Keiser NUR3655 Week 1 Quiz Latest
Keiser NUR3655 Week 1 Quiz Latest
Question 1
A culturally competent nurse knows that in order to avoid stereotyping a patient from another race or ethnicity is to exhibit all of the following except:
Openness
Cultural humility
Categorizing into sub-groups
Inquisitiveness toward each individual patient
Question 2
All of the following statements are true regarding culture except:
Culture is not something that the individual is often consciously aware of.
Culture can be influenced by the setting or environment we find ourselves in.
Culture can influence how clinical symptoms are described and perceived.
Culture is a phenomenon that the individual is often consciously aware of.
Question 3
Which of the following is true based upon ethnopharmacologic research?
Cultural factors may influence a given drug’s pharmacokinetics
Diet, alcohol, and tobacco usage can influence gene expression and therefore drug metabolism in certain ethnic groups
Genetic variations in certain enzymes may cause different pharmacodynamic responses
All of the above
Question 4
A nurse is caring for a patient whose family members repeatedly bring home-prepared meals for the patient with foods that are in violation of the prescribed diet plan. Which of the following phenomenon of Giger and Davidhizar’s Model best describes this event?
Social Organization
Communication
Biologic Variations
Environmental Control
Question 5
Which of the following characteristics would considered to be within the dimensions of cultural diversity?
Age
Race
Teamwork
Communication
Question 6
When a nurse is caring for a culturally diverse population, which of the following cultural competency models would most commonly be use in nursing practice?
Purnell & Paulanka
Giger and Davidhizar
Madeleine Leininger
All of the above
Question 7
A nurse is caring for a patient who is a member of the collectivist culture. The nurse knows that in regards to this culture, the following statement does not apply:
Medical decisions are not patient determined, but family determined
The collectivist culture includes Latino and Asian cultures
The individual functions more fundamentally as an individual (autonomous)
The underlying principle is that the individual must do what is best for the majority
Question 8
Which of the following best describes an individual’s sense of biculturalism?
Feelings of pride and uniqueness
Dual expectations, identity confusion and value clashes
A rich sense of community and history
All of the above
Question 9
Ethnicity is considered genetic in origin and includes physical characteristics and biologic variations.
True
False
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Question 10
It is important for nurses to understand that when they interact with patients, they come to the encounter with their own _______ and _______.
cultural beliefs; ethnocentrism
professional subculture; underlying stereotyping
personal culture; their professional subculture
personal culture; generalizations
Question 11
All of the following statements are true regarding cultural groups except:
All members of a cultural group hold all of the same values
A subculture differs from the dominant group
People belonging to a specific racial group may, but do not necessarily, share a common culture
The U.S. government uses the classification of race, not ethnicity, for data collection and analysis
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Question 12
A culturally competent nurse knows that a person’s race is externally decided and has nothing to do with culture, intellect, ability, or personality
True
False
Question 13
According to Don C. Locke, a leader in the area of diversity, which of the following is socially acquired and socially transmitted by means of symbols, including customs, techniques, beliefs, institutions and material objects?
Ethnicity
Culture
Collectivism
Community
Question 14
Who is known for developing the basic foundation for cultural competency in nursing practice?
Jean Watson
Hildegarde Peplau
Madeline Leininger
Josepha Campinha-Bacote
Question 15
A community health nurse is collecting data that focuses on the areas of human diversity. Which of the following data would the nurse expect to collect?
Physical ability
Race, age, and gender
Marital status and family status
All of the above
Question 16
Dr. Madeline Leininger and others believe that transcultural nursing developed in response to:
Joint Commission requirements
increased exposure to diverse groups of patients
law suits related to racial profiling
uncontrolled migration of illegal immigrants into the United States from Mexico
Question 17
Which of the following is true regarding diversity in the United States?
More than one in three U.S. residents is a member of a minority group
The majority of foreign-trained nurses in the U.S. are from China
Health care worker diversity consistently matches that of the population
More than 85% of the U.S. population are Caucasian
Question 18
A nurse is caring for a culturally diverse patient who suddenly has a negative change in attitude towards her. The best response of the nurse would be to:
Discuss the situation with the patient’s family
Call an interpreter to remediate the situation
Ask the patient if she did or said anything offensive
Leave the room until the patient’s negative attitude changes
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Question 19
The four metaparadigms of nursing traditionally are related to the concepts of:
History, theories, caring, and safety
Safety, courtesy, stewardship and commitment
Person, environment, health and nursing
Assessment, diagnosis, intervention, and evaluation
Question 20
Which of the following is a problem identified in Dr. Leininger’s Transcultural Nursing Framework?
According to Purnell, it is considered old fashioned and not in tune with today’s culture.
According to Tripp-Reimer and Fox, it is based upon anthropological theory of functionalism and may result in stereotyping.
According to Tripp-Reimer and Fox, is based upon outdated data.
According to Locke, it does not encourage cultural sensitivity.
