Exam 14: Diversity in Health and Illness

A female patient from an unfamiliar culture is in the emergency department and needs an emergency operation.She wishes to wait for a tribal elder to arrive before making a decision about the operation.The best action by the nurse is to

A nurse is frustrated working with a patient who is from another culture.The patient does not seem to be motivated to learn to provide self-care.A more experienced nurse helps interpret this behavior by stating,

A nurse is conducting a class for minority children who have juvenile diabetes.The class consists of teaching through game playing.The nurse is frustrated because the children do not seem engaged in the games,are hesitant to answer questions,and never want their prizes.The explanation by a colleague that would best clarify this situation is

When working with Campinha-Bacote's model of cultural competence,the nurse is aware that the most important concept inherent in the model is cultural

A nurse works with a diverse population.This nurse can conclude that care planning has been successful when

A health care organization serves many patients from different racial and ethnic groups.One group in particular does not take advantage of specific programs offered.The nurse manager could infer that

A nurse is planning a community teaching event on women's health for members of an unfamiliar culture.To create an event that is successful,the best action by the nurse would be to

The nurse practicing in a diverse society can consider culture to be

A patient has a serious illness but does not seem to be responding as the nurse expects.Which action by the nurse would most likely lead to a better understanding of this situation?

A nurse is caring for a patient whose culture emphasizes family commitment and involvement.The patient needs to learn and incorporate extensive lifestyle changes for heart-healthy living.Which action by the nurse would most likely lead to a successful outcome?

A faculty member explains that four states and Washington,DC are known as "majority-minority" areas,meaning

An experienced nurse explains to a newly hired nurse that understanding other cultures' worldviews is important in helping individuals meet health care goals,because

The nurse working in a diverse community works to address discrepancies in health care,which include (Select all that apply. )

A nurse is working with a third-generation Iraqi American and is frustrated that the patient continues to rely on folk healing practices and neglects to take prescribed medication.Another nurse explains that this most likely reflects

A nurse explains to a student that ethnicity may be more relevant to cultural diversity than race,because an ethnic group

A nursing dean wants the admissions department to begin recruiting more heavily in culturally diverse communities and has applied for a grant to make this possible.Which statement by the dean best illustrates a compelling reason for this project? "Increased diversity

A nurse is caring for a female patient from an unfamiliar culture.The nurse has planned extensive discharge teaching,but the patient seems uninterested,deferring all questions to an older adult male relative.The best action by the nurse is to

A nurse is caring for a patient in the hospital who is from an unfamiliar culture.Which question by the nurse would provide the most beneficial information?

The nurse studying diversity learns that the biggest problem with defining groups of people by racial labels is that

The nurse working with diverse populations understands that values of American culture that may be at odds with those from other cultures include (Select all that apply. )