In Working with Immigrants in an Inner-City Setting, the Nurse

question 27

Multiple Choice

In working with immigrants in an inner-city setting, the nurse recognizes that acculturation of immigrants often brings with it the benefit of:

• A) Improved socioeconomic status.
• B) Use of preventive care services.
• C) Increased job-related stressors.
• D) Increase in substance abuse over time.
• E) More physician visits due to language barriers.

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Definitions:

Microaggressions

Everyday verbal, nonverbal, and environmental slights, snubs, or insults, intentional or unintentional, which communicate hostile, derogatory, or negative messages to target persons based solely upon their marginalized group membership.

Traditional Healers

Practitioners who use indigenous or historical cultural methods for healing physical, emotional, or spiritual illnesses.

Western Providers

Healthcare professionals or service providers in the Western world, typically associated with a more biomedical model of health care.

Cognitive Change

Alterations in mental processes, such as thinking, learning, and memory, that may occur over time or due to various factors.