UTA NURS 2300 Final Exam Questions with correct answers

UTA NURS 2300 Final Exam Questions
with correct answers
What |is |cultural |competence? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Guides |the |nurse |in |understanding |
behaviors |and |planning |appropriate |approaches |to |patient |needs.



This |understanding |informs |and |expands |the |education |and |practices |of |a |culturally |competent
|nurse.




Definition |of |cultural |competence |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Having |an |awareness |of |one's |own |
cultural |identity |and |views |about |differences, |and |the |ability |to |learn |and |build |on |the |varying |
cultural |and |community |norms |of |patients |and |their |families. |



It |is |the |ability |to |understand |the |within-group |differences |that |make |each |patient |unique, |
while |celebrating |the |between-group |variations.



Nursing |behaviors |and |attitudes |demonstrated |by |a |culturally |competent |nurse |(1) |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Refrain |from |stereotyping |(one |size |does |not |fit |all); |individual |planning |is |always
|the |best |basis |for |care




Care |that |is |NOT |individualized |can |result |in |non-adherence |to |treatment |plans, |dissatisfaction
|with |care, |and |suboptimal |outcomes




Nursing |behaviors |and |attitudes |demonstrated |by |a |culturally |competent |nurse |(2) |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-A |nurse |who |identifies |how |personal |beliefs |and |expectations |can |influence |care |
is |better |able |to |recognize |and |deal |with |any |prejudices |that |may |impede |patient |care



Nursing |behaviors |and |attitudes |demonstrated |by |a |culturally |competent |nurse |(3) |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Cultural |assessment: |

,Helps |identify |beliefs, |values, |and |health |practice |that |may |help |or |hinder |nursing |
interventions



Asking |a |patient |about |their |preferences. |What |they |think |or |believe |about |their |illness, |their |
family |structure, |who |providers |should |talk |to |in |making |decisions, |and |what |the |illness |and |its
|treatment |means |to |them




Nursing |behaviors |and |attitudes |demonstrated |by |a |culturally |competent |nurse |(4) |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-They |take |cultural |differences |into |consideration, |are |aware |of |potential |"trouble |
spots" |that |can |occur, |usually |interpret |patient |behavior |accurately, |and |recognize |problems |
that |need |to |be |managed.



Cultural |norms |must |be |included |in |the |plan |of |care |to |prevent |conflicts |between |nursing |
goals |and |patient/family |goals



Nursing |behaviors |and |attitudes |demonstrated |by |a |cultrually |competent |nurse |(5) |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Being |knowledgable |about |other |cultures |promotes |feelings |of |respect |and |
enhances |understanding |of |attitudes, |behaviors, |and |the |impact |of |illness



Quality |and |Culture |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Review |the |quality |and |culture |quiz/answers |
(handout)



How |does |culture |affect |personal |beliefs |about |health |and |illness? |(1) |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Lack |of |understanding |can |create |barriers |that |impede |nursing |care.



When |nurses |work |w/patients |from |cultures |different |from |their |own |they |lack |familiar |
guidelines |for |predicting |behavior, |which |causes |anxiety, |frustration, |and |feelings |of |distrust



How |does |culture |affect |personal |beliefs |about |health |and |illness? |(2) |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Stereotyping, |communication |difficulties, |and |misperceptions |about |personal |

, space, |differing |values, |and |role |expectations, |ethnopharmacologic |considerations, |and |
ethnocentrism



Stereotyping |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-In |an |effort |to |predict |behavior, |nurses |may |stereotype |
or |make |prejudgements |about |patients |from |different |cultures.



One |size |does |not |fit |all. |They |are |unconscious |of |their |own |innate |values/beliefs |and |assume |
that |all |people |are |basically |alike, |that |is, |that |all |people |share |their |values |and |beliefs



Ethnocentrism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Nurses |respond |to |sick |people |based |not |only |on |their
|formal |education, |but |also |on |their |own |socialization |and |culture. |All |persons |can |be |unaware


|of |their |own |biases |and |tend |to |be |ethnocentric |(inclination |to |view |one's |own |cultural |group |


as |the |standard |by |which |to |judge |the |value |of |other |cultural |groups)



Describe |the |authority |of |state |boards |of |nursing |to |award |licenses |to |practice |nursing |and |
discipline |nurses |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |purpose |of |licensing |certain |professions |is |to |
protect |the |public |health, |safety, |and |welfare |of |the |people.



The |state |boards |of |nursing |has |the |power |to |sanction |a |nurse |for |performing |professional |
functions |that |are |dangerous |to |patient |(probation, |suspension, |revocation)



The |elements |of |malpractice |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-1) |the |nurse |has |assumed |the |duty |of |
care

2) |the |nurse |breached |the |duty |of |care |by |failing |to |meet |the |standard |of |care |(did |something |
wrong)

3) |the |nurse |failing |to |meet |the |standard |of |care |was |the |proximate |cause |of |the |injury |
(someone |harmed)

4) |the |injury |is |proved



Omision |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Failing |to |do |things |that |should |have |been |done