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TRANSCULTURAL NURSING FINAL EXAM 2025
| COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED 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
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.
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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
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
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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 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
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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.
During the physical examination -correct-answer-C
The model that allows the nurse to express an understanding of how the patient
feels without necessarily conveying agreement is called
A.
The Sunrise model
TRANSCULTURAL NURSING FINAL EXAM 2025
| COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED 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
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.
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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
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
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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 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
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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.
During the physical examination -correct-answer-C
The model that allows the nurse to express an understanding of how the patient
feels without necessarily conveying agreement is called
A.
The Sunrise model
