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NR 302 Exam 1 Review Questions And
Verified Answers 2026
Among many Asians there is a belief in the yin/yang theory, rooted in the ancient
Chinese philosophy of Tao. The nurse recognizes which statement that most
accurately reflects "health" in an Asian with this belief?
A) A person is able to work and produce.
B) A person is happy, stable, and feels good.
C) All aspects of the person are in perfect balance.
D) A person is able to care for others and function socially. - correct-answer-C) All
aspects of the person are in perfect balance.
Page: 21 Many Asians believe in the yin/yang theory, in which health is believed
to exist when all aspects of the person are in perfect balance. The other
statements do not describe this theory.
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An individual who takes the magicoreligious perspective of illness and disease is
likely to believe that his or her illness was caused by:
A) germs and viruses.
B) supernatural forces.
C) eating imbalanced foods.
D) an imbalance within his or her spiritual nature. - correct-answer-B)
supernatural forces.
Page: 21 The basic premise of the magicoreligious perspective is that the world is
seen as an arena in which supernatural forces dominate. The fate of the world
and those in it depends on the actions of supernatural forces for good or evil. The
other answers do not reflect the magicoreligious perspective.
If an American Indian has come to the clinic to seek help with regulating her
diabetes, the nurse can expect that she:
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A) will comply with the treatment prescribed.
B) has obviously given up her beliefs in naturalistic causes of disease.
C) may also be seeking the assistance of a shaman or medicine man.
D) will need extra help in dealing with her illness and may be experiencing a crisis
of faith. - correct-answer-C) may also be seeking the assistance of a shaman or
medicine man.
Page: 23 When self-treatment is unsuccessful, the individual may turn to the lay
or folk healing systems, to spiritual or religious healing, or to scientific
biomedicine. In addition to seeking help from a biomedical or scientific health
care provider, patients may also seek help from folk or religious healers.
An elderly Mexican-American woman with traditional beliefs has been admitted
to an inpatient care unit. A culturally-sensitive nurse would:
A) contact the hospital administrator about the best course of action.
B) automatically get a curandero for her because it is not culturally appropriate
for her to request one.
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C) further assess the patient's cultural beliefs and offer the patient assistance in
contacting a curandero or priest if she desires.
D) ask the family what they would like to do because Mexican-Americans
traditionally give control of decisions to their families - correct-answer-C) further
assess the patient's cultural beliefs and offer the patient assistance in contacting a
curandero or priest if she desires.
Pages: 22-23 In addition to seeking help from the biomedical/scientific health care
provider, patients may also seek help from folk or religious healers. Some people,
such as those of Mexican-American or American Indian origins, may believe that
the cure is incomplete unless the body, mind, and spirit are also healed (although
the division of the person into parts is a Western concept).
The nurse is reviewing concepts of cultural aspects of pain. Which statement is
true regarding pain?
A) All patients will behave the same way when in pain.
NR 302 Exam 1 Review Questions And
Verified Answers 2026
Among many Asians there is a belief in the yin/yang theory, rooted in the ancient
Chinese philosophy of Tao. The nurse recognizes which statement that most
accurately reflects "health" in an Asian with this belief?
A) A person is able to work and produce.
B) A person is happy, stable, and feels good.
C) All aspects of the person are in perfect balance.
D) A person is able to care for others and function socially. - correct-answer-C) All
aspects of the person are in perfect balance.
Page: 21 Many Asians believe in the yin/yang theory, in which health is believed
to exist when all aspects of the person are in perfect balance. The other
statements do not describe this theory.
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An individual who takes the magicoreligious perspective of illness and disease is
likely to believe that his or her illness was caused by:
A) germs and viruses.
B) supernatural forces.
C) eating imbalanced foods.
D) an imbalance within his or her spiritual nature. - correct-answer-B)
supernatural forces.
Page: 21 The basic premise of the magicoreligious perspective is that the world is
seen as an arena in which supernatural forces dominate. The fate of the world
and those in it depends on the actions of supernatural forces for good or evil. The
other answers do not reflect the magicoreligious perspective.
If an American Indian has come to the clinic to seek help with regulating her
diabetes, the nurse can expect that she:
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A) will comply with the treatment prescribed.
B) has obviously given up her beliefs in naturalistic causes of disease.
C) may also be seeking the assistance of a shaman or medicine man.
D) will need extra help in dealing with her illness and may be experiencing a crisis
of faith. - correct-answer-C) may also be seeking the assistance of a shaman or
medicine man.
Page: 23 When self-treatment is unsuccessful, the individual may turn to the lay
or folk healing systems, to spiritual or religious healing, or to scientific
biomedicine. In addition to seeking help from a biomedical or scientific health
care provider, patients may also seek help from folk or religious healers.
An elderly Mexican-American woman with traditional beliefs has been admitted
to an inpatient care unit. A culturally-sensitive nurse would:
A) contact the hospital administrator about the best course of action.
B) automatically get a curandero for her because it is not culturally appropriate
for her to request one.
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C) further assess the patient's cultural beliefs and offer the patient assistance in
contacting a curandero or priest if she desires.
D) ask the family what they would like to do because Mexican-Americans
traditionally give control of decisions to their families - correct-answer-C) further
assess the patient's cultural beliefs and offer the patient assistance in contacting a
curandero or priest if she desires.
Pages: 22-23 In addition to seeking help from the biomedical/scientific health care
provider, patients may also seek help from folk or religious healers. Some people,
such as those of Mexican-American or American Indian origins, may believe that
the cure is incomplete unless the body, mind, and spirit are also healed (although
the division of the person into parts is a Western concept).
The nurse is reviewing concepts of cultural aspects of pain. Which statement is
true regarding pain?
A) All patients will behave the same way when in pain.
