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Seidel's Guide to Physical Examination An
Interprofessional Approach 10th Edition
• By Jane Ball, Joyce Dains, John Flynn, Barry Solomon, Rosalyn Stewart
wiseprof
, Chapter 01: Cultural Competency
Ball: Seidel’s Guide to Physical Examination, 10th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. 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.
ANS: B
Physical characteristics are not used to identify cultural groups; there is a
difference between the two, and they are considered separately. Physical
characteristics should not be used to identify members of cultural groups. To be a
member of a specific culture, an individual does not need to have certain
identifiable physical characteristics. You should not confuse physical
characteristics with cultural characteristics. Gender and race are physical
characteristics, not cultural characteristics, and are not used to identify cultural
groups.
DIF:Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension)
OBJ:Nursing process—assessment MSC: Physiologic Integrity:
Physiologic Adaptation
2. 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.
ANS: C
A fixed image of any group that rejects its potential for originality or individuality
is the definition of stereotype. Acculturation is the process of adopting another
culture’s behaviors. A norm is a standard of allowable behavior within a group.
Ethnos implies the same race or nationality.
,DIF:Cognitive Level: Rememberiwngis(eKpnroowf ledge)
, OBJ:Nursing process—assessment MSC: Physiologic Integrity:
Physiologic Adaptation
3. 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.‖
Seidel's Guide to Physical Examination An
Interprofessional Approach 10th Edition
• By Jane Ball, Joyce Dains, John Flynn, Barry Solomon, Rosalyn Stewart
wiseprof
, Chapter 01: Cultural Competency
Ball: Seidel’s Guide to Physical Examination, 10th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. 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.
ANS: B
Physical characteristics are not used to identify cultural groups; there is a
difference between the two, and they are considered separately. Physical
characteristics should not be used to identify members of cultural groups. To be a
member of a specific culture, an individual does not need to have certain
identifiable physical characteristics. You should not confuse physical
characteristics with cultural characteristics. Gender and race are physical
characteristics, not cultural characteristics, and are not used to identify cultural
groups.
DIF:Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension)
OBJ:Nursing process—assessment MSC: Physiologic Integrity:
Physiologic Adaptation
2. 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.
ANS: C
A fixed image of any group that rejects its potential for originality or individuality
is the definition of stereotype. Acculturation is the process of adopting another
culture’s behaviors. A norm is a standard of allowable behavior within a group.
Ethnos implies the same race or nationality.
,DIF:Cognitive Level: Rememberiwngis(eKpnroowf ledge)
, OBJ:Nursing process—assessment MSC: Physiologic Integrity:
Physiologic Adaptation
3. 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.‖
