NURS 320 Health Assessment Exam 1
(Elsevier Chapters 1-4, 8-11, 13-14)
Questions with Correct Answers
When completing a health assessment, which of the following actions must
demonstrate cultural competence?
A. ask about family history of diseases
B. Ask about use of traditional, herbal, or folk remedies
C. Make sure the blood pressure cuff fits appropriately
D. measure height and weight in a private room - ANSWER-Ask about use of
traditional, herbal, or folk remedies
Spirituality is defined as:
A. a social group that claims to possess variable traits
B. participating in religious services on a regular basis
C. the process of being raised within a culture
D. a personal effort to find meaning and purpose in life - ANSWER-a personal effort
to find meaning and purpose in life
Which of the following statements regarding language barriers and health care is
true?
A. English proficiency is associated with a lower quality of care
B. patients with language barriers have a decreased risk for nonadherence to
medication regimes
C. Standards have been identified that are important to eliminate health disparities
D. LEP is associated with a higher quality of care - ANSWER-Standards have been
identified that are important to eliminate health disparities
What is the yin/yang theory of health?
A) Health exists when all aspects of the person are in perfect balance.
B) Health exists when physical, psychologic, spiritual, and social needs are met.
C) Health exists in the absence of illness.
D) Health exists when there is optimal functioning. - ANSWER-health exists when all
aspects of the person are in perfect balance
Which theory has been expanded in an attempt to study the degree to which a
person's lifestyle reflects his or her traditional heritage?
A) Behavior theory
B) Heritage consistency
C) Congruence mechanism
,D) Socialization experience - ANSWER-heritage consistency
Which of the following symptoms is greatly influenced by a persons cultural
heritage?
A. food intolerance
B. hearing loss
C. pain
D. breast lump - ANSWER-pain
Which of the social determinants of health has the greatest influence on a persons
health?
A. work environment
B. Neighborhood
C. education
D. poverty - ANSWER-poverty
When considering cultural competence, the nurse must develop a knowledge of
discrete areas to understand the health care needs of others. These discrete areas
include understanding of (select all that apply)
A. his or her own heritage
B. cultural and ethnic values
C. the heritage of the health care system
D. the heritage of the nursinf profession
E. the heritage of the patent - ANSWER-his or her own heritage
the heritage of the health care system
the heritage of the nursing profession
the heritage of the patient
When preparing the physical setting for an interview, the interviewer should
A. stand next to the patient to convey a professional demeaner
B. conduct the interview at eye level and at a distance of 4 to 5 feet
C. reduce noise by turning the volume on the television or radio down
D. set the room temperature between 64 and 66 Fahrenheit - ANSWER-conduct the
interview at eye level and at a distance of 4 to 5 feet
Parents or caretakers accompany children to the health care setting. Starting at ___
years of age, the interviewer asks the child directly about his or her presenting
symptoms.
A) 5
B) 7
C) 9
D) 11 - ANSWER-7
, Which of the following statements made by the interview would be an appropriate
response?
A. tell me what you mean by "bad blood"
B. if I were you, I would have the surgery
C. I know exactly how you feel
D. why did you wait so long to make an appointment - ANSWER-tell me what you
mean by "bad blood"
While discussing the treatment plan, the nurse infers that the patient is
uncomfortable asking the physician for a different treatment because of fear of the
physician's reaction. In this situation, the nurse's verbal interpretation:
A) affects the nurse-physician relationship.
B) impedes further discussion.
C) helps the patient understand personal feelings in relation to his or her verbal
message.
D) helps the nurse understand his or her own feelings in relation to the patient's
verbal message. - ANSWER-helps the patient understand his or her own feelings in
relation to the patients verbal message
The use of euphemisms to avoid reality or to hide feelings is known as:
A) distancing language.
B) sympathetic language.
C) avoidance language.
D) ethnocentric language. - ANSWER-avoidance language
When addressing a toddler during the interview, the health care provider should:
A) ask the child, before the caretaker, about symptoms.
B) use nonverbal communication.
C) use short, simple, concrete sentences.
D) use detailed explanations. - ANSWER-use short, simple, concrete sentences
Nonverbal communication is the primary form of communication for which group of
individials
A. older adults
B. infants
C. preschoolers
D. Adolescents - ANSWER-infants
Viewing the world from another person's inner frame of reference is called:
A) reflection.
B) empathy.
C) clarification.
D) sympathy. - ANSWER-empathy
(Elsevier Chapters 1-4, 8-11, 13-14)
Questions with Correct Answers
When completing a health assessment, which of the following actions must
demonstrate cultural competence?
A. ask about family history of diseases
B. Ask about use of traditional, herbal, or folk remedies
C. Make sure the blood pressure cuff fits appropriately
D. measure height and weight in a private room - ANSWER-Ask about use of
traditional, herbal, or folk remedies
Spirituality is defined as:
A. a social group that claims to possess variable traits
B. participating in religious services on a regular basis
C. the process of being raised within a culture
D. a personal effort to find meaning and purpose in life - ANSWER-a personal effort
to find meaning and purpose in life
Which of the following statements regarding language barriers and health care is
true?
A. English proficiency is associated with a lower quality of care
B. patients with language barriers have a decreased risk for nonadherence to
medication regimes
C. Standards have been identified that are important to eliminate health disparities
D. LEP is associated with a higher quality of care - ANSWER-Standards have been
identified that are important to eliminate health disparities
What is the yin/yang theory of health?
A) Health exists when all aspects of the person are in perfect balance.
B) Health exists when physical, psychologic, spiritual, and social needs are met.
C) Health exists in the absence of illness.
D) Health exists when there is optimal functioning. - ANSWER-health exists when all
aspects of the person are in perfect balance
Which theory has been expanded in an attempt to study the degree to which a
person's lifestyle reflects his or her traditional heritage?
A) Behavior theory
B) Heritage consistency
C) Congruence mechanism
,D) Socialization experience - ANSWER-heritage consistency
Which of the following symptoms is greatly influenced by a persons cultural
heritage?
A. food intolerance
B. hearing loss
C. pain
D. breast lump - ANSWER-pain
Which of the social determinants of health has the greatest influence on a persons
health?
A. work environment
B. Neighborhood
C. education
D. poverty - ANSWER-poverty
When considering cultural competence, the nurse must develop a knowledge of
discrete areas to understand the health care needs of others. These discrete areas
include understanding of (select all that apply)
A. his or her own heritage
B. cultural and ethnic values
C. the heritage of the health care system
D. the heritage of the nursinf profession
E. the heritage of the patent - ANSWER-his or her own heritage
the heritage of the health care system
the heritage of the nursing profession
the heritage of the patient
When preparing the physical setting for an interview, the interviewer should
A. stand next to the patient to convey a professional demeaner
B. conduct the interview at eye level and at a distance of 4 to 5 feet
C. reduce noise by turning the volume on the television or radio down
D. set the room temperature between 64 and 66 Fahrenheit - ANSWER-conduct the
interview at eye level and at a distance of 4 to 5 feet
Parents or caretakers accompany children to the health care setting. Starting at ___
years of age, the interviewer asks the child directly about his or her presenting
symptoms.
A) 5
B) 7
C) 9
D) 11 - ANSWER-7
, Which of the following statements made by the interview would be an appropriate
response?
A. tell me what you mean by "bad blood"
B. if I were you, I would have the surgery
C. I know exactly how you feel
D. why did you wait so long to make an appointment - ANSWER-tell me what you
mean by "bad blood"
While discussing the treatment plan, the nurse infers that the patient is
uncomfortable asking the physician for a different treatment because of fear of the
physician's reaction. In this situation, the nurse's verbal interpretation:
A) affects the nurse-physician relationship.
B) impedes further discussion.
C) helps the patient understand personal feelings in relation to his or her verbal
message.
D) helps the nurse understand his or her own feelings in relation to the patient's
verbal message. - ANSWER-helps the patient understand his or her own feelings in
relation to the patients verbal message
The use of euphemisms to avoid reality or to hide feelings is known as:
A) distancing language.
B) sympathetic language.
C) avoidance language.
D) ethnocentric language. - ANSWER-avoidance language
When addressing a toddler during the interview, the health care provider should:
A) ask the child, before the caretaker, about symptoms.
B) use nonverbal communication.
C) use short, simple, concrete sentences.
D) use detailed explanations. - ANSWER-use short, simple, concrete sentences
Nonverbal communication is the primary form of communication for which group of
individials
A. older adults
B. infants
C. preschoolers
D. Adolescents - ANSWER-infants
Viewing the world from another person's inner frame of reference is called:
A) reflection.
B) empathy.
C) clarification.
D) sympathy. - ANSWER-empathy
