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Chapter 02: Cultural Assessment
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The nurse is reviewing the development of culture. Which statement is correct regarding the development of
ones culture? Culture is:
a. Genetically determined on the basis of racial background.
b. Learned through language acquisition and socialization.
c. A nonspecific phenomenon and is adaptive but unnecessary.
d. Biologically determined on the basis of physical characteristics.
ANS: B
Culture is learned from birth through language acquisition and socialization. It is not biologically or
genetically determined and is learned by the individual.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension)
MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
2. During a class on the aspects of culture, the nurse shares that culture has four basic characteristics. Which
statement correctly reflects one of these characteristics?
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a. Cultures are static and unchanging, despite changes around them.
b. Cultures are never specific, which makes them hard to identify.
c. Culture is most clearly reflected in a persons language and behavior.
d. Culture adapts to specific environmental factors and available natural resources.
ANS: D
Culture has four basic characteristics. Culture adapts to specific conditions related to environmental and
technical factors and to the availability of natural resources, and it is dynamic and ever changing. Culture is
learned from birth through the process of language acquisition and socialization, but it is not most clearly
reflected in ones language and behavior.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Analyzing (Analysis)
MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
3. During a seminar on cultural aspects of nursing, the nurse recognizes that the definition stating the specific
and distinct knowledge, beliefs, skills, and customs acquired by members of a society reflects which term?
a. Mores
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b. Norms
c. Culture
d. Social learning
ANS: C
The culture that develops in any given society is always specific and distinctive, encompassing all of the
knowledge, beliefs, customs, and skills acquired by members of the society. The other terms do not fit the
given definition.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge)
MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
4. When discussing the use of the term subculture, the nurse recognizes that it is best described as:
a. Fitting as many people into the majority culture as possible.
b. Defining small groups of people who do not want to be identified with the larger culture.
c. Singling out groups of people who suffer differential and unequal treatment as a result of cultural
variations.
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d. Identifying fairly large groups of people with shared characteristics that are not common to all
members of a culture.
ANS: D
Within cultures, groups of people share different beliefs, values, and attitudes. Differences occur because of
ethnicity, religion, education, occupation, age, and gender. When such groups function within a large culture,
they are referred to as subcultural groups.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension)
MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
5. When reviewing the demographics of ethnic groups in the United States, the nurse recalls that the largest
and fastest growing population is:
a. Hispanic.
b. Black.
c. Asian.
d. American Indian.
ANS: A
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Chapter 02: Cultural Assessment
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The nurse is reviewing the development of culture. Which statement is correct regarding the development of
ones culture? Culture is:
a. Genetically determined on the basis of racial background.
b. Learned through language acquisition and socialization.
c. A nonspecific phenomenon and is adaptive but unnecessary.
d. Biologically determined on the basis of physical characteristics.
ANS: B
Culture is learned from birth through language acquisition and socialization. It is not biologically or
genetically determined and is learned by the individual.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension)
MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
2. During a class on the aspects of culture, the nurse shares that culture has four basic characteristics. Which
statement correctly reflects one of these characteristics?
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a. Cultures are static and unchanging, despite changes around them.
b. Cultures are never specific, which makes them hard to identify.
c. Culture is most clearly reflected in a persons language and behavior.
d. Culture adapts to specific environmental factors and available natural resources.
ANS: D
Culture has four basic characteristics. Culture adapts to specific conditions related to environmental and
technical factors and to the availability of natural resources, and it is dynamic and ever changing. Culture is
learned from birth through the process of language acquisition and socialization, but it is not most clearly
reflected in ones language and behavior.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Analyzing (Analysis)
MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
3. During a seminar on cultural aspects of nursing, the nurse recognizes that the definition stating the specific
and distinct knowledge, beliefs, skills, and customs acquired by members of a society reflects which term?
a. Mores
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b. Norms
c. Culture
d. Social learning
ANS: C
The culture that develops in any given society is always specific and distinctive, encompassing all of the
knowledge, beliefs, customs, and skills acquired by members of the society. The other terms do not fit the
given definition.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge)
MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
4. When discussing the use of the term subculture, the nurse recognizes that it is best described as:
a. Fitting as many people into the majority culture as possible.
b. Defining small groups of people who do not want to be identified with the larger culture.
c. Singling out groups of people who suffer differential and unequal treatment as a result of cultural
variations.
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d. Identifying fairly large groups of people with shared characteristics that are not common to all
members of a culture.
ANS: D
Within cultures, groups of people share different beliefs, values, and attitudes. Differences occur because of
ethnicity, religion, education, occupation, age, and gender. When such groups function within a large culture,
they are referred to as subcultural groups.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension)
MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
5. When reviewing the demographics of ethnic groups in the United States, the nurse recalls that the largest
and fastest growing population is:
a. Hispanic.
b. Black.
c. Asian.
d. American Indian.
ANS: A
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