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1. A female nurse asks an Afghan woman about her rea- D
son for admission. The nurse should expect?
A. The patient to request a male nurse
B. The patient to allow her husband to answer the
question
C. The patient will avoid eye contact with the nurse
D. The patient to speak in story rich context, rather
than providing a brief answer
2. When observing an Afghan American interact with oth- A
er people, the nurse recognizes that the use of touch
is based on:
A. How much they trust the person and amount of eye
contact they make
B. Gender, race, and age
C. Social class and religion
D. Family relationships and gender
3. A nurse observes two Afghan women speak to each B
other in loud voices. The nurse should:
A. Contact security because a fight maybe occur soon
B. Recognize that high-volume is a way that females
show affection in public
C. Tell the women to be quiet and not fight
D. Assess each woman for hearing problems
4. Afghan and Afghan-Americans orientation of time is D
considered as...
A.Past
B.Present
C.Future
D.All of the above
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5. When a nurse is caring for an Afghan or Afghan-Amer- B,C,D
ican, it is important to... SELECT ALL THAT APPLY
A. Not even bother with patient education, because
they have no desire to learn about health and well-
ness.
B. Allow the patient to continue with their spiritual
rituals, such as prayer 5 times daily.
C. Obtain a full patient history, paying careful attention
to folk medicinal remedies used by the patient.
D. Assess the patient for mental health issues such as
depression and suicidal thoughts.
6. Afghan-Americans have a high risk for developing... A, B
SELECT ALL THAT APPLY
A.Diabetes
B.Asthma
C.Lupus
D.Crohn's
7. What barriers tend to keep African Americans from A, B, C, D, E
using healthcare services? (select all that apply)
a. Poverty
b. Discrimination
c. Social barriers
d. Psychological barriers
e. Economic status
8. A Caucasian nurse is caring for a 27 year-old client and A
is becoming frustrated due to the client pronouncing
words incorrectly and not talking grammatically cor-
rect. What action should the nurse take?
a. Understand that Black English is different than Stan-
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dard English, try to understand as much as possible
b. Avoid conversing with the patient
c. Send another nurse in to speak with the patient
d. Correct the patient each time you hear him speak in
a way that is grammatically incorrect
e. Ignore it
9. When working with an African American patient that A,C,D
is polychronic, what are some important things to re-
member? (select all that apply)
a. They tend to collect activities
b. Believe there is a specific order to getting things
done
c. Very involved
d. Do not believe there is a specific order to getting
things done
e. Enjoy sitting still and working on a specific activity
10. According to folk medicine, an African American pt. A,C,D
may consider natural illness as resulting from which of
the following? (select all that apply)
a. Food
b. Evil spells
c. Water
d. Air
e. Dirt
11. The time orientation of African American individuals... D.
a. is always past
b. is either past or present
c. can vary but is usually past
d. differs depending on personal experience
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1. A female nurse asks an Afghan woman about her rea- D
son for admission. The nurse should expect?
A. The patient to request a male nurse
B. The patient to allow her husband to answer the
question
C. The patient will avoid eye contact with the nurse
D. The patient to speak in story rich context, rather
than providing a brief answer
2. When observing an Afghan American interact with oth- A
er people, the nurse recognizes that the use of touch
is based on:
A. How much they trust the person and amount of eye
contact they make
B. Gender, race, and age
C. Social class and religion
D. Family relationships and gender
3. A nurse observes two Afghan women speak to each B
other in loud voices. The nurse should:
A. Contact security because a fight maybe occur soon
B. Recognize that high-volume is a way that females
show affection in public
C. Tell the women to be quiet and not fight
D. Assess each woman for hearing problems
4. Afghan and Afghan-Americans orientation of time is D
considered as...
A.Past
B.Present
C.Future
D.All of the above
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5. When a nurse is caring for an Afghan or Afghan-Amer- B,C,D
ican, it is important to... SELECT ALL THAT APPLY
A. Not even bother with patient education, because
they have no desire to learn about health and well-
ness.
B. Allow the patient to continue with their spiritual
rituals, such as prayer 5 times daily.
C. Obtain a full patient history, paying careful attention
to folk medicinal remedies used by the patient.
D. Assess the patient for mental health issues such as
depression and suicidal thoughts.
6. Afghan-Americans have a high risk for developing... A, B
SELECT ALL THAT APPLY
A.Diabetes
B.Asthma
C.Lupus
D.Crohn's
7. What barriers tend to keep African Americans from A, B, C, D, E
using healthcare services? (select all that apply)
a. Poverty
b. Discrimination
c. Social barriers
d. Psychological barriers
e. Economic status
8. A Caucasian nurse is caring for a 27 year-old client and A
is becoming frustrated due to the client pronouncing
words incorrectly and not talking grammatically cor-
rect. What action should the nurse take?
a. Understand that Black English is different than Stan-
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dard English, try to understand as much as possible
b. Avoid conversing with the patient
c. Send another nurse in to speak with the patient
d. Correct the patient each time you hear him speak in
a way that is grammatically incorrect
e. Ignore it
9. When working with an African American patient that A,C,D
is polychronic, what are some important things to re-
member? (select all that apply)
a. They tend to collect activities
b. Believe there is a specific order to getting things
done
c. Very involved
d. Do not believe there is a specific order to getting
things done
e. Enjoy sitting still and working on a specific activity
10. According to folk medicine, an African American pt. A,C,D
may consider natural illness as resulting from which of
the following? (select all that apply)
a. Food
b. Evil spells
c. Water
d. Air
e. Dirt
11. The time orientation of African American individuals... D.
a. is always past
b. is either past or present
c. can vary but is usually past
d. differs depending on personal experience
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