NURS 207 Exam 3 Questions And Accurate Answers
How is cultural humility best achieved? - Answernment preforming a cultural
self-assessment
How can nursing schools encourage/support minority enrolment? - Answerncement of
minority to apply, offer grants, and match students with mentors of the same cultural
background
What is a major obstacle to multicultural care? - Answernage barriers- use interpreters
not family members
What are the federally defined minorities? -Answer African Americans, American
Indians and Alaska natives, Asians' and pacific islanders, Hispanics
What is common among racially/ethnically diverse populations? -Answer Often of lower
socioeconomic class
How can you as a nurse remain culturally sensitive? -Answer Use neutral tone in
language, avoid use of slang terms, and appreciate the diversity of the patient.
In active listening, we encourage eye contact. What can maintaining eye contact
indicates in other cultures? - Answer Maintaining eye contact (Chinese American)-
disrespectful
What groups are marginalized populations? - Answer Immigrants, elderly, disabled,
woman/girls, indigenous people, LGBTQI+, etc.
Stereotyping - Answer a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a
particular type of person or thing.
, How does a nurse maintain cultural competency? - Answer Learn, appreciate, and
interact with people of different cultures, that differ from one's own culture
Ethnocentrim - Answer evaluation of other cultures according to preconceptions
originating in the standards and customs of one's own culture.term-45
What is cultural awareness? - Answer gaining descriptive knowledge about cultural
norms and practices while embracing your own culture
Cultural Assessment - Answer a. self-assessment
b. client assessment
(health and illness beliefs )
(nutrition- food taboo/ingestion )
(practices- spiritual/medical treatment )
What health care problems may time-focused individual experience? - Answer Absent or
arriving late for a visit this individual understands time as flexible
What are some non-verbal behaviors and how do they vary in selected cultures? -
Answer nodding doesn't always reflect agreement, acceptance or comprehension
(Japanese American)
CPOE-definition and how does it help with error prevention -Answer Computerized
Provider Order Entry- prevention of errors due to physician writing is hurried and messy
Define decision support within the EMR/EHR -Answer "Alert" is given in the Med
administration to hold a medication because of labs that are high. Example patient has
an order for Potassium 40 meq IVPB, The nurse scans the medication and the alert pops
up- "Alert- potassium is 9.6 ", this nurse would know that the potassium is high and
would hold the medication to prevent harm.
How is cultural humility best achieved? - Answernment preforming a cultural
self-assessment
How can nursing schools encourage/support minority enrolment? - Answerncement of
minority to apply, offer grants, and match students with mentors of the same cultural
background
What is a major obstacle to multicultural care? - Answernage barriers- use interpreters
not family members
What are the federally defined minorities? -Answer African Americans, American
Indians and Alaska natives, Asians' and pacific islanders, Hispanics
What is common among racially/ethnically diverse populations? -Answer Often of lower
socioeconomic class
How can you as a nurse remain culturally sensitive? -Answer Use neutral tone in
language, avoid use of slang terms, and appreciate the diversity of the patient.
In active listening, we encourage eye contact. What can maintaining eye contact
indicates in other cultures? - Answer Maintaining eye contact (Chinese American)-
disrespectful
What groups are marginalized populations? - Answer Immigrants, elderly, disabled,
woman/girls, indigenous people, LGBTQI+, etc.
Stereotyping - Answer a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a
particular type of person or thing.
, How does a nurse maintain cultural competency? - Answer Learn, appreciate, and
interact with people of different cultures, that differ from one's own culture
Ethnocentrim - Answer evaluation of other cultures according to preconceptions
originating in the standards and customs of one's own culture.term-45
What is cultural awareness? - Answer gaining descriptive knowledge about cultural
norms and practices while embracing your own culture
Cultural Assessment - Answer a. self-assessment
b. client assessment
(health and illness beliefs )
(nutrition- food taboo/ingestion )
(practices- spiritual/medical treatment )
What health care problems may time-focused individual experience? - Answer Absent or
arriving late for a visit this individual understands time as flexible
What are some non-verbal behaviors and how do they vary in selected cultures? -
Answer nodding doesn't always reflect agreement, acceptance or comprehension
(Japanese American)
CPOE-definition and how does it help with error prevention -Answer Computerized
Provider Order Entry- prevention of errors due to physician writing is hurried and messy
Define decision support within the EMR/EHR -Answer "Alert" is given in the Med
administration to hold a medication because of labs that are high. Example patient has
an order for Potassium 40 meq IVPB, The nurse scans the medication and the alert pops
up- "Alert- potassium is 9.6 ", this nurse would know that the potassium is high and
would hold the medication to prevent harm.
