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MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Afnursefwishesftofimproveftheirfculturalfsensitivityfwhilefworkingfwithfpatients.fWhichfactionf
byfthefnursefwouldfbestfindicatefprogressftowardfthisfgoal?
A. Demonstratefgoodfknowledgefoffdifferentfculturalfhealthfbeliefs
B. Effectivelyfrespondftofthefneedsfoffpeoplefoffdifferentfcultures
C. Interactfrespectfullyfwithfpatientsfwhofhavefdifferingfhealthfbeliefs
D. Recognizefthatftheyfwillfneverfbefthefexpertfinfotherfcultures
ANS:fC
Chapter:fChapterf1fCorefConceptsfoffMaternalfandfPediatricfHealthfCarefAcrossfthefContin-
fuum
Objective:f#.fPag
e:f13
Heading:fCulturalfPracticesfIntegrate
dfProcesses:fCaring
ClientfNeed:fPsychosocialfIntegrityfCognitiv
efLevel:fAnalysisf[Analyzing]fConcept:fDive
rsity;fCriticalfThinkingfDifficulty:fDifficult
Feedback
A. Culturalfcompetencefisfthefabilityftofinteractfeffectivelyfwithfpeoplefoffdifferentfcultur
esfandfrequiresfafcertainflevelfoffknowledgefaboutfthosefcultures.
B. Culturalfcompetencefisfthefabilityftofinteractfeffectivelyfwithfpeoplefoffdifferentfcultur
esfandfrequiresfafcertainflevelfoffknowledgefaboutfthosefcultures.
C. Culturalfsensitivityfisfafwayfoffapproachingfpeoplefwhofholdfhealthfbeliefsfdifferentffr
omfone’sfown.fAfnursefwithfthisfcharacteristicfisfrespectfulfoffandfopenftofothers.
D. Culturalfhumilityfisfthefrecognitionfthatfonefwillfneverfmasterfallfinformationfaboutfan
otherfculture.
2. Afnursefmanagerfisfevaluatingfstafffmembersfonftheirfculturalfcompetence.fWhichfactionfbest
demonstratesfthisfcharacteristic?
A. Attendsfworkshopsfonfculturalfdiversityfandfhealthfpractices
B. Participatesfinfcommunityfhealthfeventsfwithfminorityfpopulations
C. Plansfcarefwithftheffamilyfmembersfwithinftheirfculturalfbeliefs
D. Usesffamilyfmembersfasfinterpretersftofmakefthemffeelfimportant
, ANS:fC
Chapter:fChapterf1fCorefConceptsfoffMaternalfandfPediatricfHealthfCarefAcrossfthefContin-
fuum
Objective:f#.fPag
e:f16
Heading:fTablef1.2fStrategiesfandfMeasuresftofImprovefMaternalfHealthfInte
gratedfProcesses:fCaring
ClientfNeed:fPsychosocialfIntegrityfCognitiv
efLevel:fEvaluationf[Evaluating]fConcept:fDi
versity;fCriticalfThinkingfDifficulty:fDifficul
t
Feedback
A. Attendingfworkshopsfisfafgoodfwayftoflearnfaboutfdiversefcultures,fbutfthisfactionfis
tooflimitedfinfscopeftofdemonstratefculturalfcompetence.
B. Participatingfinfcommunityfeventsfwithfdiversefpopulationsfcanfincreasefculturalfkno
wledge,fbutfthisfactionfisftooflimitedfinfscopeftofdemonstratefcultural
competence.
C. Thefculturallyfsensitivefnursefcanfunderstandfandfrespondftofthefneedsfoffindividual
sfandffamiliesffromfdifferentfcultures.fThisfnursefplansfinterventionsfwithfafsolidfkn
owledgefoffthefvaluesfandfpracticesfoffthefmembersfoffthefculture.fBeingfopen,fliste
ningftoftheffamily,fandfinvolvingfthemfinfcarefdemonstratesfrespect,funifiesfthefnurs
e–
patientfrelationship,fandfwillfmotivatefthefpatientf(andffamily)ftofmakefpositivefheal
thfchanges.
D. Nursesfshouldfusefprofessionalfinterpretersfwhenfneeded.
3. Afpatientfwishesftofusefcomplementaryftherapyfwhenfmanagingfafchronicfhealthfcondition.f
Whichfactionfbyfthefnursefisfmostfappropriate?
A. Advisefthefpatientfthatfstoppingfmedicalftreatmentfmayfcausefitftofworsen.
B. Informfthefpatientfthatftherefarefnofcomplementaryftherapiesfforfthisfcondition.
C. Investigatefherbsfthatfcanfbefsubstitutedfforfprescriptionfdrugs.
D. Suggestfthefpatientfaddfmassageftherapyftofthefmedicalfregimen.
ANS:fD
Chapter:fChapterf1fCorefConceptsfoffMaternalfandfPediatricfHealthfCarefAcrossfthefContin-
fuum
Objective:f#.fPag
e:f18
Heading:fComplementaryfandfAlternativefTherapiesfIn
tegratedfProcesses:fTeachingfandfLearning
ClientfNeed:fHealthfPromotionfandfMaintenancefCogn
itivefLevel:fAnalysisf[Analyzing]
, Concept:fPromotingfHealthfDifficulty
:fModerate
Feedback
A. Becausefthefpatientfisfaskingfaboutfcomplementaryftherapy,ftherefisfnofneedftofwar
nfthemfoffthefeffectsfoffstoppingftreatment.
B. Therefarefalwaysfcomplementaryftherapiesfthatfcanfbefaddedftofafmedicalfregimen.
C. Substitutingfherbsfforfprescriptionfmedicationfisfanfexamplefoffalternativeftherapy.
D. Complementaryftherapyfisfnontraditionalfmedicalftreatmentfusedftogetherfwithfconve
ntionalfmedicalftreatment.fAddingfmassageftofthefmedicalfregimenfisfanfex-
famplefoffusingfcomplementaryftherapy.
4. Afnursefisfworkingfwithfaffamilyfthatfusesfmultiplefcomplementaryfandfalternativefmedicinef(
CAM)fmodalities.fWhatfactionfbyfthefnursefisfbest?
A. Allowftheffamilyftofcontinuefthesefpracticesfasfdesired.
B. Assessfhowfthesefpracticesfreflectfreligiousfbeliefs.
C. Informftheffamilyfthatfmostfoffthesefpracticesfdofnotfwork.
D. Providefevidence-basedfinformationfaboutftheftherapies.
ANS:fD
Chapter:fChapterf1fCorefConceptsfoffMaternalfandfPediatricfHealthfCarefAcrossfthefContin-
fuum
Objective:f#.fPag
e:f18
Heading:fComplementaryfandfAlternativefTherapiesfIn
tegratedfProcesses:fTeachingfandfLearning
ClientfNeed:fHealthfPromotionfandfMaintenancef
CognitivefLevel:fApplicationf[Applying]fConcep
t:fFamily;fPromotingfHealth
Difficulty:fModerate
Feedback
A. AlthoughfthefnursefcannotfstopftheffamilyffromfusingfCAM,ftheyfshouldfnotfpassfup
fthefopportunityftofprovidefandfdiscussfinformationfaboutfCAM.
B. Afculturallyfcompetentfnursefwillfassessfhowfreligiousfandfspiritualfbeliefsfaffectf
health-carefpractices,fbutfthefnursefneedsftofadvocatefforfthefpatient/familyfby
providingfsolidfinformation.
C. ManyfCAMfpracticesfhavefdemonstratedfbenefit,fsoftellingftheffamilyftheyfdon’tfwo
rkfisffalsefinformation.
D. ThefnursefworkingfwithfindividualsforffamiliesfwhofusefCAMfpracticesfshouldfrespec
tfthefbeliefs,fvalues,fandfdesiresfoffthefpatient.fThefnursefshouldfencourage
familiesftofmakefdecisionsfregardingfCAMfpracticesfbasedfonfevidencefandfresearc
hfintoftheirfeffects.fThefnursefcanfbestfassistfinfthisfbyfprovidingfand
discussingfinformation.