A 6-month-old child from Guatemala was adopted by an American family in Indiana. The child's
socialization into the American midwestern culture is best described as:
A. Assimilation.
B. Acculturation.
C. Biculturalism.
D. Enculturation. - ANSWER D. Enculturation.
Socialization into one's primary culture as a child is known as enculturation.
A 46-year-old woman from Bosnia came to the United States 6 years ago. Although she did not
celebrate Christmas when she lived in Bosnia, she celebrates Christmas with her family now.
This woman has experienced assimilation into the culture of the United States because she:
A .Chose to be bicultural.
B. Adapted to and adopted the American culture.
C. Had an extremely negative experience with the American culture.
D. Gave up part of her ethnic identity in favor of the American culture. - ANSWER B.
Adapted to and adopted the American culture.
Assimilation results when an individual gradually adopts and incorporates the characteristics
of the dominant culture.
To enhance their cultural awareness, nursing students need to make an in-depth self-
examination of their own:
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,A. Motivation and commitment to caring.
B. Social, cultural, and biophysical factors.
C. Engagement in cross-cultural interactions.
D. Background, recognizing her biases and prejudices. - ANSWER D. Background,
recognizing her biases and prejudices.
Cultural awareness is an in-depth self-examination of one's own background, recognizing
biases and prejudices and assumptions about other people.
Which of the following is required in the delivery of culturally congruent care?
A. Learning about vast cultures
B. Motivation and commitment to caring
C. Influencing treatment and care of patients
D. Acquiring specific knowledge, skills, and attitudes - ANSWER D. Acquiring specific
knowledge, skills, and attitudes
Specific knowledge, skills, and attitudes are required in the delivery of culturally congruent
care.
A registered nurse is admitting a patient of French heritage to the hospital. Which question
asked by the nurse indicates that the nurse is stereotyping the patient?
A. "What are your dietary preferences?"
B. "What time do you typically go to bed?"
C. "Do you bathe and use deodorant more than one time a week?"
D. "Do you have any health issues that we should know about?" - ANSWER C. "Do you
bathe and use deodorant more than one time a week?"
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, Nurses need to avoid stereotypes or unwarranted generalizations about any particular group
that prevents further assessment of the individual's unique characteristics.
When action is taken on one's prejudices:
A. Discrimination occurs.
B. Delivery of culturally congruent care is ensured.
C. Effective intercultural communication develops.
D. Sufficient comparative knowledge of diverse groups is obtained. - ANSWER A.
Discrimination occurs.
Prejudices associate negative permanent characteristics with people who are different from
the valued group. When a person acts on these prejudices, discrimination occurs.
A nursing student is doing a community health rotation in an inner-city public health
department. The student investigates sociodemographic and health data of the people served
by the health department, and detects disparities in health outcomes between the rich and
poor. This is an example of a(n):
A. Illness attributed to natural and biological forces.
B. Creation of the student's interpretation and descriptions of the data.
C. Influence of socioeconomic factors in morbidity and mortality.
D. Combination of naturalistic, religious, and supernatural modalities. - ANSWER C.
Influence of socioeconomic factors in morbidity and mortality.
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socialization into the American midwestern culture is best described as:
A. Assimilation.
B. Acculturation.
C. Biculturalism.
D. Enculturation. - ANSWER D. Enculturation.
Socialization into one's primary culture as a child is known as enculturation.
A 46-year-old woman from Bosnia came to the United States 6 years ago. Although she did not
celebrate Christmas when she lived in Bosnia, she celebrates Christmas with her family now.
This woman has experienced assimilation into the culture of the United States because she:
A .Chose to be bicultural.
B. Adapted to and adopted the American culture.
C. Had an extremely negative experience with the American culture.
D. Gave up part of her ethnic identity in favor of the American culture. - ANSWER B.
Adapted to and adopted the American culture.
Assimilation results when an individual gradually adopts and incorporates the characteristics
of the dominant culture.
To enhance their cultural awareness, nursing students need to make an in-depth self-
examination of their own:
1
,A. Motivation and commitment to caring.
B. Social, cultural, and biophysical factors.
C. Engagement in cross-cultural interactions.
D. Background, recognizing her biases and prejudices. - ANSWER D. Background,
recognizing her biases and prejudices.
Cultural awareness is an in-depth self-examination of one's own background, recognizing
biases and prejudices and assumptions about other people.
Which of the following is required in the delivery of culturally congruent care?
A. Learning about vast cultures
B. Motivation and commitment to caring
C. Influencing treatment and care of patients
D. Acquiring specific knowledge, skills, and attitudes - ANSWER D. Acquiring specific
knowledge, skills, and attitudes
Specific knowledge, skills, and attitudes are required in the delivery of culturally congruent
care.
A registered nurse is admitting a patient of French heritage to the hospital. Which question
asked by the nurse indicates that the nurse is stereotyping the patient?
A. "What are your dietary preferences?"
B. "What time do you typically go to bed?"
C. "Do you bathe and use deodorant more than one time a week?"
D. "Do you have any health issues that we should know about?" - ANSWER C. "Do you
bathe and use deodorant more than one time a week?"
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, Nurses need to avoid stereotypes or unwarranted generalizations about any particular group
that prevents further assessment of the individual's unique characteristics.
When action is taken on one's prejudices:
A. Discrimination occurs.
B. Delivery of culturally congruent care is ensured.
C. Effective intercultural communication develops.
D. Sufficient comparative knowledge of diverse groups is obtained. - ANSWER A.
Discrimination occurs.
Prejudices associate negative permanent characteristics with people who are different from
the valued group. When a person acts on these prejudices, discrimination occurs.
A nursing student is doing a community health rotation in an inner-city public health
department. The student investigates sociodemographic and health data of the people served
by the health department, and detects disparities in health outcomes between the rich and
poor. This is an example of a(n):
A. Illness attributed to natural and biological forces.
B. Creation of the student's interpretation and descriptions of the data.
C. Influence of socioeconomic factors in morbidity and mortality.
D. Combination of naturalistic, religious, and supernatural modalities. - ANSWER C.
Influence of socioeconomic factors in morbidity and mortality.
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