NURS1871 Exam 3 Questions and Answers
Which concept of intersectionality provides limited access from facets of society?
A. Marginalization
B. Under inclusion
C. Social inequality
D. Matrix of domination - A. Marginalization
When the nurse has a prejudice against a particular culture, which type of behavior is
likely to result?
A. Discrimination
B. Culturally congruent care
C. Effective intercultural communication
D. Sufficient knowledge of diverse groups - A. Discrimination
What is the primary goal of patient-centered care?
A. To provide care that fits a patient's own values, beliefs, and traditions
B. To help in recognizing biases, prejudices, and assumptions about other people C.
To provide individualized care and restore an emphasis on personal relationships D.
To assess social, cultural, and biophysical factors that influence patient treatment
and care - C. To provide individualized care and restore an emphasis on personal
relationships
The registered nurse is evaluating statements of a student nurse after teaching about
cultural assessment models. Which statement by the student nurse needs
correction? A. "Cultural assessment models are used to stereotype a particular
group of patients."
B. "Cultural assessment models help to focus on the information relevant to
patient's problem."
C. "Cultural assessment models can be used to understand a patient's
religious beliefs."
D. "Cultural assessment models help one to understand the complex factors that
influence a patient's cultural world view." - A. "Cultural assessment models are
used to stereotype a particular group of patients."
,A nursing student is doing a community health rotation in an inner-city public health
department. The student investigates socio-demographic and health data of the
people served by the health department and detects disparities in health outcomes
between rich and poor. What does this example illustrate? - C
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? A. "What do you
call your problem?"
B. "Why do you think it started when it did?"
C. "What do you think your sickness does to you?"
D. "What are the chief problems your sickness has caused you?" - A. "What do you
call your problem?"
Which concept of intersectionality involves unequal access to resources and
services?
A. Overinclusion
B. Marginalization
C. Social inequality
D. Matrix of domination - C. Social inequality
What is the goal of transcultural nursing?
A. To provide care to fit with a patient's own values, beliefs, and
traditions B. To help with recognizing biases, prejudices, and assumptions
C. To assess social, cultural, and biophysical factors that influence patient
treatment and care
D. To motivate the nurse to learn from the others, accept the role as a learner, and
be open to and accepting of cultural differences - A. To provide care to fit with a
patient's own values, beliefs, and traditions
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?
A. Contrast
B. Focused
C. Open-ended
D. Bicultural ecology and health risks - A. Contrast
, The nurse is using an interpreter to communicate with a patient who does not
speak English. Which action by the nurse may hamper the communication between
the nurse and the patient?
A. Introducing the interpreter to the patient B.
Determining the interpreter's qualifications
C. Looking at the patient instead of the interpreter
D. Asking the patient's family members to serve as interpreters - D. Asking
the patient's family members to serve as interpreters
A patient is diagnoses with a diabetic ulcer with gangrene to his foot. The primary
health care provider advises surgery, but the patient refuses because removal of a
body part is not permitted according his or her religious preference. Which
concept justifies this scenario?
A. Marginalization
B. Iceberg analogy
C. Intersectionality
D. Health disparity - B. Iceberg analogy
The nurse is performing a cultural assessment of a patient. Which question of the
nurse reflects a focused question?
A. "Who lives with you?"
B. "What do you do to keep yourself well?"
C. "What do you think caused your illness?"
D. "Is there someone with whom you want us to talk about your care?" - D. "Is
there someone with whom you want us to talk about your care?"
Which statement is true regarding the goal of core measures?
A. They help recognize prejudices and assumptions about other people. B.
They help reduce mortality, complications, and inpatient readmissions. C.
They help provide care that fits with the patient's own values, beliefs, and
traditions.
D. They help assess social, cultural, and biophysical factors that influence patient
treatment and care. - B. They help reduce mortality, complications, and inpatient
readmissions.
Which concept of intersectionality provides limited access from facets of society?
A. Marginalization
B. Under inclusion
C. Social inequality
D. Matrix of domination - A. Marginalization
When the nurse has a prejudice against a particular culture, which type of behavior is
likely to result?
A. Discrimination
B. Culturally congruent care
C. Effective intercultural communication
D. Sufficient knowledge of diverse groups - A. Discrimination
What is the primary goal of patient-centered care?
A. To provide care that fits a patient's own values, beliefs, and traditions
B. To help in recognizing biases, prejudices, and assumptions about other people C.
To provide individualized care and restore an emphasis on personal relationships D.
To assess social, cultural, and biophysical factors that influence patient treatment
and care - C. To provide individualized care and restore an emphasis on personal
relationships
The registered nurse is evaluating statements of a student nurse after teaching about
cultural assessment models. Which statement by the student nurse needs
correction? A. "Cultural assessment models are used to stereotype a particular
group of patients."
B. "Cultural assessment models help to focus on the information relevant to
patient's problem."
C. "Cultural assessment models can be used to understand a patient's
religious beliefs."
D. "Cultural assessment models help one to understand the complex factors that
influence a patient's cultural world view." - A. "Cultural assessment models are
used to stereotype a particular group of patients."
,A nursing student is doing a community health rotation in an inner-city public health
department. The student investigates socio-demographic and health data of the
people served by the health department and detects disparities in health outcomes
between rich and poor. What does this example illustrate? - C
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? A. "What do you
call your problem?"
B. "Why do you think it started when it did?"
C. "What do you think your sickness does to you?"
D. "What are the chief problems your sickness has caused you?" - A. "What do you
call your problem?"
Which concept of intersectionality involves unequal access to resources and
services?
A. Overinclusion
B. Marginalization
C. Social inequality
D. Matrix of domination - C. Social inequality
What is the goal of transcultural nursing?
A. To provide care to fit with a patient's own values, beliefs, and
traditions B. To help with recognizing biases, prejudices, and assumptions
C. To assess social, cultural, and biophysical factors that influence patient
treatment and care
D. To motivate the nurse to learn from the others, accept the role as a learner, and
be open to and accepting of cultural differences - A. To provide care to fit with a
patient's own values, beliefs, and traditions
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?
A. Contrast
B. Focused
C. Open-ended
D. Bicultural ecology and health risks - A. Contrast
, The nurse is using an interpreter to communicate with a patient who does not
speak English. Which action by the nurse may hamper the communication between
the nurse and the patient?
A. Introducing the interpreter to the patient B.
Determining the interpreter's qualifications
C. Looking at the patient instead of the interpreter
D. Asking the patient's family members to serve as interpreters - D. Asking
the patient's family members to serve as interpreters
A patient is diagnoses with a diabetic ulcer with gangrene to his foot. The primary
health care provider advises surgery, but the patient refuses because removal of a
body part is not permitted according his or her religious preference. Which
concept justifies this scenario?
A. Marginalization
B. Iceberg analogy
C. Intersectionality
D. Health disparity - B. Iceberg analogy
The nurse is performing a cultural assessment of a patient. Which question of the
nurse reflects a focused question?
A. "Who lives with you?"
B. "What do you do to keep yourself well?"
C. "What do you think caused your illness?"
D. "Is there someone with whom you want us to talk about your care?" - D. "Is
there someone with whom you want us to talk about your care?"
Which statement is true regarding the goal of core measures?
A. They help recognize prejudices and assumptions about other people. B.
They help reduce mortality, complications, and inpatient readmissions. C.
They help provide care that fits with the patient's own values, beliefs, and
traditions.
D. They help assess social, cultural, and biophysical factors that influence patient
treatment and care. - B. They help reduce mortality, complications, and inpatient
readmissions.
