Exam 15: Culture Ethnicity

The nurse is aware a client incorporates alternative healthcare into regular health practices. The nurse self-identifies as being culturally competent. For which alternative therapy is the nurse aware that the patient visits a formally trained practitioner?

The nurse is teaching a clinic patient about hypertension. Which statement by the patient suggests the patient is present-oriented?

Which are some strategies a new nurse can use to develop skills in achieving cultural competence? Select all that apply.

Which statements about race and ethnicity is/are true? Select all that apply.

The nurse is providing care for a patient who emigrated from Puerto Rico. Which information about the patient will enable the nurse to best care for this patient?

An older female patient tells the charge nurse that she wants a change in the nurse providing her care. When the charge nurse questions the patient, the patient states, "I don't want a man taking care of me." Which cultural barrier is this patient exhibiting?

The nurse is performing an assessment on an adult patient who appears to be of Asian descent. As part of the nurse's cultural assessment, which question is most appropriate for the nurse to ask prior to documenting the patient's race?

The nurse is caring for a Native American in a rural rehabilitation facility. The nurse notices that the patient has eaten very little since admission 10 days ago. When the nurse asks the patient about eating, the patient states, "I can't eat any of this food. It just isn't what I eat at home, and we don't prepare our foods this way." The nurse explains that the patient is on a very specific cardiac diet as a result of a heart attack and that the patient has lost 7 pounds since admission. Based on this scenario, what are the most appropriate nursing diagnoses for this patient? Select all that apply.

What are common beliefs and practices associated with the North American (Western) professional healthcare system? Select all that apply.

An adult patient of Hispanic heritage is admitted for observation after sustaining injuries in a motor vehicle accident. Which view of pain by patient the does the nurse consider when assessing the patient's injuries?

The nurse is aware of many terms related to culture. Which is considered a "practice" (as opposed to a "belief" or "value")?

Vulnerable populations are those most likely to develop health problems and experience poorer outcomes because of limited access to care and a wide variety of other stressors. Which is most important for the nurse to focus on when caring for a patient from a vulnerable group?

Nurses encounter many patients from diverse cultures. When caring for a culturally diverse patient, which initial question does the nurse ask a patient that best assists the nurse with improving cultural competency?

A patient who speaks a different language is being prepared for surgery and needs to sign the surgical consent form. Existing regulations determine the healthcare organization's responsibility for obtaining informed consent from this patient. Which action is the healthcare organization required to do?

The nurse is providing care to a patient who had surgery 8 hours ago and has not voided. The physician has prescribed an indwelling urinary catheter be inserted. Which of the following statements should the nurse use to describe the procedure to the patient?

Which statement is most reflective of Madeleine Leininger's theory of cultural care?

The nurse is caring for a patient of Asian heritage who refuses opioid pain medication despite the nurse's explaining its importance in the healing process. Which intervention(s) by the nurse is/are appropriate for this patient? Select all that apply.

The nurse shares with the nurse manager, "My patient is Jewish, and when I tried to teach her about her antihypertensive medication, she said, 'I'd rather eat chicken soup than take those medications.'" Which is the most appropriate response by the nurse manager?

At a clinical postconference, a nursing student states, "I had a Chinese patient today and while I understand some of her cultural practices, she needs to understand that she is in the United States now and should follow our practices because we use scientific evidence." Which cultural barrier is the student demonstrating?

Which statement(s) about culture is/are true? Select all that apply.