During a health history a patient states he is Asian American. What should the nurse realize this patient is describing?

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3. Referring to oneself by placing the cultural group before the word American explains the patient's ethnicity, which is an aggregate of cultural practices, social influences, and racial characteristics that shape a distinct identity. Many Americans of different national origins celebrate and practice customs that originated in their ancestors' countries of birth. Nationality is the country of birth. Race is an artificial categorization based on genetic inheritance and appearance. Culture is the sum of the ways of thinking and acting within a group that defines the group. Ethnicity can be present in culture.

During a Health History a Patient States He Is Asian