Exam 7: Social, Cultural, and Spiritual Context of Psychiatric Nursing Care

Which of these statements by a nurse suggests that the nurse will display cultural sensitivity when interviewing a patient from a different culture?

During a team conference about a patient,the patient's spouse states,"My spouse is Irish,so I should have expected a drinking problem." This statement is an example of:

A student nurse asks an instructor,"Since most of the patients on the unit are female,does that mean that women experience more mental illness than men?" The instructor replies:

Two patients,an African-American agnostic man and a Caucasian Baptist woman,are both diagnosed with schizophrenia,paranoid type.Both patients are 42 years old and live at the poverty level.The age of onset for the illness was 21 years in the male patient and 41 years in the female patient.What sociocultural factor accounts for the male patient's less favorable prognosis?

Which statement will be most important for planning future community mental health services?

Asian patients prescribed psychiatric medications:

A nurse working in a mental health center would determine which patient to be the best candidate for a spirituality-based 12-step intervention program?

A nurse assessing sociocultural risk factors for a 34-year-old female,single,poorly educated immigrant with three young children and who receives support from social services,should be most concerned about the effects of:

Which factor is most likely to delay a member of a minority group from seeking needed medical care? (Select all that apply.)

A culturally competent nurse possesses which characteristics? (Select all that apply.)

With regard to sociocultural risk factors,nursing care should be based on the premise that:

When conducting an admission interview,a mental health nurse asks a patient a series of questions related to personal beliefs.When the patient asks why these questions are being asked,how should the nurse respond?

Sociocultural risk factors are identified by assessing which patient characteristic?

An elderly Hispanic woman has become depressed after the death of her husband.The nurse would anticipate that this patient is most likely to:

A 32-year-old Caucasian female college graduate who weighs 150 pounds is heavily sedated by the amount of lorazepam (Ativan) prescribed for anxiety reduction.A Hispanic male heavy laborer who is the same age and weight as the female patient has taken the same dose of Ativan and states that his anxiety is barely under control.What factor most likely accounts for this difference?

A nurse working with individuals from ethnic minority groups recognizes which as a factor that affects mental health care?

One task of an administrator of a culturally sensitive mental health system would be to:

Which intervention will the nurse consider to be a central responsibility when planning for culturally competent treatment?