,Chapter 1: Core Concepts of Maternal and Pediatric Health Care Across the
Continuum
MULTIPLEn CHOICE
1. Annursenwishesntonimproventheirnculturalnsensitivitynwhilenworkingnwithnpatients.nWhichnactinon
bynthennursenwouldn bestnindicatenprogressn towardnthisn goal?
n
A. Demonstraten goodn knowledgen ofn differentn culturaln healthn beliefs
B. Effectivelynrespondn ton then needsn ofn peoplen ofn differentn cultures
C. Interactn respectfullyn withn patientsn whon haven differingn healthn beliefs
D. Recognizen thatn theynwilln nevern ben then expertn inn otherncultures
ANS:n C
Chapter:nChaptern1nCorenConceptsnofnMaternalnandnPediatricnHealthnCarenAcrossnthenContinn-
nuum
Objective:n#.nPagn
e:n13
Heading:nCulturalnPracticesnIntegratn
ednProcesses:nCaring
ClientnNeed:nPsychosocialnIntegritynCognitinv
enLevel:nAnalysisn[Analyzing]nConcept:nDinve
rsity;nCriticalnThinkingnDifficulty:nDifficunlt
Feedback
A. Culturalncompetencenisnthenabilityntoninteractneffectivelynwithnpeoplenofndifferentnculntu
resnandnrequiresnancertainnlevelnofnknowledgenaboutnthosencultures.
B. Culturalncompetencenisnthenabilityntoninteractneffectivelynwithnpeoplenofndifferentnculntu
resnandnrequiresnancertainnlevelnofnknowledgenaboutnthosencultures.
C. Culturaln sensitivitynisn an waynofn approachingnpeoplen whon holdn healthn beliefsn differennt
n fromn one‘sn own.n An nursen withn thisn characteristicn isn respectfuln ofn andn openn ton othe
rs.
D. Culturalnhumilitynisnthenrecognitionnthatnonenwillnnevernmasternallninformationnaboutnan
othernculture.
2. An nursen managern isn evaluatingn staffn membersn onn theirn culturaln competence.n Whichn actionnbest
demonstratesn thisn characteristic?
A. Attendsn workshopsn onn culturaln diversityn andn healthn practices
B. Participatesn inn communityn healthn eventsn withn minorityn populations
C. Plansn caren withn then familyn membersn withinn theirn culturaln beliefs
D. Usesn familynmembersn asn interpretersn ton maken themn feelnimportant
, ANS:n C
Chapter:nChaptern1nCorenConceptsnofnMaternalnandnPediatricnHealthnCarenAcrossnthenContinn-
nuum
Objective:n#.nPagn
e:n16
Heading:nTablen1.2nStrategiesnandnMeasuresntonImprovenMaternalnHealthnInnte
gratednProcesses:nCaring
ClientnNeed:nPsychosocialnIntegritynCognitinv
enLevel:nEvaluationn[Evaluating]nConcept:nDi
versity;nCriticalnThinkingnDifficulty:nDiffnicul
t
Feedback
A. Attendingnworkshopsnisnangoodnwayntonlearnn aboutndiversencultures,nbutnthisnactionn i
s
toon limitedn inn scopen ton demonstraten culturaln competence.
B. Participatingninncommunityneventsnwithndiversenpopulationsncannincreasenculturalnknno
wledge,n butn thisn actionn isn toon limitedn inn scopen ton demonstraten culturalncompetence.
C. Thenculturallynsensitivennursencannunderstandnandnrespondntonthenneedsnofnindividnual
snandnfamiliesnfromndifferentncultures.nThisnnursenplansninterventionsnwithnansolnidnkn
owledgenofnthenvaluesnandnpracticesnofnthenmembersnofnthenculture.nBeingnonpen,nliste
ningntonthenfamily,nandninvolvingnthemninncarendemonstratesnrespect,nuninfiesnthennurs
e–
patientnrelationship,nandnwillnmotivatenthenpatientn(andnfamily)ntonmakenpositivenhneal
thnchanges.
D. Nursesn shouldn usen professionaln interpretersn whenn needed.
3. An patientn wishesn ton usen complementaryntherapyn whenn managingn an chronicn healthnconditio
n.n Whichn actionn byn then nursen isn mostn appropriate?
A. Advisenthen patientn thatn stoppingn medicaln treatmentn mayn causen itn tonworsen.
B. Informn then patientn thatn theren aren non complementaryn therapiesn forn thisncondition.
C. Investigaten herbsn thatn cann ben substitutedn forn prescriptionndrugs.
D. Suggestn then patientn addn massagen therapynton then medicaln regimen.
ANS:n D
Chapter:nChaptern1nCorenConceptsnofnMaternalnandnPediatricnHealthnCarenAcrossnthenContinn-
nuum
Objective:n#.nPagn
e:n18
Heading:nComplementarynandnAlternativenTherapiesnInntegr
atednProcesses:nTeachingnandnLearning
ClientnNeed:nHealthnPromotionnandnMaintenancenCognni
tivenLevel:nAnalysisn[Analyzing]