Exam 9: Culture and Ethnicity

The nurse is caring for a patient of Asian descent who speaks very little English.The nurse is especially concerned and attempts to develop a trusting relationship with the patient.She does this knowing that

Care that includes the nurse learning about cultural issues involved in the patient's health care belief system and enable patients and families to achieve meaningful and supportive care is known as

Leininger (1991)identified three nursing decision and action modes to achieve culturally congruent care.These modes are "cultural care preservation or maintenance," "cultural care accommodation," and "cultural care repatterning." When assessing patients during the admission process,the nurse utilizes

The nurse is caring for a patient who has emigrated from another country.The patient is in need of abdominal surgery but seems reluctant to sign the surgical permits.What is one tactic that the nurse should use?

The nurse is caring for a Native American who has had recent surgery.In the patient's culture,it is a sign of weakness to complain of pain.In the nurse's culture,people who are having pain ask for pain medicine.The nurse has assumed that the patient has not been having pain and does not need medication because he has not complained of pain.What is the nurse doing?

When caring for a patient of a different culture,it is important for the nurse to understand that

According to the Office of Minority Health (OMH),the thoughts,communications,actions,customs,beliefs,values,and institutions of racial,ethnic,religious,or social groups are known as

Foster (1976)identified two distinct categories of healers cross-culturally.Of the following characteristics,which are congruent with the healing practices of naturalistic practitioners?

The nurse is providing diabetic diet teaching to a Hispanic man and his wife.When the nurse is discussing foods that are acceptable,the wife continues to interrupt with statements like,"Oh,he doesn't eat that," or,"All he eats is rice and beans." What should the nurse do?

In comparing American culture with Asian cultures,which of the following statements is true?

In performing a cultural assessment,knowledge of a patient's country of origin and its history and ecological contexts is known as

Compare the following statements.Which are considered predominant in non-Western cultures?

Which statement is true relative to caring for a Hindu patient who is dying?

Providing culturally congruent care means providing care that

When asked to describe the differences between ethnicity and race,what should the student nurse explain?

The nurse is caring for a patient who does not speak English.She decides to use an interpreter to explain procedures and to answer questions that the patient may have.In performing the interview,what should the nurse do?

Despite significant improvements in the overall health status of the U.S.population over the past few decades,disparities among ethnic and racial minorities have

Eliminating disparities in the health status of people from diverse racial,ethnic,and cultural backgrounds has become one of the two most important priorities of Healthy People 2020 because populations with health disparities have

The nurse is caring for a Chinese patient who is reluctant to answer questions about her health background.The nurse asks the patient if she would like her husband present when health questions are asked.The nurse does this knowing that the Chinese culture is a collectivistic and patrilineal culture.What does this mean?

The nurse is caring for a member of the Jewish faith who needs to undergo a critical procedure on Saturday.The patient is refusing the procedure because it is scheduled to be done on the Sabbath.The nurse impresses on the patient the urgency of the procedure,stating that delaying the procedure would put his life at risk.The patient continues to refuse.What should the nurse do?