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oncerned they are about the problem
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gender-affirming language
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language that describes one’s gender identity
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Healthy People 2030
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national objectives aimed at improving health and well-being over the next 10 years
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historical trauma
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cumulative trauma associated with a specific cultural, racial, marginalized, or ethnic group
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individualism
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culture in which people respect independence and view themselves as separate from others, with personal ideals and goals
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single-career family
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household in which one parent works and the other stays home
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social determinants of health
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nonmedical factors that influence health outcomes, including conditions in which people are born, grow, work, live, and age, and the wider sets of forces and systems shaping the conditions of daily life
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traditional healing
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various medicines and healing practices around the world that differ from the modern, Western health-care system
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transcultural nursing
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incorporates cultural beliefs and practices of people to help them maintain and regain health or to face death in a meaningful way
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trauma-informed care
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care that acknowledges all past and present parts of a person’s life situation, including any trauma they have endured (Center for Health Care Strategies, 2021) in an effort to provide treatment that supports the patient’s autonomy, strength, and control over making health-care decisions