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Test Bank for Davis Advantage for Maternal Child Nursing Care
3rd Edition (LATEST) by Scannell| ALL Chapters (1 – 33)| Grade
A+
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Chapter 1: Core Concepts of Maternal and Pediatric Health Care Across the
Continuum
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A nurse wishes to improve their cultural sensitivity while working with patients. Which action by the
nurse would best indicate progress toward this goal?
A. Demonstrate good knowledge of different cultural health beliefs
B. Effectively respond to the needs of people of different cultures
C. Interact respectfully with patients who have differing health beliefs
D. Recognize that they will never be the expert in other cultures
CORRECT ANSWER:C
Chapter: Chapter 1 Core Concepts of Maternal and Pediatric Health Care Across the Contin- uum
Objective: #. Page: 13
Heading: Cultural Practices Integrated Processes: Caring
Client Need: Psychosocial Integrity Cognitive Level: Analysis [Analyzing] Concept: Diversity; Critical Thinking
Difficulty: Difficult
Feedback
A. Cultural competence is the ability to interact effectively with people of different cultures and requires
a certain level of knowledge about those cultures.
B. Cultural competence is the ability to interact effectively with people of different cultures and requires
a certain level of knowledge about those cultures.
C. Cultural sensitivity is a way of approaching people who hold health beliefs different from one’s own.
A nurse with this characteristic is respectful of and opens to others.
D. Cultural humility is the recognition that one will never master all information about another culture.
2. A nurse manager is evaluating staff members on their cultural competence. Which action best
demonstrates this characteristic?
A. Attends workshops on cultural diversity and health practices
B. Participates in community health events with minority populations
C. Plans care with the family members within their cultural beliefs
D. Uses family members as interpreters to make them feel important
CORRECT ANSWER:C
Chapter: Chapter 1 Core Concepts of Maternal and Pediatric Health Care Across the Contin- uum
Objective: #. Page: 16
Heading: Table 1.2 Strategies and Measures to Improve Maternal Health Integrated Processes: Caring
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Client Need: Psychosocial Integrity Cognitive Level: Evaluation [Evaluating] Concept: Diversity; Critical
Thinking Difficulty: Difficult
Feedback
A. Attending workshops is a good way to learn about diverse cultures, but this action is too limited in
scope to demonstrate cultural competence.
B. Participating in community events with diverse populations can increase cultural knowledge, but this
action is too limited in scope to demonstrate cultural competence.
C. The culturally sensitive nurse can understand and respond to the needs of individuals and families
from different cultures. This nurse plans interventions with a solid knowledge of the values and practices of
the members of the culture. Being open, listening to the family, and involving them in care demonstrates
respect, unifies the nurse–patient relationship, and will motivate the patient (and family) to make positive
health changes.
D. Nurses should use professional interpreters when needed.
3. A patient wishes to use complementary therapy when managing a chronic health condition. Which
action by the nurse is most appropriate?
A. Advise the patient that stopping medical treatment may cause it to worsen.
B. Inform the patient that there are no complementary therapies for this condition.
C. Investigate herbs that can be substituted for prescription drugs.
D. Suggest the patient add massage therapy to the medical regimen.
CORRECT ANSWER:D
Chapter: Chapter 1 Core Concepts of Maternal and Pediatric Health Care Across the Contin- uum
Objective: #. Page: 18
Heading: Complementary and Alternative Therapies Integrated Processes: Teaching and Learning
Client Need: Health Promotion and Maintenance Cognitive Level: Analysis [Analyzing]
Concept: Promoting Health Difficulty: Moderate
Feedback
A. Because the patient is asking about complementary therapy, there is no need to warn them of the
effects of stopping treatment.
B. There are always complementary therapies that can be added to a medical regimen.
C. Substituting herbs for prescription medication is an example of alternative therapy.
D. Complementary therapy is nontraditional medical treatment used together with conventional
medical treatment. Adding massage to the medical regimen is an ex- ample of using complementary therapy.
4. A nurse is working with a family that uses multiple complementary and alternative medicine (CAM)
modalities. What action by the nurse is best?
A. Allow the family to continue these practices as desired.
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B. Assess how these practices reflect religious beliefs.
C. Inform the family that most of these practices do not work.
D. Provide evidence-based information about the therapies.
CORRECT ANSWER:D
Chapter: Chapter 1 Core Concepts of Maternal and Pediatric Health Care Across the Contin- uum
Objective: #. Page: 18
Heading: Complementary and Alternative Therapies Integrated Processes: Teaching and Learning
Client Need: Health Promotion and Maintenance Cognitive Level: Application [Applying] Concept: Family;
Promoting Health
Difficulty: Moderate
Feedback
A. Although the nurse cannot stop the family from using CAM, they should not pass up the opportunity
to provide and discuss information about CAM.
B. A culturally competent nurse will assess how religious and spiritual beliefs affect health-care
practices, but the nurse needs to advocate for the patient/family by providing solid information.
C. Many CAM practices have demonstrated benefit, so telling the family they don’t work is false
information.
D. The nurse working with individuals or families who use CAM practices should respect the beliefs,
values, and desires of the patient. The nurse should encourage families to make decisions regarding CAM
practices based on evidence and research into their effects. The nurse can best assist in this by providing and
discussing information.
5. A nurse is caring for a patient from a culture with which the nurse is totally unfamiliar. What action
by the nurse will best promote effective communication?
A. Call for a professional interpreter to translate information.
B. Pattern voice tone and eye contact after the patient’s behaviors.
C. Talk slowly and deliberately using simple language and cues.
D. Use nonverbal communication as much as possible with the patient.
CORRECT ANSWER:B
Chapter: Chapter 1 Core Concepts of Maternal and Pediatric Health Care Across the Contin- uum
Objective: #. Page: 13
Heading: Cultural Practices
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Test Bank for Davis Advantage for Maternal Child Nursing Care
3rd Edition (LATEST) by Scannell| ALL Chapters (1 – 33)| Grade
A+
1|Page
,TESTBANKS BY NURSINGNERD
Chapter 1: Core Concepts of Maternal and Pediatric Health Care Across the
Continuum
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A nurse wishes to improve their cultural sensitivity while working with patients. Which action by the
nurse would best indicate progress toward this goal?
A. Demonstrate good knowledge of different cultural health beliefs
B. Effectively respond to the needs of people of different cultures
C. Interact respectfully with patients who have differing health beliefs
D. Recognize that they will never be the expert in other cultures
CORRECT ANSWER:C
Chapter: Chapter 1 Core Concepts of Maternal and Pediatric Health Care Across the Contin- uum
Objective: #. Page: 13
Heading: Cultural Practices Integrated Processes: Caring
Client Need: Psychosocial Integrity Cognitive Level: Analysis [Analyzing] Concept: Diversity; Critical Thinking
Difficulty: Difficult
Feedback
A. Cultural competence is the ability to interact effectively with people of different cultures and requires
a certain level of knowledge about those cultures.
B. Cultural competence is the ability to interact effectively with people of different cultures and requires
a certain level of knowledge about those cultures.
C. Cultural sensitivity is a way of approaching people who hold health beliefs different from one’s own.
A nurse with this characteristic is respectful of and opens to others.
D. Cultural humility is the recognition that one will never master all information about another culture.
2. A nurse manager is evaluating staff members on their cultural competence. Which action best
demonstrates this characteristic?
A. Attends workshops on cultural diversity and health practices
B. Participates in community health events with minority populations
C. Plans care with the family members within their cultural beliefs
D. Uses family members as interpreters to make them feel important
CORRECT ANSWER:C
Chapter: Chapter 1 Core Concepts of Maternal and Pediatric Health Care Across the Contin- uum
Objective: #. Page: 16
Heading: Table 1.2 Strategies and Measures to Improve Maternal Health Integrated Processes: Caring
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Client Need: Psychosocial Integrity Cognitive Level: Evaluation [Evaluating] Concept: Diversity; Critical
Thinking Difficulty: Difficult
Feedback
A. Attending workshops is a good way to learn about diverse cultures, but this action is too limited in
scope to demonstrate cultural competence.
B. Participating in community events with diverse populations can increase cultural knowledge, but this
action is too limited in scope to demonstrate cultural competence.
C. The culturally sensitive nurse can understand and respond to the needs of individuals and families
from different cultures. This nurse plans interventions with a solid knowledge of the values and practices of
the members of the culture. Being open, listening to the family, and involving them in care demonstrates
respect, unifies the nurse–patient relationship, and will motivate the patient (and family) to make positive
health changes.
D. Nurses should use professional interpreters when needed.
3. A patient wishes to use complementary therapy when managing a chronic health condition. Which
action by the nurse is most appropriate?
A. Advise the patient that stopping medical treatment may cause it to worsen.
B. Inform the patient that there are no complementary therapies for this condition.
C. Investigate herbs that can be substituted for prescription drugs.
D. Suggest the patient add massage therapy to the medical regimen.
CORRECT ANSWER:D
Chapter: Chapter 1 Core Concepts of Maternal and Pediatric Health Care Across the Contin- uum
Objective: #. Page: 18
Heading: Complementary and Alternative Therapies Integrated Processes: Teaching and Learning
Client Need: Health Promotion and Maintenance Cognitive Level: Analysis [Analyzing]
Concept: Promoting Health Difficulty: Moderate
Feedback
A. Because the patient is asking about complementary therapy, there is no need to warn them of the
effects of stopping treatment.
B. There are always complementary therapies that can be added to a medical regimen.
C. Substituting herbs for prescription medication is an example of alternative therapy.
D. Complementary therapy is nontraditional medical treatment used together with conventional
medical treatment. Adding massage to the medical regimen is an ex- ample of using complementary therapy.
4. A nurse is working with a family that uses multiple complementary and alternative medicine (CAM)
modalities. What action by the nurse is best?
A. Allow the family to continue these practices as desired.
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B. Assess how these practices reflect religious beliefs.
C. Inform the family that most of these practices do not work.
D. Provide evidence-based information about the therapies.
CORRECT ANSWER:D
Chapter: Chapter 1 Core Concepts of Maternal and Pediatric Health Care Across the Contin- uum
Objective: #. Page: 18
Heading: Complementary and Alternative Therapies Integrated Processes: Teaching and Learning
Client Need: Health Promotion and Maintenance Cognitive Level: Application [Applying] Concept: Family;
Promoting Health
Difficulty: Moderate
Feedback
A. Although the nurse cannot stop the family from using CAM, they should not pass up the opportunity
to provide and discuss information about CAM.
B. A culturally competent nurse will assess how religious and spiritual beliefs affect health-care
practices, but the nurse needs to advocate for the patient/family by providing solid information.
C. Many CAM practices have demonstrated benefit, so telling the family they don’t work is false
information.
D. The nurse working with individuals or families who use CAM practices should respect the beliefs,
values, and desires of the patient. The nurse should encourage families to make decisions regarding CAM
practices based on evidence and research into their effects. The nurse can best assist in this by providing and
discussing information.
5. A nurse is caring for a patient from a culture with which the nurse is totally unfamiliar. What action
by the nurse will best promote effective communication?
A. Call for a professional interpreter to translate information.
B. Pattern voice tone and eye contact after the patient’s behaviors.
C. Talk slowly and deliberately using simple language and cues.
D. Use nonverbal communication as much as possible with the patient.
CORRECT ANSWER:B
Chapter: Chapter 1 Core Concepts of Maternal and Pediatric Health Care Across the Contin- uum
Objective: #. Page: 13
Heading: Cultural Practices
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