PEDS FINAL ASSESSMENT SHEET 2026
ACCURATE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY PACK GRADED
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⩥What are the basic characteristics of culture?
Answer: Culture adapts to specific environmental factors and available
natural resources.
⩥What term reflects specific and distinct knowledge, beliefs, skills, and
customs acquired by members of a society?
Answer: Culture.
⩥How is subculture best described?
Answer: Identifying large groups of people with shared characteristics
that are not common to all members of a culture.
⩥What is the largest and fastest growing population within the United
States?
Answer: Hispanic.
⩥What should a nurse do when a patient is handling a charm tied around
his neck?
,Answer: Ask the patient about the item and its significance.
⩥What does culturally competent care involve?
Answer: Understanding and attending to the total context of the patient's
situation.
⩥What is an example of a person who is heritage-consistent?
Answer: A woman who follows the traditions that her mother followed
regarding meals.
⩥How is ethnicity correctly described?
Answer: Ethnicity pertains to a social group within the social system that
claims shared values and traditions.
⩥What is an appropriate component of one's spirituality?
Answer: Personal effort made to find purpose and meaning in life.
⩥What concept is illustrated by a woman who has adapted to her new
country after moving from Europe?
Answer: Assimilation.
⩥What is the most appropriate question for a heritage assessment?
,Answer: Do you mostly participate in the religious traditions of your
family?
⩥Why might coughing, sweating, and diarrhea be considered normal for
some Mexican-Americans?
Answer: They consider these symptoms part of normal living, not
symptoms of ill health.
⩥What theory of illness states that microscopic organisms are
responsible for specific disease conditions?
Answer: Biomedical.
⩥How might an Asian-American woman treat diarrhea believed to be
cold or yin?
Answer: With foods that are hot or yang.
⩥What reflects health in an Asian with the Yin/Yang theory belief?
Answer: All aspects of the person are in perfect balance.
⩥From which theory is illness considered part of life's rhythmic events?
Answer: Naturalistic.
⩥What is the magicoreligious perspective of illness likely caused by?
, Answer: Supernatural forces.
⩥What might be an expectation of an American Indian woman seeking
help with her diabetes?
Answer: May also be seeking the assistance of a shaman or medicine
man.
⩥What should a culturally sensitive nurse do for an older Mexican-
American woman with traditional beliefs?
Answer: Further assess the patient's cultural beliefs and offer assistance
in contacting a curandero.
⩥What is the best course of action for a nurse with an Asian patient
experiencing chest pain?
Answer: Perform an assessment in both the physical and psychosocial
realms.
⩥How do cultural heritage influence pain perception?
Answer: Many cultures practice silent suffering as a response to pain.
⩥What is true regarding cultural aspects of pain?
Answer: Patients vary in their perceptions and expressions of pain.
⩥What is spirituality?
ACCURATE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY PACK GRADED
A+
⩥What are the basic characteristics of culture?
Answer: Culture adapts to specific environmental factors and available
natural resources.
⩥What term reflects specific and distinct knowledge, beliefs, skills, and
customs acquired by members of a society?
Answer: Culture.
⩥How is subculture best described?
Answer: Identifying large groups of people with shared characteristics
that are not common to all members of a culture.
⩥What is the largest and fastest growing population within the United
States?
Answer: Hispanic.
⩥What should a nurse do when a patient is handling a charm tied around
his neck?
,Answer: Ask the patient about the item and its significance.
⩥What does culturally competent care involve?
Answer: Understanding and attending to the total context of the patient's
situation.
⩥What is an example of a person who is heritage-consistent?
Answer: A woman who follows the traditions that her mother followed
regarding meals.
⩥How is ethnicity correctly described?
Answer: Ethnicity pertains to a social group within the social system that
claims shared values and traditions.
⩥What is an appropriate component of one's spirituality?
Answer: Personal effort made to find purpose and meaning in life.
⩥What concept is illustrated by a woman who has adapted to her new
country after moving from Europe?
Answer: Assimilation.
⩥What is the most appropriate question for a heritage assessment?
,Answer: Do you mostly participate in the religious traditions of your
family?
⩥Why might coughing, sweating, and diarrhea be considered normal for
some Mexican-Americans?
Answer: They consider these symptoms part of normal living, not
symptoms of ill health.
⩥What theory of illness states that microscopic organisms are
responsible for specific disease conditions?
Answer: Biomedical.
⩥How might an Asian-American woman treat diarrhea believed to be
cold or yin?
Answer: With foods that are hot or yang.
⩥What reflects health in an Asian with the Yin/Yang theory belief?
Answer: All aspects of the person are in perfect balance.
⩥From which theory is illness considered part of life's rhythmic events?
Answer: Naturalistic.
⩥What is the magicoreligious perspective of illness likely caused by?
, Answer: Supernatural forces.
⩥What might be an expectation of an American Indian woman seeking
help with her diabetes?
Answer: May also be seeking the assistance of a shaman or medicine
man.
⩥What should a culturally sensitive nurse do for an older Mexican-
American woman with traditional beliefs?
Answer: Further assess the patient's cultural beliefs and offer assistance
in contacting a curandero.
⩥What is the best course of action for a nurse with an Asian patient
experiencing chest pain?
Answer: Perform an assessment in both the physical and psychosocial
realms.
⩥How do cultural heritage influence pain perception?
Answer: Many cultures practice silent suffering as a response to pain.
⩥What is true regarding cultural aspects of pain?
Answer: Patients vary in their perceptions and expressions of pain.
⩥What is spirituality?
