1. Consider the beliefs of at least three cultures regarding illness and health. How do they compare with your personal beliefs?
2. Your nursing instructor uses the word “Mexican” in a sentence when describing a client. Would the use of a word such as Mexican, Filipino, Polish, Arab, Russian, or Black or African American be discriminative? What is the difference between descriptive and discriminative?
3. Quickly write your initial and immediate reactions to each of the following situations. Do not change or amend your initial answer after writing it. After you have responded to all the situations, evaluate and discuss your responses in terms of the transcultural nursing concepts presented in this chapter. How might any of the following situations be modified to be more comfortable for the client, you, and the healthcare staff?
