Keiser NUR3655 Week 1 Quiz 2018

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.

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