Question 1

Which questions should the nurse ask to determine an individual's worldview? Select all that apply.

Accepted Answer

A)  "What is more important: the needs of an individual or the needs of a community?" 
B)  "How would you describe an ideal relationship between individuals?" 
C)  "How long have you lived at your present residence?" 
D)  "Of what importance are possessions in your life?" 
E)  "Do you speak any foreign languages?" 
A)  "What is more important: the needs of an individual or the needs of a community?" 
B)  "How would you describe an ideal relationship between individuals?" 
C)  "How long have you lived at your present residence?" 
D)  "Of what importance are possessions in your life?" 
E)  "Do you speak any foreign languages?"

Question 2

A Hispanic patient says, "I have no energy and cannot eat. I want to sleep but can't, because pain moves around different parts of my body." A physical examination reveals no pathology. The nurse should hypothesize that the patient may be experiencing:

Accepted Answer

A)  lost soul (susto). 
B)  spiritual distress. 
C)  a broken heart. 
D)  amok. 
A)  lost soul (susto). 
B)  spiritual distress. 
C)  a broken heart. 
D)  amok.

Question 3

When a Mexican-American woman and nurse interact, the patient often holds the nurse's hand or links arms with the nurse. The nurse is uncomfortable with this behavior. Which analysis is most accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  The patient is using touch to make the nurse uncomfortable and manipulate the relationship based on that factor. 
B)  An energy field disturbance has occurred. Touch rebalances the energy between the patient and nurse. 
C)  The patient is afraid of being alone. When touching the nurse, the patient is reassured and comforted. 
D)  The patient is accustomed to and comfortable with touch, as are members of many Hispanic cultures. 
A)  The patient is using touch to make the nurse uncomfortable and manipulate the relationship based on that factor. 
B)  An energy field disturbance has occurred. Touch rebalances the energy between the patient and nurse. 
C)  The patient is afraid of being alone. When touching the nurse, the patient is reassured and comforted. 
D)  The patient is accustomed to and comfortable with touch, as are members of many Hispanic cultures.

Question 4

A clinic nurse encounters many patients who request acupuncture, nutritional therapies, moxibustion, cupping, and coining. The nurse understands that these patients are seeking to restore:

Accepted Answer

A)  chi. 
B)  meridians. 
C)  equilibrium. 
D)  divine relationships. 
A)  chi. 
B)  meridians. 
C)  equilibrium. 
D)  divine relationships.

Which questions should the nurse ask to determine an individual's worldview? Select all that apply.

A Hispanic patient says, "I have no energy and cannot eat. I want to sleep but can't, because pain moves around different parts of my body." A physical examination reveals no pathology. The nurse should hypothesize that the patient may be experiencing:

When a Mexican-American woman and nurse interact, the patient often holds the nurse's hand or links arms with the nurse. The nurse is uncomfortable with this behavior. Which analysis is most accurate?

A clinic nurse encounters many patients who request acupuncture, nutritional therapies, moxibustion, cupping, and coining. The nurse understands that these patients are seeking to restore:

Me, Meds, Milieu

Historical Issues

Legal Issues

Psychobiologic Bases of Behavior

Spiritual Issues

Models for Working with Psychiatric Patients

Learning to Communicate Professionally

Working with an Individual Patient

Working with Groups of Patients

Working with the Family

Introduction to Psychotropic Drugs

Antiparkinsonian Drugs

Antipsychotic Drugs

Antidepressant Drugs

Antimanic Drugs

Antianxiety Drugs

Antidementia Drugs

Over-the-Counter Drugs

Introduction to Milieu Management

Variables Affecting the Therapeutic Environment: Violence and Suicide

Therapeutic Environment in Various Treatment Settings

Introduction to Psychopathology

Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders

Depressive Disorders

Bipolar Disorders

Anxiety-Related, Obsessive-Compulsive, Trauma- and Stressor-Related, Somatic, and Dissociative Disorders

Cognitive Disorders

Personality Disorders

Sexual Disorders

Substance Abuse Disorders

Eating Disorders

Survivors of Violence and Trauma

Children and Adolescents

Mental Disorders of Older Adults

Soldiers and Veterans

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Exam 5: Cultural Issues

Which questions should the nurse ask to determine an individual's worldview? Select all that apply.

A Hispanic patient says, "I have no energy and cannot eat. I want to sleep but can't, because pain moves around different parts of my body." A physical examination reveals no pathology. The nurse should hypothesize that the patient may be experiencing:

When a Mexican-American woman and nurse interact, the patient often holds the nurse's hand or links arms with the nurse. The nurse is uncomfortable with this behavior. Which analysis is most accurate?

A clinic nurse encounters many patients who request acupuncture, nutritional therapies, moxibustion, cupping, and coining. The nurse understands that these patients are seeking to restore:

Me, Meds, Milieu

Historical Issues

Legal Issues

Psychobiologic Bases of Behavior

Spiritual Issues

Models for Working with Psychiatric Patients

Learning to Communicate Professionally

Working with an Individual Patient

Working with Groups of Patients

Working with the Family

Introduction to Psychotropic Drugs

Antiparkinsonian Drugs

Antipsychotic Drugs

Antidepressant Drugs

Antimanic Drugs

Antianxiety Drugs

Antidementia Drugs

Over-the-Counter Drugs

Introduction to Milieu Management

Variables Affecting the Therapeutic Environment: Violence and Suicide

Therapeutic Environment in Various Treatment Settings

Introduction to Psychopathology

Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders

Depressive Disorders

Bipolar Disorders

Anxiety-Related, Obsessive-Compulsive, Trauma- and Stressor-Related, Somatic, and Dissociative Disorders

Cognitive Disorders

Personality Disorders

Sexual Disorders

Substance Abuse Disorders

Eating Disorders

Survivors of Violence and Trauma

Children and Adolescents

Mental Disorders of Older Adults

Soldiers and Veterans

Filters