The nurse manager is discussing cultural considerations with a group of student nurses. Which of the statements by the nursing students indicates a lack of understanding about cultural concepts? Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. "Culture can best be described as an awareness of belonging to a group in which certain characteristics differentiate the members of one group from another."
2. "A good description of culture is one that recognizes it's the socially transmitted beliefs, behaviors, values, customs, lifestyles and ways of thinking of a specific population that guides an individual's worldview."
3. "Culture is the belief that one's own beliefs, way of life, values, and customs are superior to others."
4. "Culture is the identification of an individual or group by shared genetic heritage and biologic characteristics."
5. "Decisions made by an individual are largely influenced by culture."
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Rationale 1: "Culture can best be described as an awareness of belonging to a group in which certain characteristics differentiate the members of one group from another." Ethnicity is the awareness of belonging to a group in which certain characteristics differentiate the members of one group from another.
Rationale 2: "A good description of culture is one that recognizes it's the socially transmitted beliefs, behaviors, values, customs, lifestyles and ways of thinking of a specific population that guides an individual's worldview." Culture is the socially transmitted beliefs, behaviors, values, customs, lifestyles, and ways of thinking of a specific population that guides worldview and decision-making.
Rationale 3: "Culture is the belief that one's own beliefs, way of life, values, and customs are superior to others." Ethnocentrism is the tendency to believe that one's own beliefs, way of life, values, and customs are superior to others.
Rationale 4: "Culture is the identification of an individual or group by shared genetic heritage and biologic characteristics." Race is the identification of an individual or group by shared genetic heritage and biologic or physical characteristics.
Rationale 5: "Decisions made by an individual are largely influenced by culture." Decision making is guided by one's beliefs, values, customs and way of thinking, which is culture.
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