Exam 2: Health Disparities and Culturally Competent Care

A new RN graduate is assessing a newly admitted non-English-speaking Chinese patient who complains of severe headaches. The charge nurse should intervene if the new RN's first action is to

The nurse obtains information about all these areas during the health interview for a new patient. Which area will be the focus of patient teaching?

Which information will the nurse need to collect when assessing the health status of a community?

A family member of an elderly Hispanic patient admitted to the hospital tells the nurse that the patient has traditional beliefs about health and illness. The best action by the nurse is to

While talking with the nursing supervisor, a staff nurse expresses frustration that a Native American patient always has several family members at the bedside. The most appropriate action by the nursing supervisor is to

If an interpreter is not available when a patient speaks a language different from the nurse's language, it is appropriate for the nurse to

An 82-year-old Asian American patient tells the nurse that she has lived in the United States for 50 years. The patient speaks English but lives in a predominantly Asian neighborhood. The nurse will need to

When planning health care for a community with a large number of recent immigrants from China, the most important intervention for the nurse to include is

The nurse working in a clinic in a primarily African American community notes a higher incidence of uncontrolled hypertension in clinic patients than the national average. To correct this health disparity, which action should the nurse take first?

When caring for a patient who is Native American, the best initial action by the nurse is to

When planning care for a hospitalized patient who uses culturally based treatments, the most appropriate action by the nurse is to

Which of these strategies should be a priority when the nurse is planning care for a hypertensive patient who is uninsured?

A Hispanic patient complains of abdominal cramping caused by empacho. The nurse's first action should be to

When doing an admission assessment for a patient, the nurse notices that the patient pauses before solve questions about the health history. The most appropriate action by the nurse is to

When developing strategies to decrease health care disparities, the nurse working in a clinic located in a neighborhood with many Vietnamese individuals will include

When performing a cultural assessment with a patient of a different culture, the nurse's first action should be to

The best example of culturally appropriate nursing care when caring for a newly admitted patient is