MARYVILLE NURS 612 EXAM 1 ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ The balance of hot and cold and its relationship to
wellness is a concept that
Answer: is believed by members of many cultures, including
Arabs, Asians, Filipinos, and Hispanics.
◉ Developing a knowledge base about cultural groups
allows the practitioner to
Answer: understand the behaviors, practices, and problems
observed
◉ Which of the following is an example of a cultural
characteristic?
Answer: shared belief
◉ A young mother brings her infant to the emergency
department with a high temperature and dehydration.
Which of the following questions asked by an examiner
demonstrates cultural awareness?
,Answer: What do you think is causing the illness?
◉ A common mistake made by health care professionals
is to?
Answer: stereotype individuals based on color or ethnic group
◉ All of the following are cultural considerations that
affect health care except
Answer: eye color, temperature, and visual acuity
◉ Which of the following is an example of a physical,
as opposed to a cultural, characteristic?
Answer: Skin color
◉ Despite repeated instruction over a period of 3 years,
the mother of three young children has still not had
her children immunized. Which of the following
questions would help the health care provider understand
this situation?
Answer: What are your beliefs about immunizations
◉ Which mode of communication may be offensive to
, a patient whose cultural perspective differs from that
of the practitioner
Answer: maintaining firm and direct eye contact
◉ Which of the following infection control guidelines
are currently recommended by the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC)?
Answer: standard precautions
◉ A patient presents with multiple raised lesions on her
skin. Which instrument should be used to examine
these lesions
Answer: ruler
◉ In an outpatient setting such as a clinic, how should
infection control practice differ from that in the acute care
setting?
Answer: Infection control practice is applicable in all healthcare
settings.
◉ In which of the following situations is transillumination
an appropriate examination technique
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ The balance of hot and cold and its relationship to
wellness is a concept that
Answer: is believed by members of many cultures, including
Arabs, Asians, Filipinos, and Hispanics.
◉ Developing a knowledge base about cultural groups
allows the practitioner to
Answer: understand the behaviors, practices, and problems
observed
◉ Which of the following is an example of a cultural
characteristic?
Answer: shared belief
◉ A young mother brings her infant to the emergency
department with a high temperature and dehydration.
Which of the following questions asked by an examiner
demonstrates cultural awareness?
,Answer: What do you think is causing the illness?
◉ A common mistake made by health care professionals
is to?
Answer: stereotype individuals based on color or ethnic group
◉ All of the following are cultural considerations that
affect health care except
Answer: eye color, temperature, and visual acuity
◉ Which of the following is an example of a physical,
as opposed to a cultural, characteristic?
Answer: Skin color
◉ Despite repeated instruction over a period of 3 years,
the mother of three young children has still not had
her children immunized. Which of the following
questions would help the health care provider understand
this situation?
Answer: What are your beliefs about immunizations
◉ Which mode of communication may be offensive to
, a patient whose cultural perspective differs from that
of the practitioner
Answer: maintaining firm and direct eye contact
◉ Which of the following infection control guidelines
are currently recommended by the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC)?
Answer: standard precautions
◉ A patient presents with multiple raised lesions on her
skin. Which instrument should be used to examine
these lesions
Answer: ruler
◉ In an outpatient setting such as a clinic, how should
infection control practice differ from that in the acute care
setting?
Answer: Infection control practice is applicable in all healthcare
settings.
◉ In which of the following situations is transillumination
an appropriate examination technique
