The nurse is preparing an educational program for the staff on cultural considerations
The nurse includes the following definition: "The adoption and incorporation of characteristics, customs, and values of the dominant culture by those new to that culture." Which term is the nurse referring to?
1. Ethnicity.
2. Assimilation.
3. Ethnocentrism.
4. Culture.
Correct Answer: 2
Assimilation matches the definition described. Ethnicity is the awareness of belonging to a group in which certain characteristics or aspects of a culture, such as biology, differentiate the members of one group from another. Ethnocentrism is the tendency to believe that one's own beliefs, way of life, values, and customs are superior to those of others. Culture is the nonphysical traits, such as values, beliefs, attitudes, and customs that are shared by a group of people and passed from one generation to another.
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