TRANSCULTURAL NURSING FINAL EXAM NCLEX PRACTICE QUESTIONS FROM
DELIVERING CULTURALLY COMPETENT NURSING CARE QUESTIONS AND 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 - (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 - (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.
B.The words convey different meanings and are often a source of confusion.
C.Each term conveys some aspect of being culturally competent. - (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 - (ANSWER)A
Which statement below best describes a culturally competent nurses?
A.Having the motivation to provide quality care to assigned patients
,TRANSCULTURAL NURSING FINAL EXAM NCLEX PRACTICE QUESTIONS FROM
DELIVERING CULTURALLY COMPETENT NURSING CARE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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 - (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
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. - (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 - (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 - (ANSWER)B
In Leininger's Sunrise Model, "generic or folk systems" refers to
A.Western medicine
,TRANSCULTURAL NURSING FINAL EXAM NCLEX PRACTICE QUESTIONS FROM
DELIVERING CULTURALLY COMPETENT NURSING CARE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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 -
(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 - (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
B.
PEARLS
C.
Validation*
D.
THe ESFT ModeC - (ANSWER)C
, TRANSCULTURAL NURSING FINAL EXAM NCLEX PRACTICE QUESTIONS FROM
DELIVERING CULTURALLY COMPETENT NURSING CARE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The nurse discovers that a newly admitted patient is unable to speak or understand English. In taking a
patient-centered approach to care, what is an appropriate goal of care? Please *select all that apply.*
A.
The patient will understand the diagnosis and treatment plan in his own language.
B.
The patient will learn some English to communicate with the staff.
C.
The patient's family will be included in the care planning as the patient desires.
D.
The patient's children will be utilized to translate to minimize the need for a medical translator. -
(ANSWER)A and C
The culturally competent nurse uses Kleinman's Explanatory Model during a cultural assessment. This
model was selected because the nurse wants the patient to focus on
A.
The patient's perceptions about his illness
B.
The patient's allegiance to his family
C.
The patient's concerns about his spiritual beliefs
D.
The patient's concerns about the hospital staff - (ANSWER)A
When using any of the cultural assessment tools, the culturally competent nurse employs a particular
type of listening technique that requires the nurse to
A.
Question the patient's comments
B.
DELIVERING CULTURALLY COMPETENT NURSING CARE QUESTIONS AND 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 - (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 - (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.
B.The words convey different meanings and are often a source of confusion.
C.Each term conveys some aspect of being culturally competent. - (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 - (ANSWER)A
Which statement below best describes a culturally competent nurses?
A.Having the motivation to provide quality care to assigned patients
,TRANSCULTURAL NURSING FINAL EXAM NCLEX PRACTICE QUESTIONS FROM
DELIVERING CULTURALLY COMPETENT NURSING CARE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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 - (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
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. - (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 - (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 - (ANSWER)B
In Leininger's Sunrise Model, "generic or folk systems" refers to
A.Western medicine
,TRANSCULTURAL NURSING FINAL EXAM NCLEX PRACTICE QUESTIONS FROM
DELIVERING CULTURALLY COMPETENT NURSING CARE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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 -
(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 - (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
B.
PEARLS
C.
Validation*
D.
THe ESFT ModeC - (ANSWER)C
, TRANSCULTURAL NURSING FINAL EXAM NCLEX PRACTICE QUESTIONS FROM
DELIVERING CULTURALLY COMPETENT NURSING CARE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The nurse discovers that a newly admitted patient is unable to speak or understand English. In taking a
patient-centered approach to care, what is an appropriate goal of care? Please *select all that apply.*
A.
The patient will understand the diagnosis and treatment plan in his own language.
B.
The patient will learn some English to communicate with the staff.
C.
The patient's family will be included in the care planning as the patient desires.
D.
The patient's children will be utilized to translate to minimize the need for a medical translator. -
(ANSWER)A and C
The culturally competent nurse uses Kleinman's Explanatory Model during a cultural assessment. This
model was selected because the nurse wants the patient to focus on
A.
The patient's perceptions about his illness
B.
The patient's allegiance to his family
C.
The patient's concerns about his spiritual beliefs
D.
The patient's concerns about the hospital staff - (ANSWER)A
When using any of the cultural assessment tools, the culturally competent nurse employs a particular
type of listening technique that requires the nurse to
A.
Question the patient's comments
B.
