Fundamentals Ch. 6,7,8

belief that one's own ethnicity is superior to all others

Ethnocentrism
collective people who differ from the dominant group in terms of cultural characteristics

Minority
Care that avoids concern for cultural differences

Acultural nursing care
example of hyperpigmentation

Mongolian Spots
_____ do not produce pain when pressure is applied.

Mongolian spots
An example of hypopigmentation

Vitiligo (produces irregular white patches on the skin as a result of an absence of melanin)
deficiency makes red blood cells vulnerable during stress, which increases metabolic needs

G-6-PD deficiency
health practices unique to a particular group of people

Folk medicine

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Fundamentals Ch. 6,7,8

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Nursing Fundamentals (terms and review questions) Ch 6, 7, 8

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2013-09-14T00:55:11Z

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