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According to Leininger, "cultural imposition" is a major concern in nursing because nurses have
a tendency to impose their values, beliefs, and practices on patients of other cultures. The
discussion topic most likely to be without cultural imposition would be:
a. Abortion.
b. Wound management.
c. Blood transfusion.
d. Advance directives. correct answers b. Wound management
Cultural diversity is the term used to describe a vast range of cultural differences. Events have
symbolic meanings for the nurse manager and the staff. The event that would be most likely to
provide symbolic meaning to a nurse manager and staff is a:
a. Task force formed to commemorate a New Year's celebration in the Western tradition.
b. Project to provide Christmas gifts to the children in a daycare program.
c. Celebration of National Nurses Week with the focus on cultural care.
d. Task force to develop a poster for the unit depicting religions of the world. correct answers c.
Celebration of National Nurses Week with the focus on cultural care.
One of the staff nurses on your unit makes the comment, "All this time I thought Mary was
black. She says she is Jamaican." The best response would be to say:
a. "Who cares what she is?"
b. "What did you think when you learned she was Jamaican?"
c. "Why did you assume she was black?"
d. "We have never had a Jamaican on this unit." correct answers b. "What did you think when
you learned she was Jamaican?"
As a nurse manager, you notice that Maria, a Hispanic nurse aide, is visibly upset. When you ask
her if something is wrong, she becomes tearful and says, "Why is it that when John and I work
,together in giving patients care, he jokes about my being "a little fat Mexican"? The nurse
manager's best response is, "Do you think he:
a. Is sensitive to your culture?"
b. Wants to learn more about you?"
c. Has been hurt and wants to hurt others?"
d. Is stereotyping you without thinking?" correct answers d. Is stereotyping you without
thinking?"
The nurse manager of a unit is asked by a family member of a dying Native American patient if
it is possible to have the patient's eight-member family recite the rosary by the bedside. The
manager responds affirmatively. The nurse manager is most likely exhibiting behavior related to:
a. Acculturation.
b. Ethnocentricity.
c. Cultural diversity.
d. Cultural sensitivity. correct answers d. Cultural sensitivity.
A 66-year-old native Chinese patient, hospitalized for a myocardial infarction, asks the nurse
manager about seeing his "acupuncture doctor" for treatment of his migraine headache. The best
response to this patient would be:
a. "How long have you been using acupuncture treatment?"
b. "Do you think acupuncture relieves your pain satisfactorily?"
c. "What have you told your heart specialist about your migraines and treatment?"
d. "Have you tried nonprescription pain medication or been given a prescription drug for your
headaches?" correct answers a. "How long have you been using acupuncture treatment?"
Maintaining a culturally diverse staff and working with a culturally diverse patient population is
an important function of a nurse manager who works in the hospital of a large medical center. On
your palliative care unit, you have recently received complaints from families about ineffective
pain management for their family members and you determine this occurs primarily when certain
nurses are working. What approach might you take to resolve the concerns of the families,
patients, and potentially, the staff?
,a. Reinforce to staff that practice guidelines support as-needed analgesia for the terminally ill.
b. Ask staff input on the development of stricter guidelines to ensure that all terminally patients
are given sufficient analgesia.
c. Encourage conversation with patients and among staff that facilitates learning about cultural
beliefs and priorities in dying.
d. Advise families that the administration of analgesi correct answers c. Encourage conversation
with patients and among staff that facilitates learning about cultural beliefs and priorities in
dying.
Because an increasing number of Hispanic patients are being admitted, a nurse manager designs
a staff-development program to help her staff understand the Hispanic culture. A nurse should
understand that culture is determined by which of the following?
a. Behavior
b. Love for people
c. Shared vision
d. Genetic predisposition correct answers a. Behavior
The nurse manager for a unit's culturally diverse staff creates a staff-development program so the
professional nursing staff members can enhance their understanding of cultures on the basis of
published literature. The literature reveals that the following characteristic is inherent in a
culture. It:
a. Develops over time.
b. Maintains a strong work ethic.
c. Changes easily.
d. Develops quickly. correct answers a. Develops over time.
In designing programs through your institution to address the health needs of Hispanics in your
community, you most likely would develop programs related to:
a. Diabetes.
b. Cardiovascular disease.
, c. Cancer.
d. Asthma. correct answers a. Diabetes.
Within the deaf culture, there is considerable disagreement about the use of SEE (Signed Exact
English) and ASL (American Sign Language). This is indicative of:
a. Dominant versus nondominant behaviors.
b. The need to recognize diversity within groups.
c. The impact of cross-culturalism.
d. How language separates subgroups. correct answers b. The need to recognize diversity within
groups.
When interviewing a candidate for a nursing position who has an Aboriginal background, you
recognize that the candidate's lack of eye contact reflects the candidate's:
a. Lack of confidence.
b. Professional behavior.
c. Cultural sensitivity.
d. Ethnicity. correct answers d. Ethnicity
When interviewing a candidate for a nursing position who has an Aboriginal background, you
recognize that the candidate's lack of eye contact reflects the candidate's cultural sensitivity. You
are exhibiting:
a. Acculturation.
b. Cultural sensitivity.
c. Ethnocentrism.
d. Transculturalism. correct answers b. Cultural sensitivity.
Mary joins 5W nursing unit. Mary is a new graduate who is anxious to fit in. She soon learns that
some of her "book learning" is being criticized by her colleagues, so she adapts her practice to
what others on the unit are doing. She is demonstrating:
According to Leininger, "cultural imposition" is a major concern in nursing because nurses have
a tendency to impose their values, beliefs, and practices on patients of other cultures. The
discussion topic most likely to be without cultural imposition would be:
a. Abortion.
b. Wound management.
c. Blood transfusion.
d. Advance directives. correct answers b. Wound management
Cultural diversity is the term used to describe a vast range of cultural differences. Events have
symbolic meanings for the nurse manager and the staff. The event that would be most likely to
provide symbolic meaning to a nurse manager and staff is a:
a. Task force formed to commemorate a New Year's celebration in the Western tradition.
b. Project to provide Christmas gifts to the children in a daycare program.
c. Celebration of National Nurses Week with the focus on cultural care.
d. Task force to develop a poster for the unit depicting religions of the world. correct answers c.
Celebration of National Nurses Week with the focus on cultural care.
One of the staff nurses on your unit makes the comment, "All this time I thought Mary was
black. She says she is Jamaican." The best response would be to say:
a. "Who cares what she is?"
b. "What did you think when you learned she was Jamaican?"
c. "Why did you assume she was black?"
d. "We have never had a Jamaican on this unit." correct answers b. "What did you think when
you learned she was Jamaican?"
As a nurse manager, you notice that Maria, a Hispanic nurse aide, is visibly upset. When you ask
her if something is wrong, she becomes tearful and says, "Why is it that when John and I work
,together in giving patients care, he jokes about my being "a little fat Mexican"? The nurse
manager's best response is, "Do you think he:
a. Is sensitive to your culture?"
b. Wants to learn more about you?"
c. Has been hurt and wants to hurt others?"
d. Is stereotyping you without thinking?" correct answers d. Is stereotyping you without
thinking?"
The nurse manager of a unit is asked by a family member of a dying Native American patient if
it is possible to have the patient's eight-member family recite the rosary by the bedside. The
manager responds affirmatively. The nurse manager is most likely exhibiting behavior related to:
a. Acculturation.
b. Ethnocentricity.
c. Cultural diversity.
d. Cultural sensitivity. correct answers d. Cultural sensitivity.
A 66-year-old native Chinese patient, hospitalized for a myocardial infarction, asks the nurse
manager about seeing his "acupuncture doctor" for treatment of his migraine headache. The best
response to this patient would be:
a. "How long have you been using acupuncture treatment?"
b. "Do you think acupuncture relieves your pain satisfactorily?"
c. "What have you told your heart specialist about your migraines and treatment?"
d. "Have you tried nonprescription pain medication or been given a prescription drug for your
headaches?" correct answers a. "How long have you been using acupuncture treatment?"
Maintaining a culturally diverse staff and working with a culturally diverse patient population is
an important function of a nurse manager who works in the hospital of a large medical center. On
your palliative care unit, you have recently received complaints from families about ineffective
pain management for their family members and you determine this occurs primarily when certain
nurses are working. What approach might you take to resolve the concerns of the families,
patients, and potentially, the staff?
,a. Reinforce to staff that practice guidelines support as-needed analgesia for the terminally ill.
b. Ask staff input on the development of stricter guidelines to ensure that all terminally patients
are given sufficient analgesia.
c. Encourage conversation with patients and among staff that facilitates learning about cultural
beliefs and priorities in dying.
d. Advise families that the administration of analgesi correct answers c. Encourage conversation
with patients and among staff that facilitates learning about cultural beliefs and priorities in
dying.
Because an increasing number of Hispanic patients are being admitted, a nurse manager designs
a staff-development program to help her staff understand the Hispanic culture. A nurse should
understand that culture is determined by which of the following?
a. Behavior
b. Love for people
c. Shared vision
d. Genetic predisposition correct answers a. Behavior
The nurse manager for a unit's culturally diverse staff creates a staff-development program so the
professional nursing staff members can enhance their understanding of cultures on the basis of
published literature. The literature reveals that the following characteristic is inherent in a
culture. It:
a. Develops over time.
b. Maintains a strong work ethic.
c. Changes easily.
d. Develops quickly. correct answers a. Develops over time.
In designing programs through your institution to address the health needs of Hispanics in your
community, you most likely would develop programs related to:
a. Diabetes.
b. Cardiovascular disease.
, c. Cancer.
d. Asthma. correct answers a. Diabetes.
Within the deaf culture, there is considerable disagreement about the use of SEE (Signed Exact
English) and ASL (American Sign Language). This is indicative of:
a. Dominant versus nondominant behaviors.
b. The need to recognize diversity within groups.
c. The impact of cross-culturalism.
d. How language separates subgroups. correct answers b. The need to recognize diversity within
groups.
When interviewing a candidate for a nursing position who has an Aboriginal background, you
recognize that the candidate's lack of eye contact reflects the candidate's:
a. Lack of confidence.
b. Professional behavior.
c. Cultural sensitivity.
d. Ethnicity. correct answers d. Ethnicity
When interviewing a candidate for a nursing position who has an Aboriginal background, you
recognize that the candidate's lack of eye contact reflects the candidate's cultural sensitivity. You
are exhibiting:
a. Acculturation.
b. Cultural sensitivity.
c. Ethnocentrism.
d. Transculturalism. correct answers b. Cultural sensitivity.
Mary joins 5W nursing unit. Mary is a new graduate who is anxious to fit in. She soon learns that
some of her "book learning" is being criticized by her colleagues, so she adapts her practice to
what others on the unit are doing. She is demonstrating:
