Exam 10: Cultural Competency and Social Issues in Nursing and Health Care

The nurse is preparing a plan of care for an black patient who has had a change of bowel habits from being constipated and having only two firm stools weekly to having three or more loose stools daily. Which comment is related to cultural variation for health information?

Although communication varies among members of different cultures, the greatest obstacle to providing multicultural care is differences in _____.

Six cultural phenomena that vary among cultural groups are known to affect health care. The influence of the consequences of these phenomena can be seen in which of the following? (select all that apply)

A Hispanic patient is visited by several family members and the nurse witnessed one visitor who pinches a piece of skin at the waist. The nurse asks the purpose and learns the "provider" is listening for a snap from the abdominal region, which is then repeated several times. The patient most likely suffers from: