NURS 385 PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The nurse reviews various standardized Termanology before entering client data in the
electric medical record. What is the purpose of this review
a. To allow the nurse to retrieve the information next time it is needed
b. To store client information properly in order to apply for government assistance
c. To ensure that client information is meaningful to other healthcare professionals
d. To ensure that clients can understand information within the electronic health record -
Answers :c
What does a nurse understand by the competency called informatics
a. A nurse should ensure that the risk of harm to clients and healthcare workers is
decreased by improving professional performance
b. A nurse should use information and technology to communicate, manage knowledge,
mitigate error, and support decision-making
c. A nurse should integrate best current evidence with clinical expertise and client
preferences and values to deliver quality healthcare
d. A nurse should use data to monitor the outcomes of healthcare processes and
implement improvement methods to design and test changes to improve quality of
healthcare - Answers :b
A nurse is assessing an older adult aboriginal woman who is being treated for
hypertension. During the assessment what important information should the nurse
remember about cultural aspects
a. The patient should be discouraged from using traditional remedies and rituals
b. The nurse should expect the patient to value protective bracelets and route workers
as healers
c. The nurse should remember that the balance between body, mind, and environment
are important to this patient's health beliefs
d. The assessment should include information regarding cultural practises and beliefs
regarding medication, treatment, and healing - Answers :d
A new graduate nurse is working in a busy emergency department of a hospital,
situated in a culturally diverse area of the city. What can assist her to be culturally
sensitive
a. Learning about the attitudes toward healthcare and traditions of the different cultures
in that area
b. Understanding and attending to the nurses own culture and the theory of power
relations
c. Possessing data about the clients personal and cultural views regarding health and
illness
d. striving to be culturally sensitive, appropriate, and competent - Answers :a
When performing a cultural assessment with a client of a different culture, which of the
following actions is the initial action to be taken by the nurse
a. Wait until a cultural healer is available to help with the assessment
, b. Obtain a list of any cultural remedies that the client currently uses
c. Ask the client about any affiliation with a particular cultural group
d. Tell the client with the nurse already knows about the clients culture - Answers :c
A nurse wishes to improve his or her cultural sensitivity while working with patients.
Which action by the nurse would best indicate progress toward the goal
a. Demonstrate good knowledge of different cultural health beliefs
b. Effectively respond to the needs of people of different cultures
c. Interact respectfully with patients who have differing health beliefs
d. Recognize that he or she will never be the expert in other cultures - Answers :c
Which of the following nursing actions is stereotyping
a. The nurse advocates for bronchodilators to be prescribed for all newly admitted black
clients
b. The nurse helps a recent immigrant explore ways to pay for her newly prescribed
anti-hypertensive medication
c. The nurse prioritize the assessment of obesity when providing care for black and
indigenous women
d. The nurse arranges for translation services to be provided for a client who has
recently immigrated from elsewhere and does not speak English - Answers :a
Select all that apply. Which of the following characteristics represent the affective
domain of the ABC's of cultural competence
a. openness
b. desire to learn
c. respect for others
d. promote health literacy
e. support informed client choice - Answers :abc
While talking with the nursing supervisor, a staff nurse expresses frustration that an
indigenous client always has several family members at bedside. Which of the following
actions is the most appropriate action for the nursing supervisor in the situation
a. Remind the nurse that family support is important to this family and client
b. Have the nurse explain to the family that too many visitors will tire the client
c. Suggest that the nurse ask family members to leave the room during client care
d. Ask about the nurses personal beliefs about family support during hospitalization -
Answers :d
Which of the following terms refers to characteristics of a group whose members share
a common social, cultural, linguistic, or religious heritage
a. diversity
b. ethnicity
c. ehtnocentrism
d. cultural comeptence
e. acculturation - Answers :b
The nurse reviews various standardized Termanology before entering client data in the
electric medical record. What is the purpose of this review
a. To allow the nurse to retrieve the information next time it is needed
b. To store client information properly in order to apply for government assistance
c. To ensure that client information is meaningful to other healthcare professionals
d. To ensure that clients can understand information within the electronic health record -
Answers :c
What does a nurse understand by the competency called informatics
a. A nurse should ensure that the risk of harm to clients and healthcare workers is
decreased by improving professional performance
b. A nurse should use information and technology to communicate, manage knowledge,
mitigate error, and support decision-making
c. A nurse should integrate best current evidence with clinical expertise and client
preferences and values to deliver quality healthcare
d. A nurse should use data to monitor the outcomes of healthcare processes and
implement improvement methods to design and test changes to improve quality of
healthcare - Answers :b
A nurse is assessing an older adult aboriginal woman who is being treated for
hypertension. During the assessment what important information should the nurse
remember about cultural aspects
a. The patient should be discouraged from using traditional remedies and rituals
b. The nurse should expect the patient to value protective bracelets and route workers
as healers
c. The nurse should remember that the balance between body, mind, and environment
are important to this patient's health beliefs
d. The assessment should include information regarding cultural practises and beliefs
regarding medication, treatment, and healing - Answers :d
A new graduate nurse is working in a busy emergency department of a hospital,
situated in a culturally diverse area of the city. What can assist her to be culturally
sensitive
a. Learning about the attitudes toward healthcare and traditions of the different cultures
in that area
b. Understanding and attending to the nurses own culture and the theory of power
relations
c. Possessing data about the clients personal and cultural views regarding health and
illness
d. striving to be culturally sensitive, appropriate, and competent - Answers :a
When performing a cultural assessment with a client of a different culture, which of the
following actions is the initial action to be taken by the nurse
a. Wait until a cultural healer is available to help with the assessment
, b. Obtain a list of any cultural remedies that the client currently uses
c. Ask the client about any affiliation with a particular cultural group
d. Tell the client with the nurse already knows about the clients culture - Answers :c
A nurse wishes to improve his or her cultural sensitivity while working with patients.
Which action by the nurse would best indicate progress toward the goal
a. Demonstrate good knowledge of different cultural health beliefs
b. Effectively respond to the needs of people of different cultures
c. Interact respectfully with patients who have differing health beliefs
d. Recognize that he or she will never be the expert in other cultures - Answers :c
Which of the following nursing actions is stereotyping
a. The nurse advocates for bronchodilators to be prescribed for all newly admitted black
clients
b. The nurse helps a recent immigrant explore ways to pay for her newly prescribed
anti-hypertensive medication
c. The nurse prioritize the assessment of obesity when providing care for black and
indigenous women
d. The nurse arranges for translation services to be provided for a client who has
recently immigrated from elsewhere and does not speak English - Answers :a
Select all that apply. Which of the following characteristics represent the affective
domain of the ABC's of cultural competence
a. openness
b. desire to learn
c. respect for others
d. promote health literacy
e. support informed client choice - Answers :abc
While talking with the nursing supervisor, a staff nurse expresses frustration that an
indigenous client always has several family members at bedside. Which of the following
actions is the most appropriate action for the nursing supervisor in the situation
a. Remind the nurse that family support is important to this family and client
b. Have the nurse explain to the family that too many visitors will tire the client
c. Suggest that the nurse ask family members to leave the room during client care
d. Ask about the nurses personal beliefs about family support during hospitalization -
Answers :d
Which of the following terms refers to characteristics of a group whose members share
a common social, cultural, linguistic, or religious heritage
a. diversity
b. ethnicity
c. ehtnocentrism
d. cultural comeptence
e. acculturation - Answers :b
