Counter-Dictionary

Culture is the system of shared beliefs, values, customs, behaviors, and artifacts that the members of society use to cope with their world and with one another. My major is Nursing and, to me, it plays a big role in everyone’s culture. It is the patient’s beliefs and customs that mostly influence their decisions. Whether it be a procedure they need or just what they want done if they took a turn for the worst. For instance, if a patient was to decide if they want CPR or the ventilator if something was to go wrong, that decision would be based mostly upon their religion and beliefs. I believe that most of the people living in this country make their daily decisions based upon their culture. Without culture influencing everyone’s lives, the world would not be the same.