Exam 5: Cultural Assessment

Sharing parental and family responsibilities between a mother and father is most common in the ____________________,nuclear family pattern.

Cultures have unique value orientations,which provide order and give direction to individuals,in these five areas

The nurse evaluates a client as being past focused.The client most likely demonstrates which of the following characteristics?

A 10-year-old girl who has recently arrived from El Salvador,states in broken English,"I don't fit in,and I don't know what I am supposed to do at school." You recognize that she is most likely experiencing

The nurse is caring for a young adult of Greek decent.During the examination the nurse would assess for indications of which of the following? Select all that apply.

The nurse is caring for a dying boy whose religion is Islam (Muslim).Which of the following is an important nursing consideration related to his impending death and religion?

A ritual differs from a custom in that a ritual is

Which of the following societal changes are leading to many different nontraditional families and family configurations? Select all that apply.

The belief that no culture is either inferior or superior to another and that behavior must be assessed from the cultural context in which it occurs is referred to as

A nursing colleague tells you,"I can't stand caring for people from other cultures,they just don't value or believe in what is important in this country." You hypothesize that your colleague is expressing which of the following?

Families with a linear family and kinship pattern are usually patriarchal and emphasize the goals of

A diagram used to assess the structure of a family and the patient's relationships with family,friends,peers,neighbors,and work associates is called a(n)____________________.

Although the process of communication is universal,the intonation,rhythm,speed,use of silence,facial expressions,eye and head movements,body posture,touch,styles and types of feedback-as well as other "rules" for communication

Dubin-Johnson syndrome is a genetic trait or disorder characteristic of which of the following cultural groups?

A nursing student is describing the Chinese American philosophy of yin and yang in a post-conference.The student describes how foods are classified using this belief system.Which of the following statements correctly describes the yin and yang food correlation?

The family and kinship patterns typical among Hispanic and Native American families include which characteristic?

The bidirectional translation process is one method of determining the cultural meaning that a patient attaches to his symptoms.It involves

Circumcision of young girls from early childhood through adolescence is widespread in which of the following counties? Select all that apply.

You ask a patient from Tunisia a question and the patient responds,"yes N'sha'llah" ? The patient's response most likely implies which of the following?

A patient from which cultural group is most likely to interpret your touching her arm as comforting and reassuring,as you intended?