NURS 5220 EXAM STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECT
⫸ An image of any group that rejects its potential for originality or
individuality is known as a(n)
a. acculturation
b. norm
c. stereotype
d. ethnos. Answer: C. stereotype
⫸ Mr. L presents to the clinic with severe groin pain and a history of
kidney stones. Mr. L's son tells you that for religious reasons, his
father wishes to keep any stone that is passed into the urine filter that
he has been using. What is your most appropriate response?
A. With your father's permission, we will examine the stone and
request that it be
returned to him
B. The stone must be sent to the lab for examination and therefore
cannot be kept
C. We cannot let him keep his stone because it violates our infection
control policy
D. We don't know yet if your father has another kidney stone, so we
must analyze
,this one. Answer: A. With your father's permission, we will examine
the stone and request that it be returned to him
⫸ The motivation of the healthcare professional to ―want to‖ engage
in the process of becoming culturally competent, not ―have to, is
called
A. cultural knowledge.
B. cultural awareness.
C. cultural desire.
D. cultural skill.. Answer: C. cultural desire
⫸ Mr. Marks is a 66-year-old patient who presents for a physical
examination to the clinic. Which question has the most potential for
exploring a patient's cultural beliefs related to a health problem?
A. How often do you have medical examinations?
B. What is your age, race, and educational level?
C. What types of symptoms have you been having?
D. Why do you think you are having these symptoms?. Answer: D.
Why do you think you are having these symptoms
⫸ The definition of ill or sick is based on a
A. stereotype.
,B. cultural behavior.
C. belief system.
D. cultural attitude.. Answer: C. Belief system
⫸ A 22-year-old female nurse is interviewing an 86-year-old male
patient. The patient avoids eye contact and answers questions only by
saying, Yeah, No, or I guess so. Which of the following is appropriate
for the interviewer to say or ask?
A. We will be able to communicate better if you look at me.
B. It's hard for me to gather useful information because your answers
are so short.
C. Are you uncomfortable talking with me?
D. Does your religion make it hard for you to answer my questions?.
Answer: C. Are you uncomfortable talking with me?
⫸ As you explain your patient's condition to her husband, you notice
that he is leaning toward you and pointedly blinking his eyes.
Knowing that he is from England, your most appropriate response to
this behavior is to
A. tell him that you understand his need to be alone.
B. ask whether he has any questions.
C. ask whether he would prefer to speak to the clinician.
D. tell him that it is all right to be angry.. Answer: B. ask whether he
has any questions
, ⫸ An aspect of traditional Western medicine that may be troublesome
to many Hispanics, Native Americans, Asians, and Middle Eastern
groups is Western medicine's attempts to
A. use a holistic approach that views a particular medical problem as
part of a bigger
picture.
B. determine a specific cause for every problem in a precise way.
C. establish harmony between a person and the entire cosmos.
D. restore balance in an individual's life.. Answer: B. determine a
specific cause for every problem in a precise way
⫸ The attitudes of the healthcare professional
A. are largely irrelevant to the success of relationships with the
patient.
B. do not influence patient behavior.
C. are difficult for the patient to sense.
D. are culturally derived.. Answer: D. are culturally derived
⫸ Mr. Sanchez is a 45-year-old gentleman who has presented to the
office for a physical examination to establish a new primary care
healthcare provider. Which of the following describes a physical, not
a cultural, differentiator?
A. Race
B. Rite
C. Ritual
D. Norm. Answer: A. Race
AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECT
⫸ An image of any group that rejects its potential for originality or
individuality is known as a(n)
a. acculturation
b. norm
c. stereotype
d. ethnos. Answer: C. stereotype
⫸ Mr. L presents to the clinic with severe groin pain and a history of
kidney stones. Mr. L's son tells you that for religious reasons, his
father wishes to keep any stone that is passed into the urine filter that
he has been using. What is your most appropriate response?
A. With your father's permission, we will examine the stone and
request that it be
returned to him
B. The stone must be sent to the lab for examination and therefore
cannot be kept
C. We cannot let him keep his stone because it violates our infection
control policy
D. We don't know yet if your father has another kidney stone, so we
must analyze
,this one. Answer: A. With your father's permission, we will examine
the stone and request that it be returned to him
⫸ The motivation of the healthcare professional to ―want to‖ engage
in the process of becoming culturally competent, not ―have to, is
called
A. cultural knowledge.
B. cultural awareness.
C. cultural desire.
D. cultural skill.. Answer: C. cultural desire
⫸ Mr. Marks is a 66-year-old patient who presents for a physical
examination to the clinic. Which question has the most potential for
exploring a patient's cultural beliefs related to a health problem?
A. How often do you have medical examinations?
B. What is your age, race, and educational level?
C. What types of symptoms have you been having?
D. Why do you think you are having these symptoms?. Answer: D.
Why do you think you are having these symptoms
⫸ The definition of ill or sick is based on a
A. stereotype.
,B. cultural behavior.
C. belief system.
D. cultural attitude.. Answer: C. Belief system
⫸ A 22-year-old female nurse is interviewing an 86-year-old male
patient. The patient avoids eye contact and answers questions only by
saying, Yeah, No, or I guess so. Which of the following is appropriate
for the interviewer to say or ask?
A. We will be able to communicate better if you look at me.
B. It's hard for me to gather useful information because your answers
are so short.
C. Are you uncomfortable talking with me?
D. Does your religion make it hard for you to answer my questions?.
Answer: C. Are you uncomfortable talking with me?
⫸ As you explain your patient's condition to her husband, you notice
that he is leaning toward you and pointedly blinking his eyes.
Knowing that he is from England, your most appropriate response to
this behavior is to
A. tell him that you understand his need to be alone.
B. ask whether he has any questions.
C. ask whether he would prefer to speak to the clinician.
D. tell him that it is all right to be angry.. Answer: B. ask whether he
has any questions
, ⫸ An aspect of traditional Western medicine that may be troublesome
to many Hispanics, Native Americans, Asians, and Middle Eastern
groups is Western medicine's attempts to
A. use a holistic approach that views a particular medical problem as
part of a bigger
picture.
B. determine a specific cause for every problem in a precise way.
C. establish harmony between a person and the entire cosmos.
D. restore balance in an individual's life.. Answer: B. determine a
specific cause for every problem in a precise way
⫸ The attitudes of the healthcare professional
A. are largely irrelevant to the success of relationships with the
patient.
B. do not influence patient behavior.
C. are difficult for the patient to sense.
D. are culturally derived.. Answer: D. are culturally derived
⫸ Mr. Sanchez is a 45-year-old gentleman who has presented to the
office for a physical examination to establish a new primary care
healthcare provider. Which of the following describes a physical, not
a cultural, differentiator?
A. Race
B. Rite
C. Ritual
D. Norm. Answer: A. Race
