Exam 15: Culture Ethnicity

A client incorporates alternative healthcare into her regular health practices.For which alternative therapy should the patient visit a formally trained practitioner?

What are common beliefs and practices associated with the North American (Western)professional healthcare system? Select all that apply.

Which statement(s)is/are most accurate regarding values and beliefs? Select all that apply.

The nurse is teaching a clinic patient about hypertension.Which statement by the patient suggests that he is present-oriented?

An elderly patient tells the charge nurse that she wants another nurse to take care of her.When the charge nurse questions the patient,she states,"I don't want a man taking care of me." Which cultural barrier is this patient exhibiting?

The nurse is caring for a patient of Japanese heritage who refuses opioid pain medication despite the nurse's explaining its importance in the healing process.Which intervention(s)by the nurse is/are appropriate for this patient? Select all that apply.

As a nursing student and nurse,you will encounter many patients from diverse cultures.When caring for a culturally diverse patient,what initial question can you ask your patient that will best assist you to improve your cultural competency?

Which statement(s)about culture is/are true? Select all that apply.

The nurse is caring for a patient who emigrated from Puerto Rico.She can best care for this patient by learning about the:

The nurse is developing a plan of care for a patient of Aleut descent who sustained a hip fracture.Which intervention by the nurse recognizes the patient's indigenous healthcare system and should be included in the plan of care?

A patient of Japanese heritage avoids asking for narcotics for pain relief.The nurse writes a nursing diagnosis of Pain related to reluctance to take medication secondary to cultural beliefs.If the cultural archetype is true for this particular patient,this probably means that the patient views pain as:

A Spanish-speaking patient in the hospital is getting ready surgery and needs to sign the surgical consent form.Existing regulations determine the healthcare organization's responsibility for obtaining informed consent from this patient.The healthcare organization is required to do which of the following?

Which statement is most reflective of Madeleine Leininger's theory of cultural care?

A patient who had surgery 8 hours ago has not voided.The physician has prescribed that an indwelling urinary catheter be inserted.Which of the following statements should the nurse use to describe the procedure to the patient? "I need to:

Which statement(s)is/are most true about the concept of acculturation? Select all that apply.

Which of the following statements about race and ethnicity is/are true? Select all that apply.

The nursing student tells her instructor,"My patient is Jewish and when I tried to teach her about her antihypertensive medication she said,'I'd rather eat chicken soup than take those medications.'" What is the most appropriate response by the instructor?

Which of the following is considered a "practice" (as opposed to a belief or value)?

What are some strategies a new nurse can use to develop skills in achieving cultural competence? Select all that apply.

A 26-year-old man of Mexican heritage is admitted for observation after sustaining injuries in a motor vehicle accident.When assessing this patient,the nurse must consider that he may possess which view of pain? He may: