Quiz #15: Cultural Assessment

Question 1

Core community ___________ variables include gender, age, ethnicity, race, marital status, housing, employment status, and education of community members.

Answer 1

Assessment

Question 2

Seeking understanding of one’s culturally based healthcare practices is not essential to nursing practice.
a) True
b) False

Answer 2

b) False

Question 3

Even when daily prayer or other __________ practices are not part of a patient’s life routine, they often take central position during life transitions, such as loss of a loved one, accident, or serious illness

Answer 3

Religious

Question 4

Complementary & alternative medicine (CAM) therapies are always termed as alternative therapies.
a) True
b) False

Answer 4

b) False

Question 5

______________ pertains to the matters of human soul-be it a state of mind, state of being in the world, journey of self-discovery, or place outside of our 5 senses.

Answer 5

Spirituality

Question 6

For most people of many cultures, church and religion have very little influence on their development, national identity, and survival.
a) True
b) False

Answer 6

b) False

Question 7

Cultural __________ is the dynamic process of acquiring the ability to provide effective, safe, and quality care that meets the social, cultural, and linguistic needs of patients.

Answer 7

Competency

Question 8

The specific aim of cultural __________ is to provide an all-inclusive picture of the patient’s culture-based healthcare needs.

Answer 8

Assessment

Question 9

The nurse’s cultural attitudes and behaviors have no effect on the patient.
a) True
b) False

Answer 9

b) False

Question 10

Culture can be defined as a shared, learned, and symbolic system of values & beliefs.
a) True
b) False

Answer 10

a) True