EXAM 1 Chapters 1-10 NSG 3009
QUESTIONS WITH ACTUAL SOLUTIONS!!
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 - Answerprovides people with limited English
proficiency access to health care; these individuals cannot be denied health care
services.
Limited English proficiency is associated with - Answera lower quality of care
English proficiency is associated with - Answera higher quality of care.
Patients with language barriers have an increased risk of - Answernonadherence to
medication regimens
What is the yin/yang theory of health? - AnswerHealth exists when all aspects of the
person are in perfect balance.
hot/cold theory - Answerhealth consists of a positive state of total well-being, including
physical, psychological, spiritual, and social aspects of the person
biomedical model of Western tradition views health as - Answerthe absence of
disease.
biomedical or scientific theory - Answerhigh-level wellness (or health) exists with
optimal functioning of the human body.
Which theory has been expanded in an attempt to study the degree to which a person's
lifestyle reflects his or her traditional heritage? - AnswerHeritage consistency
Behavior theory or behaviorism - Answerlearning theory
Carl Rogers described the concepts of congruence and incongruence as -
Answerimportant ideas in his theory of personality and human development.
Socialization - Answerthe process of being raised within a culture and acquiring the
characteristics of that group.
Which of the following symptoms is greatly influenced by a person's cultural heritage? -
AnswerPain
, Hearing loss is more common in - Answerwhites than blacks
lactose intolerance is common in - AnswerAfrican Americans, American Indians, and
Asian Americans.
When considering cultural competence, the nurse must develop knowledge of discrete
areas to understand the health care needs of others. These discrete areas include
understanding of: (Select all that apply.) - Answer-his or her own heritage.
- the heritage of the nursing profession.
- the heritage of the patient.
-the heritage of the health care system
When preparing the physical setting for an interview, the interviewer should: -
Answerconduct the interview at eye level and at a distance of 4 to 5 ft.
Parents or caretakers accompany children to the health care setting. Starting at ___
years of age, the interviewer asks the child directly about his or her presenting
symptoms. - Answer7
Which of the following statements made by the interviewer would be an appropriate
response? - Answer"tell me what yu mean by 'bad blood.'"
False reassurance example - Answer"I know just hw you feel"
While discussing the treatment plan, the nurse infers that the patient is uncomfortable
asking the physician for a different treatment because of fear of the physician's reaction.
In this situation, the nurse's verbal interpretation: - AnswerHelps the pt understand
personal feelings in relation to his or her verbal message
The use of euphemisms to avoid reality or to hide feelings is known as: -
Answeravoidance language
empathy - Answerviewing the world from the other person's inner frame of reference...
empathy is - Answertherapeutic
sympathy is - Answernon therapeutic
ethnocentrism is - Answerthe belief that one's ethnic or cultural group is more
important or superior
When addressing a toddler during the interview, the health care provider should: -
Answeruse short, simple, concrete sentences
QUESTIONS WITH ACTUAL SOLUTIONS!!
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 - Answerprovides people with limited English
proficiency access to health care; these individuals cannot be denied health care
services.
Limited English proficiency is associated with - Answera lower quality of care
English proficiency is associated with - Answera higher quality of care.
Patients with language barriers have an increased risk of - Answernonadherence to
medication regimens
What is the yin/yang theory of health? - AnswerHealth exists when all aspects of the
person are in perfect balance.
hot/cold theory - Answerhealth consists of a positive state of total well-being, including
physical, psychological, spiritual, and social aspects of the person
biomedical model of Western tradition views health as - Answerthe absence of
disease.
biomedical or scientific theory - Answerhigh-level wellness (or health) exists with
optimal functioning of the human body.
Which theory has been expanded in an attempt to study the degree to which a person's
lifestyle reflects his or her traditional heritage? - AnswerHeritage consistency
Behavior theory or behaviorism - Answerlearning theory
Carl Rogers described the concepts of congruence and incongruence as -
Answerimportant ideas in his theory of personality and human development.
Socialization - Answerthe process of being raised within a culture and acquiring the
characteristics of that group.
Which of the following symptoms is greatly influenced by a person's cultural heritage? -
AnswerPain
, Hearing loss is more common in - Answerwhites than blacks
lactose intolerance is common in - AnswerAfrican Americans, American Indians, and
Asian Americans.
When considering cultural competence, the nurse must develop knowledge of discrete
areas to understand the health care needs of others. These discrete areas include
understanding of: (Select all that apply.) - Answer-his or her own heritage.
- the heritage of the nursing profession.
- the heritage of the patient.
-the heritage of the health care system
When preparing the physical setting for an interview, the interviewer should: -
Answerconduct the interview at eye level and at a distance of 4 to 5 ft.
Parents or caretakers accompany children to the health care setting. Starting at ___
years of age, the interviewer asks the child directly about his or her presenting
symptoms. - Answer7
Which of the following statements made by the interviewer would be an appropriate
response? - Answer"tell me what yu mean by 'bad blood.'"
False reassurance example - Answer"I know just hw you feel"
While discussing the treatment plan, the nurse infers that the patient is uncomfortable
asking the physician for a different treatment because of fear of the physician's reaction.
In this situation, the nurse's verbal interpretation: - AnswerHelps the pt understand
personal feelings in relation to his or her verbal message
The use of euphemisms to avoid reality or to hide feelings is known as: -
Answeravoidance language
empathy - Answerviewing the world from the other person's inner frame of reference...
empathy is - Answertherapeutic
sympathy is - Answernon therapeutic
ethnocentrism is - Answerthe belief that one's ethnic or cultural group is more
important or superior
When addressing a toddler during the interview, the health care provider should: -
Answeruse short, simple, concrete sentences
