NURS 5220 Test 2 Exam Questions with
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Which statement is true regarding the relationship of physical characteristics
and culture?
A. Physical characteristics should be used to identify members of cultural
groups.
B. There is a difference between distinguishing cultural characteristics and
distinguishing physical characteristics.
C. To be a member of a specific culture, an individual must have certain
identifiable
physical characteristics.
D. Gender and race are the two essential physical characteristics used to
identify
cultural groups. - ✔✔B. There is a difference between distinguishing cultural
characteristics and distinguishing physical characteristics
An image of any group that rejects its potential for originality or individuality is
known as a(n)
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,a. acculturation
b. norm
c. stereotype
d. ethnos - ✔✔C. stereotype
Mr. L presents to the clinic with severe groin pain and a history of kidney stones.
Mr. L's son tells you that for religious reasons, his father wishes to keep any
stone that is passed into the urine filter that he has been using. What is your
most appropriate response?
A. With your father's permission, we will examine the stone and request that it
be
returned to him
B. The stone must be sent to the lab for examination and therefore cannot be
kept
C. We cannot let him keep his stone because it violates our infection control
policy
D. We don't know yet if your father has another kidney stone, so we must
analyze
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,this one - ✔✔A. With your father's permission, we will examine the stone and
request that it be returned to him
The motivation of the healthcare professional to ―want to‖ engage in the
process of becoming culturally competent, not ―have to, is called
A. cultural knowledge.
B. cultural awareness.
C. cultural desire.
D. cultural skill. - ✔✔C. cultural desire
Mr. Marks is a 66-year-old patient who presents for a physical examination to
the clinic. Which question has the most potential for exploring a patient's
cultural beliefs related to a health problem?
A. How often do you have medical examinations?
B. What is your age, race, and educational level?
C. What types of symptoms have you been having?
D. Why do you think you are having these symptoms? - ✔✔D. Why do you think
you are having these symptoms
The definition of ill or sick is based on a
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, A. stereotype.
B. cultural behavior.
C. belief system.
D. cultural attitude. - ✔✔C. Belief system
A 22-year-old female nurse is interviewing an 86-year-old male patient. The
patient avoids eye contact and answers questions only by saying, Yeah, No, or I
guess so. Which of the following is appropriate for the interviewer to say or ask?
A. We will be able to communicate better if you look at me.
B. It's hard for me to gather useful information because your answers are so
short.
C. Are you uncomfortable talking with me?
D. Does your religion make it hard for you to answer my questions? - ✔✔C. Are
you uncomfortable talking with me?
As you explain your patient's condition to her husband, you notice that he is
leaning toward you and pointedly blinking his eyes. Knowing that he is from
England, your most appropriate response to this behavior is to
A. tell him that you understand his need to be alone.
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100% Correct Answers | New Update
Which statement is true regarding the relationship of physical characteristics
and culture?
A. Physical characteristics should be used to identify members of cultural
groups.
B. There is a difference between distinguishing cultural characteristics and
distinguishing physical characteristics.
C. To be a member of a specific culture, an individual must have certain
identifiable
physical characteristics.
D. Gender and race are the two essential physical characteristics used to
identify
cultural groups. - ✔✔B. There is a difference between distinguishing cultural
characteristics and distinguishing physical characteristics
An image of any group that rejects its potential for originality or individuality is
known as a(n)
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,a. acculturation
b. norm
c. stereotype
d. ethnos - ✔✔C. stereotype
Mr. L presents to the clinic with severe groin pain and a history of kidney stones.
Mr. L's son tells you that for religious reasons, his father wishes to keep any
stone that is passed into the urine filter that he has been using. What is your
most appropriate response?
A. With your father's permission, we will examine the stone and request that it
be
returned to him
B. The stone must be sent to the lab for examination and therefore cannot be
kept
C. We cannot let him keep his stone because it violates our infection control
policy
D. We don't know yet if your father has another kidney stone, so we must
analyze
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,this one - ✔✔A. With your father's permission, we will examine the stone and
request that it be returned to him
The motivation of the healthcare professional to ―want to‖ engage in the
process of becoming culturally competent, not ―have to, is called
A. cultural knowledge.
B. cultural awareness.
C. cultural desire.
D. cultural skill. - ✔✔C. cultural desire
Mr. Marks is a 66-year-old patient who presents for a physical examination to
the clinic. Which question has the most potential for exploring a patient's
cultural beliefs related to a health problem?
A. How often do you have medical examinations?
B. What is your age, race, and educational level?
C. What types of symptoms have you been having?
D. Why do you think you are having these symptoms? - ✔✔D. Why do you think
you are having these symptoms
The definition of ill or sick is based on a
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, A. stereotype.
B. cultural behavior.
C. belief system.
D. cultural attitude. - ✔✔C. Belief system
A 22-year-old female nurse is interviewing an 86-year-old male patient. The
patient avoids eye contact and answers questions only by saying, Yeah, No, or I
guess so. Which of the following is appropriate for the interviewer to say or ask?
A. We will be able to communicate better if you look at me.
B. It's hard for me to gather useful information because your answers are so
short.
C. Are you uncomfortable talking with me?
D. Does your religion make it hard for you to answer my questions? - ✔✔C. Are
you uncomfortable talking with me?
As you explain your patient's condition to her husband, you notice that he is
leaning toward you and pointedly blinking his eyes. Knowing that he is from
England, your most appropriate response to this behavior is to
A. tell him that you understand his need to be alone.
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