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Health Assessment Final ExamThe nurse is reviewing aspects of cultural care. Which statements illustrate proper
cultural care? (Select all that apply.)
a. Examine the patient within the context of one's own cultural health and illness
practices.
b. Select questions that are not complex.
c. Ask questions rapidly.
d. Touch patients within the cultural boundaries of their heritage.
e. Pace questions throughout the physical examination. - answerB D E
The nurse is asking questions about a patient's health beliefs. Which questions are
appropriate? (Select all that apply.)
a. "What is your definition of health?"
b. "Does your family have a history of cancer?"
c. "How do you describe illness?"
d. "What did your mother do to keep you from getting sick?"
e. "Have you ever had any surgeries?"
f. "How do you keep yourself healthy?" - answerA C D F
When planning a cultural assessment, the nurse should include which component?
a. Family history
b. Chief complaint
c. Medical history
d. Health-related beliefs - answerD
,The nurse recognizes that categories such as ethnicity, gender, and religion illustrate
the concept of:
a. Family.
b. Cultures.
c. Spirituality.
d. Subcultures. - answerD
When providing culturally competent care, nurses must incorporate cultural
assessments into their health assessments. Which statement is most appropriate to use
when initiating an assessment of cultural beliefs with an older American-Indian patient?
a. "Are you of the Christian faith?"
b. "Do you want to see a medicine
man?"
c. "How often do you seek help from medical providers?"
d. "What cultural or spiritual beliefs are important to you?" - answerD
A 30-year-old woman has recently moved to the United States with her husband. They
are living with the woman's sister until they can get a home of their own. When company
arrives to visit with the woman's sister, the woman feels suddenly shy and retreats to
the back bedroom to hide until the company leaves. She explains that her reaction to
guests is simply because she does not know how to speak "perfect English." This
woman could be experiencing:
a. Culture shock.
b. Cultural taboos.
c. Cultural unfamiliarity.
d.Culture disorientation. - answerA
The nurse recognizes that working with children with a different cultural perspective may
be especially difficult because:
a. Children have spiritual needs that are influenced by their stages of development.
b. Children have spiritual needs that are direct reflections of what is occurring in their
homes.
,c. Religious beliefs rarely affect the parents' perceptions of the illness.
d.Parents are often the decision makers, and they have no knowledge of their children's
spiritual needs. - answerA
During a class on religion and spirituality, the nurse is asked to define spirituality. Which
answer is correct? "Spirituality:
a. Is a personal search to discover a supreme being."
b. Is an organized system of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the
universe."
c. Is a belief that each person exists forever in some form, such as a belief in
reincarnation or the afterlife."
d. Arises out of each person's unique life experience and his or her personal effort to
find purpose in life." - answerD
The nurse is conducting a heritage assessment. Which question is most appropriate for
this assessment?
a. "What is your religion?"
b. "Do you mostly participate in the religious traditions of your family?"
c. "Do you smoke?"
d."Do you have a history of heart disease?" - answerB
The nurse is comparing the concepts of religion and spirituality. Which of the following is
an appropriate component of one's spirituality?
a. Belief in and the worship of God or gods
b. Attendance at a specific church or place of worship
c. Personal effort made to find purpose and meaning in life
d. Being closely tied to one's ethnic background - answerC
During an assessment, the nurse notices that a patient is handling a small charm that is
tied to a leather strip around his neck. Which action by the nurse is appropriate?
a. Ask the patient about the item and its significance.
, b. Ask the patient to lock the item with other valuables in the hospital's safe.
c. Tell the patient that a family member should take valuables home.
d. No action is necessary. - answerA
During a seminar on cultural aspects of nursing, the nurse recognizes that the definition
stating "the specific and distinct knowledge, beliefs, skills, and customs acquired by
members of a society" reflects which term?
a.Mores
b.Norms
c.Culture
d.Social learning - answerC
During a class on the aspects of culture, the nurse shares that culture has four basic
characteristics. Which statement correctly reflects one of these characteristics?
a. Cultures are static and unchanging, despite changes around them.
b. Cultures are never specific, which makes them hard to identify.
c. Culture is most clearly reflected in a person's language and behavior.
d. Culture adapts to specific environmental factors and available natural resources. -
answerD
The nurse is conducting an interview with a woman who has recently learned that she is
pregnant and who has come to the clinic today to begin prenatal care. The woman
states that she and her husband are excited about the pregnancy but have a few
questions. She looks nervously at her hands during the interview and sighs loudly.
Considering the concept of communication, which statement does the nurse know to be
most accurate? The woman is:
a.Excited about her pregnancy but nervous about the labor.
b.Exhibiting verbal and nonverbal behaviors that do not match.
c.Excited about her pregnancy, but her husband is not and this is upsetting to her.
d.Not excited about her pregnancy but believes the nurse will negatively respond to her
if she states this. - answerB
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