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TRANSCULTURAL NURSING FINAL
EXAM NCLEX PRACTICE QUESTIONS
FROM DELIVERING CULTURALLY
COMPETENT NURSING CARE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What percentage of Americans speak a language other than
English in the home?
A. One in five
B. One in 10
C.One in 15
D. One in 20 - correct answer- A.
One in five
According to a report by the NIH and the CDC, health
disparities are a result of
A.Genetic predispositions
B.Wide variations in healthcare access
C.Cultural diversity among various groups
D.Racial and ethnic characteristics - correct answer- B
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Which statement best describes nurses' use of terms like
cultural humility, cultural awareness, cultural sensitivity, and
cultural competency? *Select all that apply*
A.The words all have the same meaning.
B.The words convey different meanings and are often a source
of confusion.
C.Each term conveys some aspect of being culturally
competent. - correct answer- B and C
Which statement best illustrates what the nurse should
consider when reflecting upon the patient's context?
A.Social political, historical, and structural situations impacting
the patient
B.Folk and traditional health beliefs and attitudes
C.Preferences for Western versus Eastern traditions
D.Employment and economic status of the patient - correct
answer- A
Which statement below best describes a culturally competent
nurses?
A.Having the motivation to provide quality care to assigned
patients
B.Having the desire to partner or collaborate with the patient
C.Having the attitude, knowledge, and skills necessary to
provide quality care to culturally diverse patients and groups
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D.Having the knowledge of multiple languages to address
various patients' needs - correct answer- C
A nurse selects a cultural assessment model when performing
a nursing history of a newly admitted recent immigrant from
Cambodia. The primary reason for selecting the model is to
A.Determine the nurse's ability to provide culturally competent
care.
B.Assess the patient's ability to communicate in English.
C.Gain cultural knowledge about factors that may influence the
patient's healthcare decision making.
D.Determine the patient's readiness to utilize Western
medicine. - correct answer- C
When using Purnell's 12 domains to perform a cultural
assessment, the culturally competent nurse understands that
the term biocultural ecology refers to
A.Physical, biological, and physiological variations, such as
skin color
B.Differences in geographic location
C.Attitudes toward preserving the environment
D.One's country of origin - correct answer- A
When performing a cultural assessment, the nurse utilizes
Giger and Davidhizar's Transcultural Assessment Model. When
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assessing the construct of space, the nurse considers the
patient's
A.Visual depth perception
B.The patient's comfort level regarding social distance
C.The adequacy of the patient's prior reception
D.The patient's sense of physiologic balance - correct answer-
B
In Leininger's Sunrise Model, "generic or folk systems" refers to
A.Western medicine
B.Systems of medicine that are antiquated and no longer useful
C.Health practices of the elderly
D.Traditional healthcare practices and belief systems used as
alternatives to Western medicine - correct answer- D
The culturally competent nurse recognizes that the most
appropriate time for performing a cultural assessment is
A.
When obtaining a health history
B.
After the nurse has met with the patient and the family
C.
During each patient-nurse encounter
D.
TRANSCULTURAL NURSING FINAL
EXAM NCLEX PRACTICE QUESTIONS
FROM DELIVERING CULTURALLY
COMPETENT NURSING CARE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What percentage of Americans speak a language other than
English in the home?
A. One in five
B. One in 10
C.One in 15
D. One in 20 - correct answer- A.
One in five
According to a report by the NIH and the CDC, health
disparities are a result of
A.Genetic predispositions
B.Wide variations in healthcare access
C.Cultural diversity among various groups
D.Racial and ethnic characteristics - correct answer- B
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Which statement best describes nurses' use of terms like
cultural humility, cultural awareness, cultural sensitivity, and
cultural competency? *Select all that apply*
A.The words all have the same meaning.
B.The words convey different meanings and are often a source
of confusion.
C.Each term conveys some aspect of being culturally
competent. - correct answer- B and C
Which statement best illustrates what the nurse should
consider when reflecting upon the patient's context?
A.Social political, historical, and structural situations impacting
the patient
B.Folk and traditional health beliefs and attitudes
C.Preferences for Western versus Eastern traditions
D.Employment and economic status of the patient - correct
answer- A
Which statement below best describes a culturally competent
nurses?
A.Having the motivation to provide quality care to assigned
patients
B.Having the desire to partner or collaborate with the patient
C.Having the attitude, knowledge, and skills necessary to
provide quality care to culturally diverse patients and groups
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D.Having the knowledge of multiple languages to address
various patients' needs - correct answer- C
A nurse selects a cultural assessment model when performing
a nursing history of a newly admitted recent immigrant from
Cambodia. The primary reason for selecting the model is to
A.Determine the nurse's ability to provide culturally competent
care.
B.Assess the patient's ability to communicate in English.
C.Gain cultural knowledge about factors that may influence the
patient's healthcare decision making.
D.Determine the patient's readiness to utilize Western
medicine. - correct answer- C
When using Purnell's 12 domains to perform a cultural
assessment, the culturally competent nurse understands that
the term biocultural ecology refers to
A.Physical, biological, and physiological variations, such as
skin color
B.Differences in geographic location
C.Attitudes toward preserving the environment
D.One's country of origin - correct answer- A
When performing a cultural assessment, the nurse utilizes
Giger and Davidhizar's Transcultural Assessment Model. When
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assessing the construct of space, the nurse considers the
patient's
A.Visual depth perception
B.The patient's comfort level regarding social distance
C.The adequacy of the patient's prior reception
D.The patient's sense of physiologic balance - correct answer-
B
In Leininger's Sunrise Model, "generic or folk systems" refers to
A.Western medicine
B.Systems of medicine that are antiquated and no longer useful
C.Health practices of the elderly
D.Traditional healthcare practices and belief systems used as
alternatives to Western medicine - correct answer- D
The culturally competent nurse recognizes that the most
appropriate time for performing a cultural assessment is
A.
When obtaining a health history
B.
After the nurse has met with the patient and the family
C.
During each patient-nurse encounter
D.
