| Ableism | Discrimination and prejudice toward people with disabilities where the person is defined by their disabilities and preference Is giving to people without disabilities |
| Biomedical health belief system | A belief that health and illness are controlled by a series of physical and biochemical Primary that can be analyzed and manipulated by humans |
| Cultural bias | A set of learned values, beliets, customs, and practices that are shared by a group and passed from one generation to another |
| Cultural competence | Awareness by the nurse of his or her own cultural belief practices and an understanding of the limitations that these beliefs put on the nurse when dealing with those from other cultures |
| Culture | A set of learned values, beliets, customs, and practices that are shared by a group and passed from one generation to another |
| Deaf culture | A set of beliefs that are influenced by beliefs centered around an inability to hear |
| Ethnicity | A shared common social and cultural heritage based on traditions, national origin, and physical and biologic characteristics |
| Folk medicine | The traditional healing, practices that are Passed down within a culture |
| Health disparities | Preventable, negative health outcomes that disproportionately affect socially and economically disadvantaged populations |
| Holistic health belief system | Belief that forces of nature must be kept in natural balance or harmony |
| Race | A group of people who share biological and physical characteristics |
| Society | A nation, community, or broad group of people who establish particular aims, belies, or standards of living and conduct |
| Stereotype | A generalization about a form of behavior an Individual, or a group |
| Subculture | A group that shares many characteristics
with the primary culture but has characteristic patterns of
behavior and ideals that distinguish it from the rest of a
cultural group |
| Transcultural nursing | An integration of the nurse's understanding of culture into all aspects of nursing care |
| Unconscious bias | An inherent decision-making shortcut that Nearly all people possess as a part of brain efficiency |
