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Chapter 02: Cultural Competence
Jarvis: Physical Examination & Health Assessment, 7th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The nurse is reviewing the development of culture. Which statement is correct regarding the
development of one’s culture? Culture is:
a. Genetically determined on the basis of racial background.
b. Learned through language acquisition and socialization.
c. A nonspecific phenomenon and is adaptive but unnecessary.
d. Biologically determined on the basis of physical characteristics.
ANS: B
Culture is learned from birth through language acquisition and socialization. It is not
biologically or genetically determined and is learned by the individual.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension) REF: p. 14
MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
2. During a class on the aspects of culture, the nurse shares that culture has four basic
characteristics. Which statement correctly reflects one of these characteristics?
a. Cultures are static and unchanging, despite changes around them.
b. Cultures are never specific, which makes them hard to identify.
c. Culture is most clearly reflected in a person’s language and behavior.
d. Culture adapts to specific environmental factors and available natural resources.
ANS: D
Culture has four basic characteristics. Culture adapts to specific conditions related to
environmental and technical factors and to the availability of natural resources, and it is
dynamic and ever changing. Culture is learned from birth through the process of language
acquisition and socialization, but it is not most clearly reflected in one’s language and
behavior.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Analyzing (Analysis) REF: p. 14
MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
3. During a seminar on cultural aspects of nursing, the nurse recognizes that the definition
stating “the specific and distinct knowledge, beliefs, skills, and customs acquired by members
of a society” reflects which term?
a. Mores
b. Norms
c. Culture
d. Social learning
ANS: C
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The culture that develops in any given society is always specific and distinctive,
encompassing all of the knowledge, beliefs, customs, and skills acquired by members of the
society. The other terms do not fit the given definition.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge) REF: p. 14
MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
4. When discussing the use of the term subculture, the nurse recognizes that it is best described
as:
a. Fitting as many people into the majority culture as possible.
b. Defining small groups of people who do not want to be identified with the larger
culture.
c. Singling out groups of people who suffer differential and unequal treatment as a
result of cultural variations.
d. Identifying fairly large groups of people with shared characteristics that are not
common to all members of a culture.
ANS: D
Within cultures, groups of people share different beliefs, values, and attitudes. Differences
occur because of ethnicity, religion, education, occupation, age, and gender. When such
groups function within a large culture, they are referred to as subcultural groups.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension) REF: p. 14
MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
5. When reviewing the demographics of ethnic groups in the United States, the nurse recalls that
the largest and fastest growing population is:
a. Hispanic.
b. Black.
c. Asian.
d. American Indian.
ANS: A
Hispanics are the largest and fastest growing population in the United States, followed by
Asians, Blacks, American Indians and Alaska natives, and other groups.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge) REF: p. 11
MSC: Client Needs: General
6. During an assessment, the nurse notices that a patient is handling a small charm that is tied to
a leather strip around his neck. Which action by the nurse is appropriate?
a. Ask the patient about the item and its significance.
b. Ask the patient to lock the item with other valuables in the hospital’s safe.
c. Tell the patient that a family member should take valuables home.
d. No action is necessary.
ANS: A
Chapter 02: Cultural Competence
Jarvis: Physical Examination & Health Assessment, 7th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The nurse is reviewing the development of culture. Which statement is correct regarding the
development of one’s culture? Culture is:
a. Genetically determined on the basis of racial background.
b. Learned through language acquisition and socialization.
c. A nonspecific phenomenon and is adaptive but unnecessary.
d. Biologically determined on the basis of physical characteristics.
ANS: B
Culture is learned from birth through language acquisition and socialization. It is not
biologically or genetically determined and is learned by the individual.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension) REF: p. 14
MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
2. During a class on the aspects of culture, the nurse shares that culture has four basic
characteristics. Which statement correctly reflects one of these characteristics?
a. Cultures are static and unchanging, despite changes around them.
b. Cultures are never specific, which makes them hard to identify.
c. Culture is most clearly reflected in a person’s language and behavior.
d. Culture adapts to specific environmental factors and available natural resources.
ANS: D
Culture has four basic characteristics. Culture adapts to specific conditions related to
environmental and technical factors and to the availability of natural resources, and it is
dynamic and ever changing. Culture is learned from birth through the process of language
acquisition and socialization, but it is not most clearly reflected in one’s language and
behavior.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Analyzing (Analysis) REF: p. 14
MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
3. During a seminar on cultural aspects of nursing, the nurse recognizes that the definition
stating “the specific and distinct knowledge, beliefs, skills, and customs acquired by members
of a society” reflects which term?
a. Mores
b. Norms
c. Culture
d. Social learning
ANS: C
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The culture that develops in any given society is always specific and distinctive,
encompassing all of the knowledge, beliefs, customs, and skills acquired by members of the
society. The other terms do not fit the given definition.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge) REF: p. 14
MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
4. When discussing the use of the term subculture, the nurse recognizes that it is best described
as:
a. Fitting as many people into the majority culture as possible.
b. Defining small groups of people who do not want to be identified with the larger
culture.
c. Singling out groups of people who suffer differential and unequal treatment as a
result of cultural variations.
d. Identifying fairly large groups of people with shared characteristics that are not
common to all members of a culture.
ANS: D
Within cultures, groups of people share different beliefs, values, and attitudes. Differences
occur because of ethnicity, religion, education, occupation, age, and gender. When such
groups function within a large culture, they are referred to as subcultural groups.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension) REF: p. 14
MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
5. When reviewing the demographics of ethnic groups in the United States, the nurse recalls that
the largest and fastest growing population is:
a. Hispanic.
b. Black.
c. Asian.
d. American Indian.
ANS: A
Hispanics are the largest and fastest growing population in the United States, followed by
Asians, Blacks, American Indians and Alaska natives, and other groups.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge) REF: p. 11
MSC: Client Needs: General
6. During an assessment, the nurse notices that a patient is handling a small charm that is tied to
a leather strip around his neck. Which action by the nurse is appropriate?
a. Ask the patient about the item and its significance.
b. Ask the patient to lock the item with other valuables in the hospital’s safe.
c. Tell the patient that a family member should take valuables home.
d. No action is necessary.
ANS: A
