Exam 5: Cultural Implications

A nurse in the clinic has a full appointment schedule. A Hispanic American patient arrives at 1230 for a 1000 appointment. A Native American patient does not keep an appointment at all. What understanding will improve the nurse's planning? These patients are

Why is the study of culture so important for psychiatric nurses in the United States? (Select all that apply.)

A nurse speaks with family members of a Chinese American parent recently diagnosed with major depressive disorder. Which comment by the nurse will the family find most comforting? "The nursing staff will

A Native American patient sadly describes a difficult childhood. The patient abused alcohol as a teenager but stopped 10 years ago. The patient now says, "I feel stupid and good for nothing. I don't help my people." How should the treatment team focus planning for this patient?

A nurse begins work in an agency that provides care to members of a minority ethnic population. The nurse will be better able to demonstrate cultural competence after

A nurse wants to engage an interpreter for a severely anxious 21-year-old male who immigrated to the United States 2 years ago. Of the four interpreters below who are available and fluent in the patient's language, which one should the nurse call?

A Vietnamese patient's family reports that the patient has wind illness. Which menu selection will be most helpful for this patient?

The nurse should be particularly alert to expression of psychological distress through physical symptoms among patients whose cultural beliefs include (Select all that apply)

A psychoeducational session will discuss medication management for a culturally diverse group of patients. Group participants are predominantly members of minority cultures. Of the four staff nurses below, which nurse should lead this group?

A Haitian patient diagnosed with major depressive disorder tells the nurse, "There's nothing you can do. This is a punishment. The only thing I can do is see a healer." The culturally aware nurse assesses that the patient

To provide culturally competent care, the nurse should

A white patient of German descent rocks back and forth, grimaces, and rubs both temples. What is the nurse's best action?

The nurse administers medications to a culturally diverse group of patients on a psychiatric unit. What expectation should the nurse have about pharmacokinetics?

A Chinese American patient diagnosed with an anxiety disorder says, "My problems began when my energy became imbalanced." The nurse asks for the patient's ideas about how to treat the imbalance. Which comment would the nurse expect from this patient?

A nurse prepares to assess a newly hospitalized patient who moved to the United States 6 months ago from Somalia. The nurse should first determine

A Mexican American patient puts a picture of the Virgin Mary on the bedside table. What is the nurse's best action?

A patient in the emergency department shows a variety of psychiatrical symptoms, including restlessness and anxiety. The patient says, "I feel sad because evil spirits have overtaken my mind." Which worldview is most applicable to this individual?

Which communication strategy would be most effective for a nurse to use during an assessment interview with an adult Native American patient?

A patient who has been hospitalized for 3 days with a serious mental illness says, "I've got to get out of here and back to my job. I get 60 to 80 messages a day, and I'm getting behind on my email correspondence." What is this patient's perspective about health and illness?

A group activity on an inpatient psychiatric unit is scheduled to begin at 1000. A patient, who was recently discharged from U.S. Marine Corps, arrives at 0945. Which analysis best explains this behavior?