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Chapter 1 Test Bank
Chapter 1: Transcultural Caring Dynamics in Nursing and Health Care
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. As the dean of a major nursing college, which of the following would you consider to be a top priority when
planning future strategic initiatives?
A. Recruitment of culturally diverse registered nursing students
B. Overhaul of curriculum that increases the amount of transcultural awareness
C. Development of assessment tools for transcultural communicative caring for use in clinical prac-
tice
D. Recognition of cultural diversity as a core value of the nursing profession
2. ______ and awareness propel nurses to engage in transcultural caring practices that demonstrate moral
responsibility, cultural relevancy, and innovation in the care of people within complex organizational
systems and nation-states.
A. Conceptualization
B. Self-reflection
C. Sensitivity
D. Knowing
3. A 14-year-old patient has been recovering from a sports-related injury in a pediatric bridge hospital for 3
weeks. Lately you notice that the patient is becoming withdrawn and often talks about his friends
and what he’s missing. Both parents work full-time during the day, and visits from friends are be-
coming few and far between. How could you use your understanding of transcultural caring to help
this patient?
A. Alter the patient’s daily schedule to decrease the boredom experienced during the day.
B. Discuss your concerns with the family and suggest they visit more often.
C. Offer to pray with and for the patient to strengthen connection to the universal source.
D. Allow for use of electronic devices and encourage the patient to maintain contact with his friends
and family through social media platforms.
4. A student is writing a report that illustrates the aesthetic ways of knowing. What title would the student
choose to show understanding of this orientation?
A. “What I Know About Nursing”
B. “The Art of Nursing”
C. “Current Research in the Nursing Profession”
D. “Solving Moral Dilemmas in Nursing”
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5. The Miller family is struggling to decide on a course of care for their elderly father. The care plan
coordinator suggests that the nurse caring for the father review the Transcultural Caring Dynamics in
Nursing and Health Care Theoretical Model to determine the most helpful aspect of the model to
guide their discussion with the family. What aspect or approach would you choose in order have the
most effective interaction?
A. The explanatory aspect
B. The representative aspect
C. The operational aspect
D. The illustrative aspect
6. Sarah was assigned to do a self-reflection exercise on her multicultural self. To complete this assignment,
Sarah should look at her gender, race, culture, and religion. What other concepts could Sarah exam-
ine?
A. Values, opinions, spiritual beliefs, and nationality
B. Sexual orientation, socioeconomic class, and disability
C. Ability to care, degrees awarded, and clothing preferences
D. Number of children, languages spoken, and overall health status
7. In the context of Transcultural Caring Dynamics in Nursing and Health Care, a matrix of information that
embodies elements of a discipline of knowledge is known as ___________.
A. A paradigm
B. A dimension
C. An aspect
D. A dynamic
8. How would you organize transcultural caring dynamics in terms of the sciences of complexity?
A. Universal sources of beliefs and values across all cultures
B. Sociocultural, political, economic, technological, legal, and educational contexts
C. Values, honoring the good and respect for persons, human and cultural rights
D. Human environment, interconnectedness, dynamism, holography, and chaos
Ray: Transcultural Caring, 2e
Chapter 1 Test Bank
Chapter 1: Transcultural Caring Dynamics in Nursing and Health Care
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. As the dean of a major nursing college, which of the following would you consider to be a top priority when
planning future strategic initiatives?
A. Recruitment of culturally diverse registered nursing students
B. Overhaul of curriculum that increases the amount of transcultural awareness
C. Development of assessment tools for transcultural communicative caring for use in clinical prac-
tice
D. Recognition of cultural diversity as a core value of the nursing profession
2. ______ and awareness propel nurses to engage in transcultural caring practices that demonstrate moral
responsibility, cultural relevancy, and innovation in the care of people within complex organizational
systems and nation-states.
A. Conceptualization
B. Self-reflection
C. Sensitivity
D. Knowing
3. A 14-year-old patient has been recovering from a sports-related injury in a pediatric bridge hospital for 3
weeks. Lately you notice that the patient is becoming withdrawn and often talks about his friends
and what he’s missing. Both parents work full-time during the day, and visits from friends are be-
coming few and far between. How could you use your understanding of transcultural caring to help
this patient?
A. Alter the patient’s daily schedule to decrease the boredom experienced during the day.
B. Discuss your concerns with the family and suggest they visit more often.
C. Offer to pray with and for the patient to strengthen connection to the universal source.
D. Allow for use of electronic devices and encourage the patient to maintain contact with his friends
and family through social media platforms.
4. A student is writing a report that illustrates the aesthetic ways of knowing. What title would the student
choose to show understanding of this orientation?
A. “What I Know About Nursing”
B. “The Art of Nursing”
C. “Current Research in the Nursing Profession”
D. “Solving Moral Dilemmas in Nursing”
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Chapter 1 Test Bank
5. The Miller family is struggling to decide on a course of care for their elderly father. The care plan
coordinator suggests that the nurse caring for the father review the Transcultural Caring Dynamics in
Nursing and Health Care Theoretical Model to determine the most helpful aspect of the model to
guide their discussion with the family. What aspect or approach would you choose in order have the
most effective interaction?
A. The explanatory aspect
B. The representative aspect
C. The operational aspect
D. The illustrative aspect
6. Sarah was assigned to do a self-reflection exercise on her multicultural self. To complete this assignment,
Sarah should look at her gender, race, culture, and religion. What other concepts could Sarah exam-
ine?
A. Values, opinions, spiritual beliefs, and nationality
B. Sexual orientation, socioeconomic class, and disability
C. Ability to care, degrees awarded, and clothing preferences
D. Number of children, languages spoken, and overall health status
7. In the context of Transcultural Caring Dynamics in Nursing and Health Care, a matrix of information that
embodies elements of a discipline of knowledge is known as ___________.
A. A paradigm
B. A dimension
C. An aspect
D. A dynamic
8. How would you organize transcultural caring dynamics in terms of the sciences of complexity?
A. Universal sources of beliefs and values across all cultures
B. Sociocultural, political, economic, technological, legal, and educational contexts
C. Values, honoring the good and respect for persons, human and cultural rights
D. Human environment, interconnectedness, dynamism, holography, and chaos
