Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
what are nursing interventions to meet physiological needs? - CORRECT
ANSWER Assist patient in physical well-being
what are nursing interventions to meet safety and security? - CORRECT ANSWER Using
proper hand hygiene to prevent infection
Using electrical equipment properly
Administering medication knowledgeably
what are nursing interventions to meet loving and belonging? - CORRECT
ANSWER Including family and friends in care of a patient
Establishing a trusting nurse-patient relationship
what are nursing interventions to meet self-esteem? - CORRECT ANSWER Role changes
Body image changes
what are nursing interventions to meet self actualization needs? - CORRECT
ANSWER Be open to individual's worldview
Cultural Diversity - CORRECT ANSWER varying race, ethnic origin, religion, physical
size, age, gender, sexual orientation, disability, geographic location, socioeconomic and
occupational status.
culture - CORRECT ANSWER Shared system of beliefs, values, and behavioral
expectations.
subculture - CORRECT ANSWER Large group of people who are members of a larger
cultural group.
,cultural assimilation - CORRECT ANSWER Minorities living w/ dominant groups lose
the characteristics that made them different.
culture shock - CORRECT ANSWER The feeling a person experiences when placed in a
different culture
Cultural imposition - CORRECT ANSWER Belief that everyone should conform to the
majority belief system
Cultural blindness - CORRECT ANSWER Ignores differences and proceeds as if they did
not exist
Cultural conflict - CORRECT ANSWER People become aware of the differences and feel
threatened
Ethnocentrism - CORRECT ANSWER Belief that one's ideas, beliefs, and practice are the
best or superior
Cultural influence on nutrition - CORRECT ANSWER Reactions to pain
Mental health
Gender roles
Language & communication
Food and nutrition
Family support
The culture of Poverty - CORRECT ANSWER Feelings of despair, resignation, and
fatalism
Day to day attitude toward life; no hope for the future
Unemployment and need for financial or gov't aid
, Unstable family structure; possibly characterized by abuse and abandoning
Decline in self-respect and retreat from community involvement
Nurses' role - CORRECT ANSWER having knowledge of patients' cultural diversity and
treating them with this in mind.
Transsexual - CORRECT ANSWER Someone who feels like they are an opposite gender
but do not have surgery to biologically change
Intersex - CORRECT ANSWER Born with both male and female sexes
factors affecting sexuality - CORRECT ANSWER Developmental considerations
Culture
Religion
Ethics
Lifestyle
Health state
Spirituality - CORRECT ANSWER Anything that pertains to the person's relationship w/
a higher power
faith - CORRECT ANSWER A confident belief in something for which there is no
proof/evidence
religion - CORRECT ANSWER Term used to describe cultural/institutional religion
hope - CORRECT ANSWER Ingredient in life responsible for a positive outlook
love - CORRECT ANSWER Connectedness with others