NUR 443 Practice Questions Exam 1
What is the initial nursing intervention when conducting a cultural assessment?
Establishing an accepting environment
Gaining insight into the patient's cultural world view
Arriving at mutually agreed-upon definitions of health beliefs and values
Determining the presence of any existing language or communication barriers - correct answer
Establishing an accepting environment
Self-reflection about cultural assumptions and biases is a practical step the nurse can take to cultivate
cultural sensitivity and humility.
TRUE
FALSE - correct answer TRUE
When considering health views, which statement is the basis for discussions concerning the effect of
culture?
Cultural world views can influence different beliefs regarding the causes of illness.
Cultures generally share a world view regarding how illness should be treated.
The beliefs concerning the causes of illness are shared by most world cultures.
Cultural world views are seldom concerned with healthcare issues. - correct answer Cultural world views
can influence different beliefs regarding the causes of illness.
While providing in-home wound care, the nurse notes the client is frequently vocal and screams at
relatives when in pain. In performing a cultural assessment, in what area would the nurse document the
frequent outburst and vocalizations?
Communication
Family dynamics
Cultural identification
Biological variations - correct answer Communication
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A new client is scheduled at the clinic. During the assessment, the nurse notes a circular, dark pink
indentation on the client's abdomen. The nurse is aware the client is not originally from the United
States. What is the nurse's next best action in assessing this client?
Ask the client to describe usual health beliefs and practices when the client becomes sick.
Assume the client performs the cultural practice of cupping and ask when the client last did this.
Assess the indentation and ask the client the origins of the circular mark on the abdomen.
Apply pressure to the area to determine if it blanches, then proceed with the assessment. - correct
answer Ask the client to describe usual health beliefs and practices when the client becomes sick.
During an intake assessment at the local health department, the nurse asks a Spanish-speaking client
where in Mexico they were born. The client becomes angry and says they are from Colombia. What is
the best action for the nurse to take?
Explain to the client that most of the Hispanic individuals who come to the health department are from
Mexico.
Ask the client to provide education on the differences between people from Mexico and people from
Colombia.
Apologize for the cultural insensitivity, and make a mental note to be more careful in the future.
Express regret for the assumption and find a Hispanic nurse to complete the interview process. - correct
answer Apologize for the cultural insensitivity, and make a mental note to be more careful in the future.
A community nurse who routinely works in the immunization clinic notes an influx of new patients from
Russia. The nurse wants to improve their knowledge of this new population. What steps can the nurse
take to cultivate cultural sensitivity toward this new client population? (Select all that apply.)
Interview some of the new members and inquire about cultural values.
Provide care to the new population based on broad cultural values of health.
Demonstrate a genuine interest in the lives and culture of the new clients.
Acknowledge that differences in culture occur even within a common culture.
Perform an internet search to improve knowledge on the new client population. - correct answer
Interview some of the new members and inquire about cultural values.
Demonstrate a genuine interest in the lives and culture of the new clients.
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In preparing a health and wellness care plan for the local senior citizen center, the nurse ensures the
consideration of the three universal needs. Which are universal human needs of the community? (Select
all that apply.)
Satisfaction in life transitions
Safety and security
Sense of belonging
Support for decisions
Social relationships - correct answer Safety and security
Sense of belonging
What categories are considered when determining a nation's health indicators? Select all that apply.
Morbidity
Mortality
Risk factors
Health service coverage
Cost of health system resources - correct answer Morbidity
Mortality
Risk factors
Health service coverage
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services maintains supervision over data collection
associated with which vital statistics? Select all that apply.
Infant mortality
Immunizations
Cardiovascular disease
Diabetes
Asthma - correct answer Infant mortality
Immunizations
Cardiovascular disease
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Diabetes
What term is used to identify the probability of death?
Mortality
Morbidity
Incidence
Prevalence - correct answer Mortality
While working in a reproductive health clinic, the nurse notices a significant increase in Chlamydia
infections among Hmong teenagers. The nurse began to make some initial inquiries of the Hmong
community members about sexual health practices. What type of study is the nurse engaging in?
Scientific inquiry
Informal observational
Indirect statistical
Direct participation - correct answer Informal observational
The public health nurse found a total of 64 deaths from breast cancer for the year 2021 from a
population of 34,000. The nurse determined the rate for the population was 188 deaths per 100,000
people. What does this measure represent?
Mortality
Morbidity
Attack
Count - correct answer Mortality
In checking the absentee roster for the day, a school health nurse has found 26 confirmed cases of
COVID-19 in a school population of 326, approximately 8%. What type of rate does this measurement
represent?
Count
Prevalence
Incidence
Morbidity - correct answer Prevalence