Exam 6: Cultural and Ethnic Considerations

The nurse is caring for a Muslim patient.What dietary selection should the nurse serve to this patient?

What should the culturally sensitive nurse do for a Muslim woman being treated in the hospital? (Select all that apply.)

What basic philosophy in the United States is relevant to health care?

A nation,community,or broad group of people who establish particular aims,beliefs,or standards of living and conduct is known as a _____________.

A nurse working in a long-term care facility is admitting an 85-year-old resident of Hispanic descent diagnosed with Alzheimer disease.What should this nurse take into consideration when caring for the resident? (Select all that apply.)

A nurse is preparing to discuss birth control options for a Roman Catholic patient.What is the most appropriate method for the nurse to discuss with this patient?

Which health belief system is commonly referred to as "third-world" beliefs and practices?

While caring for a Mexican American family in the home,the home health nurse recognizes that the family may also consult the _____________ for health advice.

A nurse is American-born and works in a large hospital with patients from many cultures.What must this nurse develop to provide the best care?

What is the term for a generalization about a form of behavior,an individual,or a group?

The nurse is delivering a meal tray to a female Muslim patient.What intervention is most appropriate for this patient?

A nurse is caring for a male neonate born to observant Orthodox Jewish parents.Who will the nurse anticipate will circumcise the neonate?

A patient requests a consultation between the physician and a religious leader known as an Imam.What is this patient's cultural belief?

A nurse is caring for a neonate born to observant Orthodox Jewish parents.Who can the nurse anticipate will name the neonate?

What is the term for a group of people who share a common social and cultural heritage based on shared traditions,national origin,and physical and biologic characteristics?

The nurse is caring for a Mexican American patient.What nursing intervention would best demonstrate cultural sensitivity?

The cultural characteristic of unwillingness to leave a current activity-which may result in late or missed appointments-is called ____________.

Culture varies from patient to patient.Why is it important that the nurse understand and accept each person as an individual?

The nurse is preparing an Orthodox Jewish patient's tray during Passover.What intervention is appropriate for this patient?

The father of an American Indian has just died.What should the nurse do immediately after death?