NR 222- Exam 2 review UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
A 6-month-old child from Guatemala was adopted by an D. Enculturation.
American family in Indiana. The child's socialization into
the American midwestern culture is best described as: Socialization into one's primary culture as a child is known as enculturation.
A. Assimilation.
B. Acculturation.
C. Biculturalism.
D. Enculturation.
A 46-year-old woman from Bosnia came to the United B. Adapted to and adopted the American culture.
States 6 years ago. Although she did not celebrate
Christmas when she lived in Bosnia, she celebrates
Christmas with her family now. This woman has Assimilation results when an individual gradually adopts and incorporates the
experienced assimilation into the culture of the United characteristics of the dominant culture.
States because she:
A .Chose to be bicultural.
B. Adapted to and adopted the American culture.
C. Had an extremely negative experience with the
American culture.
D. Gave up part of her ethnic identity in favor of the
American culture.
To enhance their cultural awareness, nursing students D. Background, recognizing her biases and prejudices.
need to make an in-depth self-examination of their own:
Cultural awareness is an in-depth self-examination of one's own background,
A. Motivation and commitment to caring. recognizing biases and prejudices and assumptions about other people.
B. Social, cultural, and biophysical factors.
C. Engagement in cross-cultural interactions.
D. Background, recognizing her biases and prejudices.
Which of the following is required in the delivery of D. Acquiring specific knowledge, skills, and attitudes
culturally congruent care?
Specific knowledge, skills, and attitudes are required in the delivery of culturally
A. Learning about vast cultures congruent care.
B. Motivation and commitment to caring
C. Influencing treatment and care of patients
D. Acquiring specific knowledge, skills, and attitudes
, A registered nurse is admitting a patient of French C. "Do you bathe and use deodorant more than one time a week?"
heritage to the hospital. Which question asked by the
nurse indicates that the nurse is stereotyping the patient?
Nurses need to avoid stereotypes or unwarranted generalizations about any
A. "What are your dietary preferences?" particular group that prevents further assessment of the individual's unique
B. "What time do you typically go to bed?" characteristics.
C. "Do you bathe and use deodorant more than one time
a week?"
D. "Do you have any health issues that we should know
about?"
When action is taken on one's prejudices: A. Discrimination occurs.
A. Discrimination occurs.
B. Delivery of culturally congruent care is ensured.
C. Effective intercultural communication develops. Prejudices associate negative permanent characteristics with people who are
D. Sufficient comparative knowledge of diverse groups is different from the valued group. When a person acts on these prejudices,
obtained. discrimination occurs.
A nursing student is doing a community health rotation in C. Influence of socioeconomic factors in morbidity and mortality.
an inner-city public health department. The student
investigates sociodemographic and health data of the Health disparity populations are populations that have a significant increased
people served by the health department, and detects incidence or prevalence of disease or that have increased morbidity, mortality, or
disparities in health outcomes between the rich and poor. survival rates compared to the health status of the general population.
This is an example of a(n):
A. Illness attributed to natural and biological forces.
B. Creation of the student's interpretation and
descriptions of the data.
C. Influence of socioeconomic factors in morbidity and
mortality.
D. Combination of naturalistic, religious, and supernatural
modalities.
Culture strongly influences pain expression and need for D. Suffered by a patient whose valued way of life is disregarded by practitioners.
pain medication. However, cultural pain is:
Patients suffer cultural pain when health care providers disregard values or
A. Not expressed verbally or physically. cultural beliefs.
B. Expressed only to others from a similar culture.
C. Usually more intense than physical pain.
D. Suffered by a patient whose valued way of life is
disregarded by practitioners.
Which of the following best represents the dominant B. Advance directive
values in American society on individual autonomy and
self-determination? Informed consent and advance directives protect the right of the individual to
know and make decisions ensuring continuity of individual autonomy and self-
A. Physician orders determination.
B. Advance directive
C. Durable power of attorney
D. Court-appointed guardian
CORRECT Answers
A 6-month-old child from Guatemala was adopted by an D. Enculturation.
American family in Indiana. The child's socialization into
the American midwestern culture is best described as: Socialization into one's primary culture as a child is known as enculturation.
A. Assimilation.
B. Acculturation.
C. Biculturalism.
D. Enculturation.
A 46-year-old woman from Bosnia came to the United B. Adapted to and adopted the American culture.
States 6 years ago. Although she did not celebrate
Christmas when she lived in Bosnia, she celebrates
Christmas with her family now. This woman has Assimilation results when an individual gradually adopts and incorporates the
experienced assimilation into the culture of the United characteristics of the dominant culture.
States because she:
A .Chose to be bicultural.
B. Adapted to and adopted the American culture.
C. Had an extremely negative experience with the
American culture.
D. Gave up part of her ethnic identity in favor of the
American culture.
To enhance their cultural awareness, nursing students D. Background, recognizing her biases and prejudices.
need to make an in-depth self-examination of their own:
Cultural awareness is an in-depth self-examination of one's own background,
A. Motivation and commitment to caring. recognizing biases and prejudices and assumptions about other people.
B. Social, cultural, and biophysical factors.
C. Engagement in cross-cultural interactions.
D. Background, recognizing her biases and prejudices.
Which of the following is required in the delivery of D. Acquiring specific knowledge, skills, and attitudes
culturally congruent care?
Specific knowledge, skills, and attitudes are required in the delivery of culturally
A. Learning about vast cultures congruent care.
B. Motivation and commitment to caring
C. Influencing treatment and care of patients
D. Acquiring specific knowledge, skills, and attitudes
, A registered nurse is admitting a patient of French C. "Do you bathe and use deodorant more than one time a week?"
heritage to the hospital. Which question asked by the
nurse indicates that the nurse is stereotyping the patient?
Nurses need to avoid stereotypes or unwarranted generalizations about any
A. "What are your dietary preferences?" particular group that prevents further assessment of the individual's unique
B. "What time do you typically go to bed?" characteristics.
C. "Do you bathe and use deodorant more than one time
a week?"
D. "Do you have any health issues that we should know
about?"
When action is taken on one's prejudices: A. Discrimination occurs.
A. Discrimination occurs.
B. Delivery of culturally congruent care is ensured.
C. Effective intercultural communication develops. Prejudices associate negative permanent characteristics with people who are
D. Sufficient comparative knowledge of diverse groups is different from the valued group. When a person acts on these prejudices,
obtained. discrimination occurs.
A nursing student is doing a community health rotation in C. Influence of socioeconomic factors in morbidity and mortality.
an inner-city public health department. The student
investigates sociodemographic and health data of the Health disparity populations are populations that have a significant increased
people served by the health department, and detects incidence or prevalence of disease or that have increased morbidity, mortality, or
disparities in health outcomes between the rich and poor. survival rates compared to the health status of the general population.
This is an example of a(n):
A. Illness attributed to natural and biological forces.
B. Creation of the student's interpretation and
descriptions of the data.
C. Influence of socioeconomic factors in morbidity and
mortality.
D. Combination of naturalistic, religious, and supernatural
modalities.
Culture strongly influences pain expression and need for D. Suffered by a patient whose valued way of life is disregarded by practitioners.
pain medication. However, cultural pain is:
Patients suffer cultural pain when health care providers disregard values or
A. Not expressed verbally or physically. cultural beliefs.
B. Expressed only to others from a similar culture.
C. Usually more intense than physical pain.
D. Suffered by a patient whose valued way of life is
disregarded by practitioners.
Which of the following best represents the dominant B. Advance directive
values in American society on individual autonomy and
self-determination? Informed consent and advance directives protect the right of the individual to
know and make decisions ensuring continuity of individual autonomy and self-
A. Physician orders determination.
B. Advance directive
C. Durable power of attorney
D. Court-appointed guardian
