NR503 Final UPDATED Actual Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
cultural competence - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- A dynamic, fluid, continuous process
whereby an individual, system, or healthcare agency find meaningful and useful care delivery
strategies based on knowledge of the cultural heritage, beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors of
those whom they render care.
cultural awareness - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- The self-examination and in-depth
exploration of one's own beliefs and values as they influence behavior
Norms - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Agreed upon expectations and rules by which a culture
guides the behavior of its members within any given situation
Values - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- the ideas, beliefs, and attitudes about what is important
that help guide the way you live
Kleinman Explanatory Model - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Consists of 3 sections. important
tool for facilitating cross-cultural communication, ensuring pt. understanding, and identifying
areas of conflict.
Kleinman Explanatory Model Questions - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- -What do you think the
problem is
-Why do you think it started
-What do you think you sickness does to you
-How severe is it
-What treatment do you think will help
socioeconomic status (SES) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- a measure of social class that is
based on income, education, and occupation
Disparities in health - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- refers to differences in health across ethnic
and income groups as well as differences in gender, age and size.
, minorities - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- a culturally, ethically, or racially distinct group that
coexists with but is subordinate to a more dominant group
Food Desserts Definition - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- parts of the country void of fresh fruit,
vegetables, and other healthful whole foods, usually found in impoverished areas
social determinants of health - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- The conditions in which people
are born, grow, live, work, and age, shaped by the distribution of money, power, and
resources at global, national, and local levels
why are social determinants of health important? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- -They impact
a person's wellbeing and health
-Because the goal is to improve the social determinants for all Americans
-Play a huge role in how a person is treated and prone to certain conditions
Social Justice - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- justice in terms of the distribution of wealth,
opportunities, and privileges within a society.
data sources for determinants of health - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- -Chronic Disease
Indicators, Interactive Atlas of heart disease and stroke, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral
Hepatitis, STD, and TB prevention
Genetic Risk Assessment - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- technique that builds upon the
discoveries in the area of DNA and genetic mapping, where genetic predispositions toward
certain behaviors can be anticipated and prevented; tool to help identify individuals who have
genetic risk factors
genetic screening - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- process of testing DNA to determine the
chance a person has, or might pass on, a genetic disorder
Genomics - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Study of all the genes in the human genome together,
including their interactions with each other, the environment, and the influence of other
psychosocial and cultural factors
Questions and CORRECT Answers
cultural competence - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- A dynamic, fluid, continuous process
whereby an individual, system, or healthcare agency find meaningful and useful care delivery
strategies based on knowledge of the cultural heritage, beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors of
those whom they render care.
cultural awareness - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- The self-examination and in-depth
exploration of one's own beliefs and values as they influence behavior
Norms - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Agreed upon expectations and rules by which a culture
guides the behavior of its members within any given situation
Values - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- the ideas, beliefs, and attitudes about what is important
that help guide the way you live
Kleinman Explanatory Model - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Consists of 3 sections. important
tool for facilitating cross-cultural communication, ensuring pt. understanding, and identifying
areas of conflict.
Kleinman Explanatory Model Questions - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- -What do you think the
problem is
-Why do you think it started
-What do you think you sickness does to you
-How severe is it
-What treatment do you think will help
socioeconomic status (SES) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- a measure of social class that is
based on income, education, and occupation
Disparities in health - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- refers to differences in health across ethnic
and income groups as well as differences in gender, age and size.
, minorities - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- a culturally, ethically, or racially distinct group that
coexists with but is subordinate to a more dominant group
Food Desserts Definition - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- parts of the country void of fresh fruit,
vegetables, and other healthful whole foods, usually found in impoverished areas
social determinants of health - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- The conditions in which people
are born, grow, live, work, and age, shaped by the distribution of money, power, and
resources at global, national, and local levels
why are social determinants of health important? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- -They impact
a person's wellbeing and health
-Because the goal is to improve the social determinants for all Americans
-Play a huge role in how a person is treated and prone to certain conditions
Social Justice - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- justice in terms of the distribution of wealth,
opportunities, and privileges within a society.
data sources for determinants of health - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- -Chronic Disease
Indicators, Interactive Atlas of heart disease and stroke, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral
Hepatitis, STD, and TB prevention
Genetic Risk Assessment - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- technique that builds upon the
discoveries in the area of DNA and genetic mapping, where genetic predispositions toward
certain behaviors can be anticipated and prevented; tool to help identify individuals who have
genetic risk factors
genetic screening - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- process of testing DNA to determine the
chance a person has, or might pass on, a genetic disorder
Genomics - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Study of all the genes in the human genome together,
including their interactions with each other, the environment, and the influence of other
psychosocial and cultural factors
