The nurse is planning to explain the importance of culturally appropriate care to a new nursing assistant. What should the nurse include when explaining the term "culture" to this staff person?
1. "Culture involves groups who share biological markers."
2. "Cultures seldom have diversity within them."
3. "Male nurses are an example of a culture."
4. "A culture is primarily exhibited through shared thoughts, actions, and beliefs."
5. "A culture shapes its members' view of the world."
Correct Answer: 4, 5
Rationale 1: Race has been a term used to refer to groupings of people according to common origin or background and associated with perceived biological markers.
Rationale 2: Diversity occurs not only between cultural groups but also within cultural groups.
Rationale 3: A subculture is usually composed of people who have a distinct identity and yet are related to a larger cultural group.
Rationale 4: Culture is the thoughts, communications, actions, customs, beliefs, values, and institutions of racial, ethnic, religious, or social groups.
Rationale 5: Macro- and micro-cultures combine to shape the individual's worldview and influence interaction with the others.
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