NUR 234 Exam 1 questions with correct
answers
Culture - VERIFIED ANSWER-What people in a group have in common, can change over time
"the totality of socially transmitted behavior patterns, arts, beliefs, values, customs, lifeways, and all
other products of human work and thought characteristics of a population of people that guides their
worldview and decision making"
Characteristics of Culture - VERIFIED ANSWER-Cultural beliefs provide identity and a sense of
belonging
Cultures consist of common beliefs and practices
Culture exists at many levels
Learned and taught
Dynamic and adaptive
Complex
Diverse
All-encompassing
How may those values in their culture assist them in the discharge process from a facility? - VERIFIED
ANSWER-Some cultures will need little to no guidance in healthcare decisions
Some cultures may require the husband, elder, entire family to be present during instruction and
decision making.
Some may need medical help, follow ups, scripts
Some cultures may need more naturalistic approach and home remedies.
All in all it comes down to knowing your patients and what is important to them culturally
Ethnicity - VERIFIED ANSWER-Groups whose members share a common social and cultural heritage
that is passed down from generation to generation. - More accurate than race
Hispanic Americans are people who originally came from any Spanish-speaking country (e.g., Mexico,
Spain). More than 60% of the Hispanic population in the United States are of Mexican origin.
Latino, strictly speaking, refers only to people from Central
,or South America.
Spanish implies origin in Spain.
(race is biology, ethnicity is what people identify as (where they are from))
Assimilation - VERIFIED ANSWER-New members gradually learn and take on the essential values,
beliefs, and behaviors of the dominant culture.
Assimilation is complete when the newcomer is fully merged into the dominant cultural group.
A person becomes assimilated by, for example, learning to speak the dominant language; marrying a
member from the new (host) culture; and making close, personal relationships with members of the
new group.
Socialization - VERIFIED ANSWER-The process of learning to become a member of a society or a group.
A person becomes socialized by learning social rules and roles; by learning behaviors, norms, and
values; and by perceptions of others in the same group or role.
Acculturation - VERIFIED ANSWER-Assuming the characteristics of the new culture through a learning
process
Immigration - VERIFIED ANSWER-New members of a group or country
Gestational period - VERIFIED ANSWER-Time between conception and birth
Starts first day of last menstrual period- 40weeks (280 days)
First Trimester - VERIFIED ANSWER-First 8 weeks are known as embryonic stage
Begins with fertilization
Morula -> blastocyst-> embryo
6-7weeks fetal heartbeat can be heard
4 weeks: brain, heart, liver begin to form, tiny limb buds present
Week 8, all organs are formed, called fetus now
, Second Trimester - VERIFIED ANSWER-Rapid fetal growth, further development of body systems
16-20 weeks: feel fetus move, "quickening"
All organs, body parts in tact
Kidney intact
lungs formed
Third Trimester - VERIFIED ANSWER-Grow in size, add SQ fat
body systems prepare for extrauterine life
May be able to survive in NICU
week 37 considered full term
41weeks considered post term
Diet affecting fetus development - VERIFIED ANSWER-The well-being of the growing fetus depends
entirely on the health of the placenta for oxygen and nutrition.
Healthy weight management before conception contributes to fetal and maternal health. Appropriate
maternal weight gain contributes to appropriate fetal birth weight and reduces the risk of fetal illness
and infections.
The recommended average weight gain for a pregnancy is 25 to 35 pounds. The expected weight gain
is higher for underweight women and lower for overweight women.
Maternal Age affecting fetus development - VERIFIED ANSWER-Preterm birth and low birth weight is
higher for babies born to adolescent mothers.
Risk of fetal death is higher for teen mothers and mothers over age 40
Risk of conceiving a child with Down syndrome (trisomy 21) and other congenital anomalies increases
for each year over the age of 35, but dramatically after age 42.
Diseases affecting fetus development - VERIFIED ANSWER-Maternal diseases, such as rubella, syphilis,
and gonorrhea, although not common, can cause fetal blindness, deafness, or fetal loss.
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a common viral infection in adults that presents with flu-like symptoms. If
the mother acquires CMV during pregnancy, the fetus can suffer intrauterine growth retardation, poor
brain growth, enlarged liver (hepatomegaly) with jaundice, irritation of the lung (pneumonitis), and
bleeding problems.
answers
Culture - VERIFIED ANSWER-What people in a group have in common, can change over time
"the totality of socially transmitted behavior patterns, arts, beliefs, values, customs, lifeways, and all
other products of human work and thought characteristics of a population of people that guides their
worldview and decision making"
Characteristics of Culture - VERIFIED ANSWER-Cultural beliefs provide identity and a sense of
belonging
Cultures consist of common beliefs and practices
Culture exists at many levels
Learned and taught
Dynamic and adaptive
Complex
Diverse
All-encompassing
How may those values in their culture assist them in the discharge process from a facility? - VERIFIED
ANSWER-Some cultures will need little to no guidance in healthcare decisions
Some cultures may require the husband, elder, entire family to be present during instruction and
decision making.
Some may need medical help, follow ups, scripts
Some cultures may need more naturalistic approach and home remedies.
All in all it comes down to knowing your patients and what is important to them culturally
Ethnicity - VERIFIED ANSWER-Groups whose members share a common social and cultural heritage
that is passed down from generation to generation. - More accurate than race
Hispanic Americans are people who originally came from any Spanish-speaking country (e.g., Mexico,
Spain). More than 60% of the Hispanic population in the United States are of Mexican origin.
Latino, strictly speaking, refers only to people from Central
,or South America.
Spanish implies origin in Spain.
(race is biology, ethnicity is what people identify as (where they are from))
Assimilation - VERIFIED ANSWER-New members gradually learn and take on the essential values,
beliefs, and behaviors of the dominant culture.
Assimilation is complete when the newcomer is fully merged into the dominant cultural group.
A person becomes assimilated by, for example, learning to speak the dominant language; marrying a
member from the new (host) culture; and making close, personal relationships with members of the
new group.
Socialization - VERIFIED ANSWER-The process of learning to become a member of a society or a group.
A person becomes socialized by learning social rules and roles; by learning behaviors, norms, and
values; and by perceptions of others in the same group or role.
Acculturation - VERIFIED ANSWER-Assuming the characteristics of the new culture through a learning
process
Immigration - VERIFIED ANSWER-New members of a group or country
Gestational period - VERIFIED ANSWER-Time between conception and birth
Starts first day of last menstrual period- 40weeks (280 days)
First Trimester - VERIFIED ANSWER-First 8 weeks are known as embryonic stage
Begins with fertilization
Morula -> blastocyst-> embryo
6-7weeks fetal heartbeat can be heard
4 weeks: brain, heart, liver begin to form, tiny limb buds present
Week 8, all organs are formed, called fetus now
, Second Trimester - VERIFIED ANSWER-Rapid fetal growth, further development of body systems
16-20 weeks: feel fetus move, "quickening"
All organs, body parts in tact
Kidney intact
lungs formed
Third Trimester - VERIFIED ANSWER-Grow in size, add SQ fat
body systems prepare for extrauterine life
May be able to survive in NICU
week 37 considered full term
41weeks considered post term
Diet affecting fetus development - VERIFIED ANSWER-The well-being of the growing fetus depends
entirely on the health of the placenta for oxygen and nutrition.
Healthy weight management before conception contributes to fetal and maternal health. Appropriate
maternal weight gain contributes to appropriate fetal birth weight and reduces the risk of fetal illness
and infections.
The recommended average weight gain for a pregnancy is 25 to 35 pounds. The expected weight gain
is higher for underweight women and lower for overweight women.
Maternal Age affecting fetus development - VERIFIED ANSWER-Preterm birth and low birth weight is
higher for babies born to adolescent mothers.
Risk of fetal death is higher for teen mothers and mothers over age 40
Risk of conceiving a child with Down syndrome (trisomy 21) and other congenital anomalies increases
for each year over the age of 35, but dramatically after age 42.
Diseases affecting fetus development - VERIFIED ANSWER-Maternal diseases, such as rubella, syphilis,
and gonorrhea, although not common, can cause fetal blindness, deafness, or fetal loss.
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a common viral infection in adults that presents with flu-like symptoms. If
the mother acquires CMV during pregnancy, the fetus can suffer intrauterine growth retardation, poor
brain growth, enlarged liver (hepatomegaly) with jaundice, irritation of the lung (pneumonitis), and
bleeding problems.
