Exam 14: Diversity in Health and Illness

The nursing faculty member explains that paternalism refers to:

A nurse is beginning discharge teaching when the patient states, "I just don't know if I can follow this diet at home.What difference will it make?" In further refining the discharge teaching plan, the nurse should:

A nurse assessing the needs of a patient.Which question demonstrates sensitivity to the client's culture?

The nursing professor understands that percentage of students from minority backgrounds in entry-level baccalaureate programs is:

Which is a more viable mechanism than race for examining similarities and differences?

A nurse is frustrated because a patient does not make any needed health changes despite ongoing and comprehensive education on the health-related topic.The best action by the nurse would be to:

Which action by the nurse demonstrates cultural awareness?

Much of what we believe, think, and act is attributed to:

A nurse has worked to teach patients disease prevention strategies and is frustrated by the low level of compliance.This nurse would most likely conclude that:

A nurse explains to a nursing student that an advantage of a broad view of health is:

Before providing written information or behavioral contracts to a patient, a nurse should ascertain that the patient:

A nurse is helping an obese patient alter dietary habits, but the patient does not seem to follow through with agreed-upon recommendations.Which action by the nurse would be most beneficial?

A nurse is counseling a patient on disease prevention for a condition seen often in the patient's family history.Which instruction would the nurse be most likely to include in the patient's teaching?

Which statement is true of overall trends regarding racial and ethnic minorities?

The nurse explains to a student that health promotion means :

Which groups has the highest burden of human immunodeficiency virus?

Which action displays cultural knowledge?

A grant-awarding organization is reviewing a nurse-led program promoting weight loss and healthy eating habits in a minority population.The program has a high success rate.The organization's members might conclude that:

The nurse educator is presenting a lecture on diversity.How should diversity be explained?

Which construct of the Campinha-Bacote Model of Competence is based solely on the nurses intrinsic need to acquire new knowledge?