PNR 106 EXAM 2 NURSING HESI PRACTICE EXAMS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

PNR 106 EXAM 2 NURSING HESI PRACTICE EXAMS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Culture - answer- A collection of beliefs, values, and assumptions about life that is shared and maintained by a group of people and transmitted intergenerationally Enculturation - answer- Cultural beliefs and norms are transferred from a group to the individual members of the group, who adopt them and incorporate them in their personal values and beliefs Four features of culture - answer- Culture is learned and acquired Culture is shared by a group Culture is incorporated into individuals' identity Culture is dynamic Ethnicity - answer- A group of people who share the common and distinct culture based on shared ancestry, social experience, regional and/or national history Race - answer- Social classification that assigns a group membership based on physical characteristics Subcultures - answer- Smaller groups within the culture whose members have similar views and goals in addition to or in place of those of the main culture Spirituality - answer- "Breath of life" Subjective experience that explains one's relationship to the wholeness of the physical and non-physical world and the meaning of one's life Religion - answer- Formalized system of belief and worship Rituals - answer- Practices related to health, illness, birth, and death and prescribed behaviors that are part of organized religion and sometimes spirituality Roman catholic beliefs about birth - answer- Babies must be baptized soon after birth because of the belief that babies not baptized will not go to heaven. EVEN ABORTED FETUSES MUST BE BAPTIZED. Roman catholic beliefs about holy eucharist - answer- Patients receiving communion must NOT have anything to eat or alcohol to drink 15 minutes before receiving consecrated wafer. IF DEATH IS IMMINENT FASTING IS WAIVED. Roman catholic beliefs about organ donation - answer- Is acceptable if an individual is truly deceased, and the person has given informed consent verified by a trusted source. Eastern Orthodox beliefs about birth - answer- Baby is baptized by immersion in water three times, followed by anointing with chrism (holy oil) Christian science beliefs - answer- DO NOT TAKE MEDICATIONS. Jehovah's witnesses beliefs - answer- Abortion is forbidden, DO NOT TAKE BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS/PRODUCTS, Organ transplant accepted but MUST be cleanses with non-blood solution. Body MUST BE BURIED WITH ALL ITS PARTS (NO donation) Church of Jesus Christ of latter day saints beliefs - answer- A church elder must be notified in the event of death. A sacred undergarment may be worn and should only be removed in an emergency Seventh day adventist beliefs - answer- The sabbath is observed on SATURDAY. Many are vegetarians, and must avoid eating pork Muslim beliefs about death - answer- Patients must face mecca, confess sins, and beg forgiveness in the presence of the family Muslim beliefs about care of women - answer- Women ARE NOT allowed to sign a consent form or make decisions about family planning; therefore HUSBAND MUST BE PRESENT. Jewish beliefs about diet - answer- Kosher, including not mixing milk and meat, using separate utensils for milk and meat . Cultural awareness - answer- Developing understanding that health is expressed differently across cultures, and that culture influences an individual's response to health, illness, disease, and death Cultural sensitivity - answer- The ability to engage and communicate with an individual from another culture in a manner that demonstrates respect for their cultural norms and beliefs Cultural competence - answer- Knowing yourself, examining your own values attitudes, beliefs, and prejudices Sterotyping - answer- Applying certain beliefs and behaviors about a culture to an individual or group without assessing individual needs. Generalizations - answer- Identify common trends, patterns, and beliefs of a group Cultural blindness - answer- An inability to recognize the differences between one's own cultural beliefs, values, and practices and those of another culture Cultural imposition - answer- The act of imposing one's own cultural beliefs, values, and practices on individuals and groups from another culture Cultural relativism - answer- An ability to recognize that each cultural group has its own set of beliefs and that each culture should be evaluated on its own merit IPOP - answer- Interpreter on a pole device. Portable telephone attached to a moveable unit Hispanic Americans - answer- Values family over individual. Family system is PATRIARCHAL. Comforted by touch. Considers the spiritual dimension of life to be important. African Americans - answer- Members of the church may be considered family. Family structure is often MATRIARCHAL. Health and illness may be intertwined with religion.