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NURS 5220 Test 2 Questions and Correct
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Which statement is true regarding the relationship of physical
characteristics and culture?
A. Physical characteristics should be used to identify members of
cultural groups.
B. There is a difference between distinguishing cultural characteristics
and
distinguishing physical characteristics.
C. To be a member of a specific culture, an individual must have certain
identifiable
physical characteristics.
D. Gender and race are the two essential physical characteristics used
to identify
cultural groups.
Ans: B. There is a difference between distinguishing cultural
characteristics and distinguishing physical characteristics
An image of any group that rejects its potential for originality or
individuality is known as a(n)
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a. acculturation
b. norm
c. stereotype
d. ethnos
Ans: 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
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Ans: 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.
Ans: 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?
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Ans: 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.
Ans: 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?
Ans: C. Are you uncomfortable talking with me?
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NURS 5220 Test 2 Questions and Correct
Answers/ Latest Update / Already Graded
Which statement is true regarding the relationship of physical
characteristics and culture?
A. Physical characteristics should be used to identify members of
cultural groups.
B. There is a difference between distinguishing cultural characteristics
and
distinguishing physical characteristics.
C. To be a member of a specific culture, an individual must have certain
identifiable
physical characteristics.
D. Gender and race are the two essential physical characteristics used
to identify
cultural groups.
Ans: B. There is a difference between distinguishing cultural
characteristics and distinguishing physical characteristics
An image of any group that rejects its potential for originality or
individuality is known as a(n)
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a. acculturation
b. norm
c. stereotype
d. ethnos
Ans: 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
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Ans: 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.
Ans: 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?
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Ans: 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.
Ans: 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?
Ans: C. Are you uncomfortable talking with me?
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