Question

Michael is an occupational health nurse in Clay County, a rural county in Vermont. Clay County has experienced dramatic demographic changes in the past 3 years. Michael works at one of two new industries, which have brought in more than 50 new families of Hispanic origin. The dominant culture is white Anglo-Saxon Protestant. Michael, in his community health nurse role, has noted some significant health issues in the Hispanic employees working at the plant. He believes that if the health needs of this population are unmet, it will have an adverse effect on the community as a whole. The following partners have agreed to help him organize a community forum to discuss the issues: 1. Local ministerial organization 2. School district 3. Local hospital 4. County health department 5. State department of immigrant services 6. Local department of human services 1. During the community forum, Mr. Barnes, a department of human services social worker, states, "I don't understand why a lot of these clients come in with so many different family members along. Why can't they just leave the kids, aunts, and uncles at home, so we can get done what needs to be done?" This statement reflects A Ethnocentrism B Cultural negotiation C Cultural stereotyping D. Culturological assessment During the course of the community forum, Michael points out that the elimination of disparities in health is a current focus of Healthy People 2020. He advocates an ongoing process to look at the health status of the community as a whole, with an emphasis on disparities in the new immigrant population. Which of these follow-up activities would be appropriate to his role as a community health nurse? (Select all that apply.) A Perform a culturological assessment of the community B Discourage employers from rapid hiring of immigrants C Provide educational sessions to teach traditional healers how to use Western medical processes D Perform a cultural self-assessment E Volunteer to serve on the county health department's advisory Council ulturological assessment

Answer 1

1. C. Cultural Stereotyping

option C is correct as cultural stereotyping means a person's cultural doctrine about a group.

option A is incorrect as ethnocentrism is assessing other's cultures according to the level of one's own culture.

option B is incorrect as cultural negotiation helps others to get a healthy end result.

option D is incorrect as culturological assessment is that all have the justification to their own cultural values and beliefs.

2. A. Perform a culturological assessment of the community

D. Perform a cultural self-assessment

E. Volunteer to serve on the county health department's advisory council