Exam 2: Cultural Competence: Cultural Care

The nurse is reviewing concepts of cultural aspects of pain.Which statement is true regarding pain?

If an American Indian has come to the clinic to seek help with regulating her diabetes,the nurse can expect that she:

The nurse is conducting a heritage assessment.Which question is most appropriate for this assessment?

During a class on religion and spirituality,the nurse is asked to define spirituality.Which answer is correct? "Spirituality is:

An individual who takes the magicoreligious perspective of illness and disease is likely to believe that his or her illness was caused by:

The nurse recognizes that working with children with a different cultural perspective may be especially difficult because:

When planning a cultural assessment,the nurse should include which component?

The nurse is asking questions about a patient's health beliefs.Which questions are appropriate? Select all that apply.

During an assessment,the nurse notices that a patient is handling a small charm that is tied to a leather strip around his neck.Which action by the nurse is appropriate?

The nurse recognizes that categories such as ethnicity,gender,and religion illustrate the concept of:

When reviewing the demographics of ethnic groups in the United States,the nurse recalls that the largest and fasting growing population is:

A physician in the clinic is frequently bothered when patients arrive late for appointments.The physician is so irritated by this behavior that he often finds it hard to provide appropriate care to these individuals.What should he do first in trying to overcome this difficulty?

When providing culturally competent care,nurses must incorporate cultural assessments into their health assessments.Which statement is most appropriate to use when initiating an assessment of cultural beliefs with an elderly American Indian patient?

Symptoms,such as pain,are often influenced by a person's cultural heritage.Which of the following is a true statement regarding pain?

When reviewing culture-bound syndromes,the nurse recognizes that which condition is more common among North Americans?

After a class on culture and ethnicity,the new graduate nurse reflects a correct understanding of the concept of ethnicity with which statement?

The nurse recognizes that an example of a person who is heritage consistent would be a:

The nurse is reviewing the development of culture.Which statement is correct regarding the development of one's culture? Culture is:

During a seminar on cultural aspects of nursing,the nurse recognizes that the definition stating "the specific and distinct knowledge,beliefs,skills,and customs acquired by members of a society" reflects which term?

There are a variety of healing beliefs and practices used by numerous subcultural groups in the United States.Which statement best explains why it is important for the nurse to be aware of alternative healing practices?