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Meredith J Scannell & Kristine Ruggiero
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MULTIPLE CHOICE c
1. A nurse wishes to improve their cultural sensitivity while working with patients. Which action
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by the nurse would best indicate progress toward this goal?
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A. Demonstrate good knowledge of different cultural health beliefs c c c c c c c
B. Effectively respond to the needs of people of different cultures
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C. Interact respectfully with patients who have differing health beliefs
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D. Recognize that they will never be the expert in other cultures
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CORRECT ANSWER: C
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Objective: #. Page: 13
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Heading: Cultural Practices Integrated Processes: Caring
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Client Need: Psychosocial Integrity Cognitive Level: Analysis [Analyzing] Concept: Diversity;
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Critical Thinking Difficulty: Difficult
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Feedback
A. Cultural competence is the ability to interact effectively with people of different cultures
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and requires a certain level of knowledge about those cultures.
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B. Cultural competence is the ability to interact effectively with people of different cultures
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and requires a certain level of knowledge about those cultures.
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C. Cultural sensitivity is a way of approaching people who hold health beliefs different from
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one‘s own. A nurse with this characteristic is respectful of and open to others.
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D. Cultural humility is the recognition that one will never master all information about
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another culture.
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2. A nurse manager is evaluating staff members on their cultural competence. Which action best
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demonstrates this characteristic?
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A. Attends workshops on cultural diversity and health practices
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,B. Participates in community health events with minority populations c c c c c c c
C. Plans care with the family members within their cultural beliefs
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D. Uses family members as interpreters to make them feel important
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CORRECT ANSWER: C
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Objective: #. Page: 16
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Heading: Table 1.2 Strategies and Measures to Improve Maternal Health Integrated Processes:
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Caring
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Client Need: Psychosocial Integrity Cognitive Level: Evaluation [Evaluating] Concept:
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Diversity; Critical Thinking Difficulty: Difficult
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Feedback
A. Attending workshops is a good way to learn about diverse cultures, but this action is too
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limited in scope to demonstrate cultural competence.
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B. Participating in community events with diverse populations can increase cultural c c c c c c c c c
knowledge, but this action is too limited in scope to demonstrate cultural competence.
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C. The culturally sensitive nurse can understand and respond to the needs of individuals and
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families from different cultures. This nurse plans interventions with a solid knowledge of the
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values and practices of the members of the culture. Being open, listening to the family, and
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involving them in care demonstrates respect, unifies the nurse–patient relationship, and will
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motivate the patient (and family) to make positive health changes.
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D. Nurses should use professional interpreters when needed.
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3. A patient wishes to use complementary therapy when managing a chronic health condition.
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Which action by the nurse is most appropriate?
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A. Advise the patient that stopping medical treatment may cause it to worsen.
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B. Inform the patient that there are no complementary therapies for this condition.
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C. Investigate herbs that can be substituted for prescription drugs. c c c c c c c c
D. Suggest the patient add massage therapy to the medical regimen.
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, CORRECT ANSWER: D c c
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Objective: #. Page: 18
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Heading: Complementary and Alternative Therapies Integrated Processes: Teaching and
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Learning
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Client Need: Health Promotion and Maintenance Cognitive Level: Analysis [Analyzing]
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Concept: Promoting Health Difficulty: Moderate
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Feedback
A. Because the patient is asking about complementary therapy, there is no need to warn
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them of the effects of stopping treatment.
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B. There are always complementary therapies that can be added to a medical regimen.
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C. Substituting herbs for prescription medication is an example of alternative therapy.
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D. Complementary therapy is nontraditional medical treatment used together with c c c c c c c c
conventional medical treatment. Adding massage to the medical regimen is an ex- ample of
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using complementary therapy.
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4. A nurse is working with a family that uses multiple complementary and alternative medicine
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(CAM) modalities. What action by the nurse is best?
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A. Allow the family to continue these practices as desired.
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B. Assess how these practices reflect religious beliefs.
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C. Inform the family that most of these practices do not work.
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D. Provide evidence-based information about the therapies.
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CORRECT ANSWER: D
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Objective: #. Page: 18
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Learning
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