pPhysical pExamination pAn pInterprofessional pApproach
p10th pEditionby pJane pW. pBall, pJoyce pE. pDains
pChapter p1-26; pAce pin pyour pExams pin p1 pattempt!
Chapter p01: pCultural pCompetency
Ball: pSeidel’s pGuide pto pPhysical pExamination, p10th pEdition
MULTIPLE pCHOICE
1. Which pstatement pis ptrue pregarding pthe prelationship pof pphysical pcharacteristics pand
pculture?
a. Physical pcharacteristics pshould pbe pused pto pidentify pmembers pof pcultural pgroups.
b. There pis pa pdifference pbetween pdistinguishing pcultural
pcharacteristics pand pdistinguishing pphysical pcharacteristics.
c. To pbe pa pmember pof pa pspecific pculture, pan pindividual pmust phave
pcertain pidentifiable pphysical pcharacteristics.
d. Gender pand prace pare pthe ptwo pessential pphysical pcharacteristics pused
pto pidentify pcultural pgroups.
ANS: p B
Physical pcharacteristics pare pnot pused pto pidentify pcultural pgroups; pthere pis pa
pdifference pbetween pthe ptwo, pand pthey pare pconsidered pseparately. pPhysical
pcharacteristics pshould pnot pbe pused pto pidentify pmembers pof pcultural pgroups. pTo
pbe pa pmember pof pa pspecific pculture, pan pindividual pdoes pnot pneed pto phave
pcertain pidentifiable pphysical pcharacteristics. pYou pshould pnot pconfuse pphysical
pcharacteristics pwith pcultural pcharacteristics. pGender pand prace pare pphysical
pcharacteristics, pnot pcultural pcharacteristics, pand pare pnot pused pto pidentify pcultural
pgroups.
DIF:Cognitive pLevel: pUnderstanding p(Comprehension)
OBJ:Nursing p process—assessment MSC: p Physiologic pIntegrity: pPhysiologic pAdaptation
2. An pimage pof pany pgroup pthat prejects pits ppotential pfor poriginalityor
pindividuality pis pknown pas pa(n)
a. acculturation.
b. norm.
c. stereotype.
d. ethnos.
ANS: p C
A pfixed pimage pof pany pgroup pthat prejects pits ppotential pfor poriginality por
pindividuality pis pthe pdefinition pof pstereotype. pAcculturation pis pthe pprocess pof
padopting panother pculture’s pbehaviors. pA pnorm pis pa pstandard pof pallowable
pbehavior pwithin pa pgroup. pEthnos pimplies pthe psame prace por pnationality.
DIF:Cognitive pLevel: pRemembering p(Knowledge)
OBJ:Nursing p process—assessment MSC: p Physiologic pIntegrity: pPhysiologic pAdaptation
3. Mr. pL ppresents pto pthe pclinic pwith psevere pgroin ppain pand pa phistoryof
pkidneystones. pMr. pL’s pson ptells pyou pthat pfor preligious preasons, phis pfather
pwishes pto pkeep pany pstone pthat pis ppassed pinto pthe purine pfilter pthat phe phas
, (Complete p2025) pTest pBank pFor pSeidel's pGuide pto
pPhysical pExamination pAn pInterprofessional pApproach
p10th pEditionby pJane pW. pBall, pJoyce pE. pDains
pChapter p1-26; pAce pin pyour pExams pin p1 pattempt!
pbeen pusing. pWhat pis pyour pmost pappropriate presponse?
, (Complete p2025) pTest pBank pFor pSeidel's pGuide pto
pPhysical pExamination pAn pInterprofessional pApproach
p10th pEditionby pJane pW. pBall, pJoyce pE. pDains
pChapter p1-26; pAce pin pyour pExams pin p1 pattempt!
a. ―With pyour pfather’s ppermission, pwe pwill pexamine pthestone pand prequest
pthat pit pbe preturned pto phim.‖
b. ―Thestone pmust pbe psent pto pthe plab pfor pexamination pand ptherefore pcannot pbe pkept.‖
c. ―We pcannot plet phim pkeep phis pstone pbecause pit pviolates pour pinfection pcontrol
ppolicy.‖
d. ―Wedon’tknow pyet pif pyour pfatherhas panother pkidneystone, pso pwe
pmust panalyze pthis pone.‖
, (Complete p2025) pTest pBank pFor pSeidel's pGuide pto
pPhysical pExamination pAn pInterprofessional pApproach
p10th pEditionby pJane pW. pBall, pJoyce pE. pDains
pChapter p1-26; pAce pin pyour pExams pin p1 pattempt!
ANS: p A
We pshould pbe pwilling pto pmodifythe pdelivery pof phealth pcare pin pa pmanner pthat
pis prespectful pand pin pkeeping pwith pthe ppatient’s pcultural pbackground. p―With
pyour pfather’s ppermission, pwe pwill pexamine pthe pstone pand prequest pthat pit pbe
preturned pto phim‖ pis pthe pmost pappropriate presponse.
―The pstone pmust pbe psent pto pthe plab pfor pexamination pand ptherefore pcannot pbe
pkept‖ pand p―We pdon’t pknow pyet pif pyour pfather phas panother pkidney pstone, pso
pwe pmust panalyze pthis pone‖ pdo pnot psupport pthe ppatient’s prequest. p―We pcannot
plet phim pkeep phis pstone pbecause pit pviolates pour pinfection pcontrol ppolicy‖ pdoes
pnot pprovide pa preason pthat pit pwould pviolate pan pinfection pcontrol ppolicy.
DIF:Cognitive pLevel: pAnalyzing p(Analysis)
OBJ:Nursing p process—assessment MSC: p Physiologic pIntegrity: pPhysiologic pAdaptation
4. The pmotivation pof pthe phealthcare pprofessional pto p―want pto‖ pengage pin pthe pprocess
pof pbecoming pculturally pcompetent, pnot p―have pto,‖ pis pcalled
a. cultural pknowledge.
b. cultural pawareness.
c. cultural pdesire.
d. cultural pskill.
ANS: p C
Cultural pencounters pare pthe pcontinuous pprocess pof pinteracting pwith ppatients pfrom
pculturally pdiverse pbackgrounds pto pvalidate, prefine, por pmodify pexisting pvalues,
pbeliefs, pand ppractices pabout pa pcultural pgroup pand pto pdevelop pcultural pdesire,
pcultural pawareness, pcultural pskill, pand pcultural pknowledge. pCultural pawareness pis
pdeliberate pself-examination pand pin-depth pexploration pof
one’s pbiases, pstereotypes, pprejudices, passumptions, pand p―-isms‖ pthat pone pholds
pabout pindividuals pand pgroups pwho pare pdifferent pfrom pthem. pCultural pknowledge
pis pthe pprocess pof pseeking pand pobtaining pa psound peducational pbase pabout
pculturally pand pethnicallydiverse pgroups. pCultural pskill pis pthe pability pto pcollect
pculturally prelevant pdata pregarding pthe ppatient’s ppresenting pproblem, pas pwell pas
paccurately pperforming pa pculturally pbased pphysical passessment pin pa pculturally
psensitive pmanner. pCultural pdesire pis pthe pmotivation pof pthe phealthcare
pprofessional pto pwant pto pengage pin pthe pprocess pof pbecoming pculturally
pcompetent, pnot phave pto.
DIF:Cognitive pLevel: pUnderstanding p(Comprehension)
OBJ:Nursing p process—assessment MSC: p Physiologic pIntegrity: pPhysiologic pAdaptation
5. Mr. pMarks pis pa p66-year-old ppatient pwho ppresents pfor pa pphysical pexamination
pto pthe pclinic. pWhich pquestion phas pthe pmost ppotential pfor pexploring pa
ppatient’s pcultural pbeliefs prelated pto pa phealth pproblem?
a. ―How poften pdo pyou phave pmedical pexaminations?‖
b. ―What pis pyour page, prace, pand peducational plevel?‖
c. ―What ptypes pof psymptoms phave pyou pbeen phaving?‖
d. ―Whydo pyou pthink pyou pare phaving pthese psymptoms?‖