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Ch. 6- Practice Test Flashcards

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  1. Culture varies from patient to patient. Why is it important that the nurse understand and accept each person as an individual?

a. To develop a plan of care
b. To provide holistic care
c. To identify differences
d. To support each patient

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b. To provide holistic care

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  1. What is a fixed concept that describes how all members of an ethnic group act or think?

a. Variations within a cultural group
b. Identical practices
c. Holistic nursing
d. Ethnic stereotypes

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d. Ethnic stereotypes

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  1. All nurses should work to provide culturally appropriate nursing care. What is the integration of cultural knowledge into all aspects of care?

a. Cultural competence
b. Transcultural nursing
c. Nursing process
d. Team nursing

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b. Transcultural nursing

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  1. What is the term for when members of a particular ethnic group believe that their beliefs and practices are the best?

a. Prejudice
b. Separatism
c. Ethnocentrism
d. Bias

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c. Ethnocentrism

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  1. What is the term used to describe cultures in which women make decisions about health care and provide the care and discipline to the children?

a. Biological
b. Matriarchal
c. Cultural
d. Patriarchal

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b. Matriarchal

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  1. What basic philosophy in the United States is relevant to health care?

a. Folk remedies
b. Biomedical therapy
c. Holistic therapy
d. Spiritual intervention

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b. Biomedical therapy

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  1. What is a set of learned values, beliefs, customs, and practices shared by a group?

a. Race
b. Ethnicity
c. Culture
d. Religion

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c. Culture

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  1. A nurse is American-born and works in a large hospital with patients from many cultures. What must this nurse develop to provide the best care?

a. Another language
b. Assessment skills
c. Cultural competence
d. Care planning ability

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c. Cultural competence

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  1. The nurse from New York City is caring for a patient from Atlanta, Georgia. What difference between the nurse and patient may cause them to experience difficulty in communicating.

a. Race
b. Subculture
c. Ethnic group
d. Culture

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b. Subculture

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  1. The father of an American Indian has just died. What should the nurse do immediately after death?

a. Provide privacy so that the family may touch and kiss the deceased goodbye
b. Ask about providing help with the death ceremony
c. Carefully wrap the deceased’s clothing for the family to take home
d. Mention the deceased by name frequently

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b. Ask about providing help with the death ceremony

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  1. What is the term for a generalization about a form of behavior, an individual, or a group?

a. Dialect
b. Religion
c. Ethnicity
d. Stereotype

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d. Stereotype

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  1. What is the term for a group of people who share biological physical characteristics?

a. Race
b. Culture
c. Religion
d. Social organization

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a. Race

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  1. What is the term for a group of people who share a common social and cultural heritage based on shared traditions, national origin, and physical and biological characteristics?

a. Race
b. Culture
c. Religion
d. Ethnicity

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d. Ethnicity

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  1. A nurse is caring for a neonate born to observant Orthodox Jewish parents. Who can the nurse anticipate will name the neonate?

a. Father
b. Mother
c. Grandfather
d. Grandmother

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a. Father

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  1. A nurse is caring for a male neonate born to observant Orthodox Jewish parents. Who will the nurse anticipate will circumcise the neonate?

a. A bishop
b. A mohel
c. His father
d. His health care provider

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b. A mohel

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  1. A nurse is caring for a female neonate born to observant Orthodox Jewish parents. What book does the nurse know will be used when naming this neonate?

a. Bible
b. Koran
c. Holy Torah
d. Book of Mormon

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c. Holy Torah

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  1. A nurse is caring for an Orthodox Jewish woman immediately after she has given birth. What can the nurse expect regarding the spouse’s participation in his wife’s care?

a. He will share a bed with the patient.
b. He will ask to bathe with the patient.
c. He will touch the patient frequently.
d. He will avoid physical contact with the patient.

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d. He will avoid physical contact with the patient.

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  1. A nurse is caring for an Orthodox Jewish patient. What is the most appropriate dietary requirement for the nurse to implement?

a. Mixing of milk and meat at a meal
b. Use of separate cooking utensils for meat and milk products
c. Use of one set of cooking utensils for meat and milk products
d. Consumption of food not slaughtered in accordance with Jewish law

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b. Use of separate cooking utensils for meat and milk products

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  1. The nurse is preparing an Orthodox Jewish patient’s tray during Passover. What intervention is appropriate for this patient?

a. Avoid fish dishes.
b. Encourage time for prayer.
c. Offer the patient leavened products.
d. Encourage the use of loud music in celebration.

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b. Encourage time for prayer.

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  1. A nurse is preparing to discuss birth control options for a Roman Catholic patient. What is the most appropriate method for the nurse to discuss with this patient?

a. Abstinence
b. Vasectomy
c. Tubal ligation
d. Oral contraceptives

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a. Abstinence

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  1. A nurse is preparing a meal tray for a patient who is a Latter-Day Saint. What beverage should the nurse prepare?

a. Tea with all meals
b. Coffee each morning
c. Cola beverages
d. Fruit juice

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d. Fruit juice

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  1. A nurse is caring for a patient who is a Latter-Day Saint. The nurse is aware members of this faith may wear sacred undergarments. What intervention is appropriate for the nurse
    caring for this patient?

a. Instruct the patient to remove the undergarments.
b. Allow the patient to wear the undergarments only at night.
c. Allow the patient to wear the undergarments only during the day.
d. Remove the undergarments in emergency situations only.

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d. Remove the undergarments in emergency situations only.

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  1. Which statement about the biomedical health belief system is true?

a. Life processes can be manipulated by humans by mechanical interventions.
b. Life processes cannot be manipulated by humans by mechanical interventions.
c. Disease has a nonspecific cause, onset, course, and treatment.
d. Disease is only caused by failure of body parts and chemical imbalances.

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a. Life processes can be manipulated by humans by mechanical interventions.

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  1. Which health belief system is commonly referred to as “third world” beliefs and practices?

a. Folk health belief system
b. Holistic health belief system
c. Biomedical health belief system
d. Alternative/complementary belief system

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a. Folk health belief system

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  1. Which health belief system includes a belief of a supernatural force exerting influence to cause health or illness?

a. Folk
b. Holistic
c. Biomedical
d. Alternative/complementary

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a. Folk

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  1. Which health belief system focuses on restoring balance with physical, social, and metaphysical worlds?

a. Folk health belief system
b. Holistic health belief system
c. Biomedical health belief system
d. Alternative/complementary belief system

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b. Holistic health belief system

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  1. The nurse is caring for a patient who fasts during daylight hours during Ramadan. The nurse recognizes that the patient is adhering to the cultural beliefs of which culture?

a. Muslims
b. African Americans
c. Chinese Americans
d. Mexican Americans

A

a. Muslims

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  1. The nurse is caring for a Muslim patient. What dietary selection should the nurse serve to this patient?

a. Bacon, eggs, and toast
b. Pork fried rice
c. Ham and cheese sandwich
d. Chicken and rice

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d. Chicken and rice

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  1. A patient requests a consultation between the health care provider and a religious leader known as an Imam. What is this patient’s cultural belief?

a. Muslim
b. African American
c. Chinese American
d. Mexican American

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a. Muslim

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  1. The nurse is delivering a meal tray to a female Muslim patient. What intervention is most appropriate for this patient?

a. Offering her a ham and cheese sandwich
b. Providing her with a male nurse
c. Providing her with a female nurse
d. Offering her bacon and eggs

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c. Providing her with a female nurse

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  1. The nurse is caring for a Chinese American patient. How should this nurse demonstrate cultural awareness?

a. Maintain eye contact with the patient.
b. Hold the patient’s hand while conversing.
c. Touch the patient’s arm when speaking to the patient.
d. Sit side-to-side when speaking with the patient.

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d. Sit side-to-side when speaking with the patient.

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  1. The nurse is caring for a Mexican American patient. What nursing intervention would best demonstrate cultural sensitivity?

a. Encouraging consultation of male members of the family regarding health care decisions
b. Discouraging consultation of male members of the family regarding health care decisions
c. Insisting on providing all personal care required by the patient
d. Asking only female family members about health care decisions

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a. Encouraging consultation of male members of the family regarding health care decisions

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  1. The nurse is caring for an African American patient. Who would the nurse expect to be the primary decision maker in the patient’s family?

a. Men
b. Women
c. Clergy
d. Grandparents

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b. Women

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  1. The nurse is caring for a Mexican American patient who is in labor. How can this nurse best demonstrate cultural sensitivity?

a. Encouraging female family members to be present for the delivery
b. Encouraging the patient’s spouse to be present for the delivery
c. Asking the patient’s spouse to see his baby before cutting the umbilical cord
d. Asking the patient’s spouse to hold the neonate before bathing the neonate

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a. Encouraging female family members to be present for the delivery

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  1. The nurse is caring for a postpartum patient who requests to dry and bury the umbilical cord near an object or in a place that symbolizes what the parents want for the child’s future. Which cultural beliefs does the nurse recognize this patient adhering to?

a. American Indian
b. African American
c. Chinese American
d. Mexican American

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a. American Indian

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  1. What are some characteristics that cultures have in common? (Select all that apply.)

a. Economic practices
b. Survival modes
c. Transportation systems
d. Language
e. Family systems

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a. Economic practices
b. Survival modes
c. Transportation systems
e. Family systems

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  1. What should the culturally sensitive nurse do for a Muslim woman being treated in the hospital? (Select all that apply.)

a. Assign only female staff to care for her.
b. Keep her head and extremities covered as much as possible.
c. Arrange for family to bring specially prepared pork dishes.
d. Let her make decisions relative to her care.
e. Allow privacy for prayer.

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a. Assign only female staff to care for her.
b. Keep her head and extremities covered as much as possible.
e. Allow privacy for prayer.

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  1. A nurse working in a long-term care facility is admitting an 85-year-old resident of Hispanic descent diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. What should this nurse take into consideration when caring for the resident? (Select all that apply.)

a. Cultural background has an important role in determining the resident’s status
b. The resident will be culturally sensitive to caregivers
c. Home remedies may have value even if harmful
d. The resident will have a strong sense of trust for health care workers
e. Communication should involve gesturing whenever possible

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a. Cultural background has an important role in determining the resident’s status
c. Home remedies may have value even if harmful

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  1. The nurse should not maintain eye contact with a Korean patient because many Asians believe prolonged eye contact is __________ or rude.
A

impolite

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  1. The cultural characteristic of unwillingness to leave a current activity—which may result in late or missed appointments—is called ____________.
A

elasticity

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  1. Following the death of a Presbyterian infant, the nurse should help arrange for _____________.
A

baptism

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  1. While caring for a Mexican American family in the home, the home health nurse recognizes that the family may also consult the curandero or ____________ for health advice.
A

folk healer

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  1. A nation, community, or broad group of people who establish particular aims, beliefs, or standards of living and conduct is known as a ____________.
A

society

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  1. A set of learned values, beliefs, customs, and practices that are shared by a group and are passed from one generation to another is known as ____________.
A

culture

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  1. A generalization about a form of behavior, an individual, or a group is known as a _______________.
A

stereotype

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