NURS 5220 TEST 2
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
SOLUTIONS 100% VERIFIED.
Which statement is true regarding the relationship of physical
characteristics and culture?
A. Physical characteristics should be used to identify members of
cultural groups.
B. There is a difference between distinguishing cultural
characteristics and
distinguishing physical characteristics.
C. To be a member of a specific culture, an individual must have
certain identifiable
physical characteristics.
D. Gender and race are the two essential physical characteristics
used to identify
cultural groups. -
- correct answer -B. There is a difference between distinguishing
cultural characteristics and distinguishing physical characteristics
An image of any group that rejects its potential for originality or
individuality is known as a(n)
a. acculturation
b. norm
c. stereotype
d. ethnos -
- correct answer -C. stereotype
Mr. L presents to the clinic with severe groin pain and a history of
kidney stones. Mr. L's son tells you that for religious reasons, his
father wishes to keep any stone that is passed into the urine filter
that he has been using. What is your most appropriate response?
A. With your father's permission, we will examine the stone and
request that it be
returned to him
B. The stone must be sent to the lab for examination and therefore
cannot be kept
C. We cannot let him keep his stone because it violates our
infection control policy
,D. We don't know yet if your father has another kidney stone, so
we must analyze
this one -
- correct answer -A. With your father's permission, we will examine
the stone and request that it be returned to him
The motivation of the healthcare professional to ―want to‖ engage
in the process of becoming culturally competent, not ―have to, is
called
A. cultural knowledge.
B. cultural awareness.
C. cultural desire.
D. cultural skill. -
- correct answer -C. cultural desire
Mr. Marks is a 66-year-old patient who presents for a physical
examination to the clinic. Which question has the most potential for
exploring a patient's cultural beliefs related to a health problem?
A. How often do you have medical examinations?
B. What is your age, race, and educational level?
C. What types of symptoms have you been having?
D. Why do you think you are having these symptoms? -
- correct answer -D. Why do you think you are having these
symptoms
The definition of ill or sick is based on a
A. stereotype.
B. cultural behavior.
C. belief system.
D. cultural attitude. -
- correct answer -C. Belief system
A 22-year-old female nurse is interviewing an 86-year-old male
patient. The patient avoids eye contact and answers questions
only by saying, Yeah, No, or I guess so. Which of the following is
appropriate for the interviewer to say or ask?
A. We will be able to communicate better if you look at me.
B. It's hard for me to gather useful information because your
answers are so short.
C. Are you uncomfortable talking with me?
D. Does your religion make it hard for you to answer my questions?
-
- correct answer -C. Are you uncomfortable talking with me?
,As you explain your patient's condition to her husband, you notice
that he is leaning toward you and pointedly blinking his eyes.
Knowing that he is from England, your most appropriate response
to this behavior is to
A. tell him that you understand his need to be alone.
B. ask whether he has any questions.
C. ask whether he would prefer to speak to the clinician.
D. tell him that it is all right to be angry. -
- correct answer -B. ask whether he has any questions
An aspect of traditional Western medicine that may be
troublesome to many Hispanics, Native Americans, Asians, and
Middle Eastern groups is Western medicine's attempts to
A. use a holistic approach that views a particular medical problem
as part of a bigger
picture.
B. determine a specific cause for every problem in a precise way.
C. establish harmony between a person and the entire cosmos.
D. restore balance in an individual's life. -
- correct answer -B. determine a specific cause for every problem
in a precise way
The attitudes of the healthcare professional
A. are largely irrelevant to the success of relationships with the
patient.
B. do not influence patient behavior.
C. are difficult for the patient to sense.
D. are culturally derived. -
- correct answer -D. are culturally derived
Mr. Sanchez is a 45-year-old gentleman who has presented to the
office for a physical examination to establish a new primary care
healthcare provider. Which of the following describes a physical,
not a cultural, differentiator?
A. Race
B. Rite
C. Ritual
D. Norm -
- correct answer -A. Race
Mr. Abdul is a 40-year-old Middle Eastern man who presents to the
office for a first visit with the complaint of new abdominal pain. You
are concerned about violating a cultural prohibition when you
prepare to do his rectal examination. The best tactic would be to
A. forego the examination for fear of violating cultural norms.
, B. ask a colleague from the same geographic area if this
examination is acceptable.
C. inform the patient of the reason for the examination and ask if it
is acceptable to
him.
D. refer the patient to a provider more knowledgeable about
cultural differences. -
- correct answer -C. inform the patient of the reason for the
examination and ask if it is acceptable to him
Mr. Jones is a 45-year-old patient who presents to the office. A
person's definition of illness is likely to be most influenced by
A. race.
B. socioeconomic class.
C. enculturation.
D. age group. -
- correct answer -C. enculturation
As the healthcare provider, you are informing a patient that he or
she has a terminal illness. This discussion is most likely to be
discouraged in which cultural group?
A. Navajo Native Americans
B. Dominant Americans
C. First-generation African descendants
D. First-generation European descendants -
- correct answer -A. Navajo Native Americans
Because of common cultural food preferences, avoidance of
monosodium glutamate (MSG) is likely to be most problematic for
the hypertensive patient of which group?
A. Native Americans
B. Hispanics
C. Chinese
D. Italians -
- correct answer -C. Chinese
An example of a cold condition is
A. a fever.
B. a rash.
C. tuberculosis.
D. an ulcer. -
- correct answer -C. Tuberculosis
Which question would be considered a ―leading question?
A. What do you think is causing your headaches?
B. You don't get headaches often, do you?
C. On a scale of 1 to 10, how would you rate the severity of your
headaches?
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
SOLUTIONS 100% VERIFIED.
Which statement is true regarding the relationship of physical
characteristics and culture?
A. Physical characteristics should be used to identify members of
cultural groups.
B. There is a difference between distinguishing cultural
characteristics and
distinguishing physical characteristics.
C. To be a member of a specific culture, an individual must have
certain identifiable
physical characteristics.
D. Gender and race are the two essential physical characteristics
used to identify
cultural groups. -
- correct answer -B. There is a difference between distinguishing
cultural characteristics and distinguishing physical characteristics
An image of any group that rejects its potential for originality or
individuality is known as a(n)
a. acculturation
b. norm
c. stereotype
d. ethnos -
- correct answer -C. stereotype
Mr. L presents to the clinic with severe groin pain and a history of
kidney stones. Mr. L's son tells you that for religious reasons, his
father wishes to keep any stone that is passed into the urine filter
that he has been using. What is your most appropriate response?
A. With your father's permission, we will examine the stone and
request that it be
returned to him
B. The stone must be sent to the lab for examination and therefore
cannot be kept
C. We cannot let him keep his stone because it violates our
infection control policy
,D. We don't know yet if your father has another kidney stone, so
we must analyze
this one -
- correct answer -A. With your father's permission, we will examine
the stone and request that it be returned to him
The motivation of the healthcare professional to ―want to‖ engage
in the process of becoming culturally competent, not ―have to, is
called
A. cultural knowledge.
B. cultural awareness.
C. cultural desire.
D. cultural skill. -
- correct answer -C. cultural desire
Mr. Marks is a 66-year-old patient who presents for a physical
examination to the clinic. Which question has the most potential for
exploring a patient's cultural beliefs related to a health problem?
A. How often do you have medical examinations?
B. What is your age, race, and educational level?
C. What types of symptoms have you been having?
D. Why do you think you are having these symptoms? -
- correct answer -D. Why do you think you are having these
symptoms
The definition of ill or sick is based on a
A. stereotype.
B. cultural behavior.
C. belief system.
D. cultural attitude. -
- correct answer -C. Belief system
A 22-year-old female nurse is interviewing an 86-year-old male
patient. The patient avoids eye contact and answers questions
only by saying, Yeah, No, or I guess so. Which of the following is
appropriate for the interviewer to say or ask?
A. We will be able to communicate better if you look at me.
B. It's hard for me to gather useful information because your
answers are so short.
C. Are you uncomfortable talking with me?
D. Does your religion make it hard for you to answer my questions?
-
- correct answer -C. Are you uncomfortable talking with me?
,As you explain your patient's condition to her husband, you notice
that he is leaning toward you and pointedly blinking his eyes.
Knowing that he is from England, your most appropriate response
to this behavior is to
A. tell him that you understand his need to be alone.
B. ask whether he has any questions.
C. ask whether he would prefer to speak to the clinician.
D. tell him that it is all right to be angry. -
- correct answer -B. ask whether he has any questions
An aspect of traditional Western medicine that may be
troublesome to many Hispanics, Native Americans, Asians, and
Middle Eastern groups is Western medicine's attempts to
A. use a holistic approach that views a particular medical problem
as part of a bigger
picture.
B. determine a specific cause for every problem in a precise way.
C. establish harmony between a person and the entire cosmos.
D. restore balance in an individual's life. -
- correct answer -B. determine a specific cause for every problem
in a precise way
The attitudes of the healthcare professional
A. are largely irrelevant to the success of relationships with the
patient.
B. do not influence patient behavior.
C. are difficult for the patient to sense.
D. are culturally derived. -
- correct answer -D. are culturally derived
Mr. Sanchez is a 45-year-old gentleman who has presented to the
office for a physical examination to establish a new primary care
healthcare provider. Which of the following describes a physical,
not a cultural, differentiator?
A. Race
B. Rite
C. Ritual
D. Norm -
- correct answer -A. Race
Mr. Abdul is a 40-year-old Middle Eastern man who presents to the
office for a first visit with the complaint of new abdominal pain. You
are concerned about violating a cultural prohibition when you
prepare to do his rectal examination. The best tactic would be to
A. forego the examination for fear of violating cultural norms.
, B. ask a colleague from the same geographic area if this
examination is acceptable.
C. inform the patient of the reason for the examination and ask if it
is acceptable to
him.
D. refer the patient to a provider more knowledgeable about
cultural differences. -
- correct answer -C. inform the patient of the reason for the
examination and ask if it is acceptable to him
Mr. Jones is a 45-year-old patient who presents to the office. A
person's definition of illness is likely to be most influenced by
A. race.
B. socioeconomic class.
C. enculturation.
D. age group. -
- correct answer -C. enculturation
As the healthcare provider, you are informing a patient that he or
she has a terminal illness. This discussion is most likely to be
discouraged in which cultural group?
A. Navajo Native Americans
B. Dominant Americans
C. First-generation African descendants
D. First-generation European descendants -
- correct answer -A. Navajo Native Americans
Because of common cultural food preferences, avoidance of
monosodium glutamate (MSG) is likely to be most problematic for
the hypertensive patient of which group?
A. Native Americans
B. Hispanics
C. Chinese
D. Italians -
- correct answer -C. Chinese
An example of a cold condition is
A. a fever.
B. a rash.
C. tuberculosis.
D. an ulcer. -
- correct answer -C. Tuberculosis
Which question would be considered a ―leading question?
A. What do you think is causing your headaches?
B. You don't get headaches often, do you?
C. On a scale of 1 to 10, how would you rate the severity of your
headaches?
