Test Bank for Community Health Nursing: A Canadian
Perspective 6th Edition Author: Stamler And Yiu (All
Chapters 1-33) Questions with 100% Correct Verified
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Chapter 1; The History of Community Health Nursing in Canada
Community Health Nursing A Canadian Perspective 6th Edition Stamler
1. The population that community health nurses serve in the United States is changing.
Because of population shifts, nurses must become sensitive to the cultural differences
and language differences among new community members. Which minority group
currently represents the largest group?
A) African Americans
B) Hispanic Americans
C) Asian Americans
D) American Indians Ans: B
2. While providing care to a community group, a community health nurse provides
culturally sensitive care by avoiding which of the following?
A) Ethnocentrism
B) Ethnorelativism
C) Enculturation
D) Ethnicity Ans: A
3. What is the most serious negative effect of a nurse maintaining ethnocentric views
but not recognizing or acknowledging this?
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,A) The nurse fails to understand the views of other cultures because of his or her
ethnocentrism.
B) The nurse does not communicate effectively with members of other cultures because
of his or her ethnocentrism.
C) The nurse's ethnocentrism causes damage to interpersonal relationships and
interferes with the effectiveness of nursing interventions.
D) Nurses are immune to the effects of ethnocentrism. Ans: C
4. When describing culture as shared, which of the following would be most accurate?
A) It is acquired, not inherited.
B) It is a product of aggregate behavior.
C) It is interrelated and interdependent.
D) It undergoes change. Ans: B
5. As part of a class presentation, a nursing instructor describes the characteristics
shared by all cultures. Which description of culture being tacit indicates that the
teaching was successful?
A) Culture is mostly unexpressed.
B) Cultures do not remain static.
C) Culture is a functional and integrated whole.
D) Patterns of cultural behavior are acquired. Ans: A
6. Which of the following statements is an accurate description of the characteristic
shared by all cultures, culture is integrated?
A) A person's culture is an interrelated and interdependent web of ideas and practices.
B) In order to describe a person's culture, it is necessary to describe each trait
independently.
C) Aspects of a person's culture are best described as unrelated to other aspects of the
person's culture.
D) A person's culture is an assortment of various customs and traits. Ans: A
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,7. A community health nurse is working with several Native American groups in Arizona.
Which of the following would the nurse be most likely to assess? Select all that apply.
A) The value of competition
B) Respect for advancing age and elders
C) Focus of living in the future
D) Frequent dialogue and discussion
E) Each tribe or nation has its own distinct language, beliefs, customs, and rituals. Ans:
B,C,E
8. A community health nurse working a large metropolitan city has a large Asian
American client base. Which of the following would the nurse be least likely to assess in
this population?
A) Belief that illness results from a body imbalance
B) Reliance on Western medical practices
C) Use of traditional self-care practices
D) A focus on patriarchal family structures Ans: B
9. While visiting an Asian American family in their home, the community health nurse
inspects the skin of the 3-year-old child and notices a bruise-like lesion on the child's
abdomen. The mother states that the child has been experiencing diarrhea for 2 days.
Which of the following would the nurse do next?
A) Report the family to the local child abuse agency
B) Recognize this as a normal skin variation
C) Question the family about the use of cupping
D) Obtain a blood test for clotting function Ans: C
10. The community health nurse is working in the health department of a major city that
has a large Hispanic/Latino population. Which of the following would the nurse need to
integrate into the plan of care for this population?
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, A) View of the female as superior to the male
B) Importance of an extended, cohesive family
C) Males as the binding force of the family
D) Adherence to strict time schedules Ans: B
11. A group of nursing students are studying for a test about various cultural
communities. The students demonstrate that they understand the material when they
identify which cultural group as believing in predestination?
A) Hispanic/Latinos
B) African Americans
C) Muslims
D) Native Americans Ans: C
12. A community health nurse is developing health promotion programs for a local
community that consists predominantly of African Americans. Which of the following
areas would be a priority for health promotion with this group?
A) Cardiac health
B) Respiratory care
C) Mental health
D) Skin care Ans: A
13. A community health nurse is providing care to a family in the community who are
Muslim. Which of the following would be most important for the nurse to integrate when
providing care for this family?
A) Rules are stricter for boys than for girls.
B) Modest dressing is key for both men and women.
C) Most Arabic women work outside the home.
D) Most adhere to the three tenets of Islam. Ans: B
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Perspective 6th Edition Author: Stamler And Yiu (All
Chapters 1-33) Questions with 100% Correct Verified
Answers/ Already Graded A+
Chapter 1; The History of Community Health Nursing in Canada
Community Health Nursing A Canadian Perspective 6th Edition Stamler
1. The population that community health nurses serve in the United States is changing.
Because of population shifts, nurses must become sensitive to the cultural differences
and language differences among new community members. Which minority group
currently represents the largest group?
A) African Americans
B) Hispanic Americans
C) Asian Americans
D) American Indians Ans: B
2. While providing care to a community group, a community health nurse provides
culturally sensitive care by avoiding which of the following?
A) Ethnocentrism
B) Ethnorelativism
C) Enculturation
D) Ethnicity Ans: A
3. What is the most serious negative effect of a nurse maintaining ethnocentric views
but not recognizing or acknowledging this?
pg. 1
,A) The nurse fails to understand the views of other cultures because of his or her
ethnocentrism.
B) The nurse does not communicate effectively with members of other cultures because
of his or her ethnocentrism.
C) The nurse's ethnocentrism causes damage to interpersonal relationships and
interferes with the effectiveness of nursing interventions.
D) Nurses are immune to the effects of ethnocentrism. Ans: C
4. When describing culture as shared, which of the following would be most accurate?
A) It is acquired, not inherited.
B) It is a product of aggregate behavior.
C) It is interrelated and interdependent.
D) It undergoes change. Ans: B
5. As part of a class presentation, a nursing instructor describes the characteristics
shared by all cultures. Which description of culture being tacit indicates that the
teaching was successful?
A) Culture is mostly unexpressed.
B) Cultures do not remain static.
C) Culture is a functional and integrated whole.
D) Patterns of cultural behavior are acquired. Ans: A
6. Which of the following statements is an accurate description of the characteristic
shared by all cultures, culture is integrated?
A) A person's culture is an interrelated and interdependent web of ideas and practices.
B) In order to describe a person's culture, it is necessary to describe each trait
independently.
C) Aspects of a person's culture are best described as unrelated to other aspects of the
person's culture.
D) A person's culture is an assortment of various customs and traits. Ans: A
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,7. A community health nurse is working with several Native American groups in Arizona.
Which of the following would the nurse be most likely to assess? Select all that apply.
A) The value of competition
B) Respect for advancing age and elders
C) Focus of living in the future
D) Frequent dialogue and discussion
E) Each tribe or nation has its own distinct language, beliefs, customs, and rituals. Ans:
B,C,E
8. A community health nurse working a large metropolitan city has a large Asian
American client base. Which of the following would the nurse be least likely to assess in
this population?
A) Belief that illness results from a body imbalance
B) Reliance on Western medical practices
C) Use of traditional self-care practices
D) A focus on patriarchal family structures Ans: B
9. While visiting an Asian American family in their home, the community health nurse
inspects the skin of the 3-year-old child and notices a bruise-like lesion on the child's
abdomen. The mother states that the child has been experiencing diarrhea for 2 days.
Which of the following would the nurse do next?
A) Report the family to the local child abuse agency
B) Recognize this as a normal skin variation
C) Question the family about the use of cupping
D) Obtain a blood test for clotting function Ans: C
10. The community health nurse is working in the health department of a major city that
has a large Hispanic/Latino population. Which of the following would the nurse need to
integrate into the plan of care for this population?
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, A) View of the female as superior to the male
B) Importance of an extended, cohesive family
C) Males as the binding force of the family
D) Adherence to strict time schedules Ans: B
11. A group of nursing students are studying for a test about various cultural
communities. The students demonstrate that they understand the material when they
identify which cultural group as believing in predestination?
A) Hispanic/Latinos
B) African Americans
C) Muslims
D) Native Americans Ans: C
12. A community health nurse is developing health promotion programs for a local
community that consists predominantly of African Americans. Which of the following
areas would be a priority for health promotion with this group?
A) Cardiac health
B) Respiratory care
C) Mental health
D) Skin care Ans: A
13. A community health nurse is providing care to a family in the community who are
Muslim. Which of the following would be most important for the nurse to integrate when
providing care for this family?
A) Rules are stricter for boys than for girls.
B) Modest dressing is key for both men and women.
C) Most Arabic women work outside the home.
D) Most adhere to the three tenets of Islam. Ans: B
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