Knowing About the Values, Beliefs, Behaviors, Norms, and Customs of a Patient

question 13

Multiple Choice

Knowing about the values, beliefs, behaviors, norms, and customs of a patient who comes from a culture other than your own is:

• A) cultural awareness.
• B) cultural sensitivity.
• C) ethnocentrism.
• D) all of the above.

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Definitions:

Work

Any change in the state or motion of matter.

Position

The location of something or someone in relation to other objects or individuals.

Endergonic Reaction

A nonspontaneous reaction; a reaction requiring a net input of free energy. Compare with exergonic reaction.

Exergonic Reaction

A reaction characterized by a release of free energy. Also called spontaneous reaction. Compare with endergonic reaction.