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TRANSCULTURAL CONCEPTS IN
NURSING 130 QUESTIONS WITH
ALL CORRECT ANSWERS
Factors that influence nurses' ability to provide culturally competent care
to patients who are obese include:

A.

Nurses' attitudes toward obesity

B.

The ability of the nurse to control bias and discrimination

C.

The number and nature of nurses' encounters with morbidly obese
patients

D.

All the above

D




The primary focus of nursing care for morbidly obese patients during the
initial meeting with the patient should be to:

A.

Assess the patient's cultural values and beliefs.

B.

Establish a positive rapport and partnership to identify the patient's care
needs.

C.

Develop a plan for weight modification.

D.

Teach the patient about the importance of good nutrition.

,B




To ensure effective communication when caring for patients who are
severely obese, nurses should pay close attention to:

A.

Patients' nonverbal communication, including body language and silence

B.

The level of the patient's active participation in his or her care

C.

Gains and losses in the patient's weight during the hospitalization

D.

The patient's readiness for self-disclosure

E.

Their own use of language regarding obesity

A




Which of these activities strengthen the nurses' ability to provide
culturally competent care to morbidly obese patients?

A.

Providing workshops and staff development activities that highlight the
etiology, complications, and treatment of obesity

B.

Performing a self-assessment of one's attitudes and biases about obesity

C.

Collaborating with other healthcare professionals when care planning

D.

All of the above

D

,potential complications of poor maternal nutrition during pregnancy
include: Select all that apply

A.

Low birth-weight infants

B.

Prematurity

C.

Inhibited growth and development

D.

Genetic anomalies

A, B and C




What are examples of the layers of vulnerability that children are subject
to in the healthcare system? Select all that apply

A.

Autonomy

B.

Dependency

C.

Lack of agency

D.

Physical and emotional immaturity

B, C, and D

, During a family interaction on a pediatric inpatient unit, a nurse
recognizes that the parents of the sick child speak Spanish in the home.
When should a professional medical interpreter be consulted?

A.

After trying to have a sibling provide interpretation

B.

During physician rounds only

C.

If the Spanish speaking housekeeping staff are unavailable

D.

Immediately and at any time essential health information is being
communicated during the hospitalization

D




What percentage of Americans speak a language other than English in the
home?

A. One in five

B. One in 10

C.One in 15

D. One in 20

A.

One in five




According to a report by the NIH and the CDC, health disparities are a
result of

A.Genetic predispositions

B.Wide variations in healthcare access

C.Cultural diversity among various groups

D.Racial and ethnic characteristics

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