RNSG 1413 – Exam 2 Questions And
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An older Chinese woman is admitted to the hospital after a hip fracture. Once the fracture has
healed, the nurse encourages the patient to walk about the room. The patient refuses to walk
without her son. What should the nurse do in this scenario? - Answer✔Respect the patient's
wish and ask her to walk when her son is present.
The nurse has to examine a patient and administer an intravenous medication that is not a life-
saving drug. The patient is a devout Muslim. When the nurse goes to administer the medication
the nurse finds that patient is getting ready for namaz (prayers). The nurse understands that
the patient prays at certain times, as specified in his culture. What should the nurse do in this
scenario? - Answer✔Allow the patient to pray and come back later to administer the
medication.
When the nurse has a prejudice against a particular culture, which type of behavior is likely to
result? - Answer✔Discrimination
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The nurse is carrying out an assessment of a Chinese patient with pain in the abdomen. Which
question by the nurse is open-ended? - Answer✔'What do you think of your problem?'
Which communication technique is demonstrated when the nurse connects with a patient on a
social level? - Answer✔Rapport
A Jamaican immigrant has been late to the last two clinic visits, which in turn had to be
rescheduled. Which is the best action that the nurse could take to prevent the patient from
being late to the next appointment? - Answer✔Explore what has prevented the patient from
being at the clinic in time for the appointment.
The nurse asks a patient, 'How is this health problem different from the previous one you had?'
Which type of nursing assessment question has the nurse asked? - Answer✔Contrast
While assessing a patient of a different culture, the nurse wants to know the patient's
perception of the etiology of the disease. Which is the most appropriate question asked by the
nurse using a patient's explanatory model? - Answer✔'What do you call your problem?'
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The registered nurse is evaluating the statements of a student nurse after teaching about
cultural assessment models. Which statement by the student nurse needs correction? -
Answer✔'Cultural assessment models are used to stereotype a particular group of patients.'
Which type of cultural competency recognizes biases, prejudices, and assumptions about other
people? - Answer✔Cultural awareness
The nurse finds that a patient who is scheduled for an appendectomy is crying and infers that
the patient is crying due to anxiety over the surgery or the hospital admission. What
appropriate action does the nurse take? - Answer✔The nurse validates the inference by asking
the patient about the crying behavior.
A mother finds her 26-year-old daughter unconscious at home. Her daughter is breathing and
regains consciousness but appears confused. She takes her to the hospital along with her 1-
year-old granddaughter. Who would be the primary source of information in this case? -
Answer✔Mother
The nurse assesses a patient who comes to the pulmonary clinic: 'I see that it's been over 6
months since you've been in, but your appointment was for every 2 months. Tell me about that.
Also, I see from your last visit that the doctor recommended routine exercise. Can you tell me
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