Question 1

The nurse understands that which are important in the process of developing a cultural identity?

Accepted Answer

A)  School 
B)  Church/religious institution 
C)  Family 
D)  History 
E)  Community 
A)  School 
B)  Church/religious institution 
C)  Family 
D)  History 
E)  Community

Question 2

A nurse has been told he has many obvious stereotypes about a specific cultural group. What action by the nurse is best?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ask to not care for members of this cultural group. 
B)  Ask to take care of as many members of this group as possible. 
C)  Begin to educate himself on aspects of this cultural group. 
D)  Vow to not allow his stereotypes to show when providing care. 
A)  Ask to not care for members of this cultural group. 
B)  Ask to take care of as many members of this group as possible. 
C)  Begin to educate himself on aspects of this cultural group. 
D)  Vow to not allow his stereotypes to show when providing care.

Question 3

The new nurse tells the preceptor that since she is not prejudiced against ethnic minorities, they will not be discriminated against while in the hospital. What statement by the preceptor is most appropriate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Discrimination can occur at the societal level. 
B)  The hospital needs more nurses like her. 
C)  Prejudice and discrimination are not the same thing. 
D)  There is always some discrimination against minorities. 
A)  Discrimination can occur at the societal level. 
B)  The hospital needs more nurses like her. 
C)  Prejudice and discrimination are not the same thing. 
D)  There is always some discrimination against minorities.

Question 4

The student studying culture learns that which are characteristics of all cultures?

Accepted Answer

A)  Integrated 
B)  Shared 
C)  Learned 
D)  Symbolic 
E)  Inherited 
A)  Integrated 
B)  Shared 
C)  Learned 
D)  Symbolic 
E)  Inherited

Question 5

The nurse is working with a patient from an unfamiliar culture. After assessing the patient and the patient's cultural beliefs related to health care, what action by the nurse is best?

Accepted Answer

A)  Create a nursing plan of care for the patient. 
B)  Recheck cultural beliefs with the patient. 
C)  Use a standard plan of care for consistency. 
D)  Have an interpreter validate the information. 
A)  Create a nursing plan of care for the patient. 
B)  Recheck cultural beliefs with the patient. 
C)  Use a standard plan of care for consistency. 
D)  Have an interpreter validate the information.

Exam 21: Ethnicity and Cultural Assessment

The nurse understands that which are important in the process of developing a cultural identity?

A nurse has been told he has many obvious stereotypes about a specific cultural group. What action by the nurse is best?

The new nurse tells the preceptor that since she is not prejudiced against ethnic minorities, they will not be discriminated against while in the hospital. What statement by the preceptor is most appropriate?

The student studying culture learns that which are characteristics of all cultures?

The nurse is working with a patient from an unfamiliar culture. After assessing the patient and the patient's cultural beliefs related to health care, what action by the nurse is best?

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