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Culture and Global Health Online Module
Culture and Global Health Online Module
Online Module
NUR 215
Fall 2007
Why study culture in nursing?
Communication
Space
Social organization
Time
Environmental control
Biological variations
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Communication
The way by which one person interacts
with another through written or oral
language, gestures, facial expressions,
and body language.
Culture influences how feelings are
expressed and the type of verbal and non-
verbal expressions that are appropriate.
Language, silence, eye contact
Communication
With verbal communication, problems may
occur because words have different
meanings within different cultural contexts.
Definition of Health
Causative Factors of Illness
Biologic Variations
Dietary Practices/Preferences