Exam 7: Cultural Diversity in the Community

Research has shown that Asian men tend to have a greater sensitivity than white Europeans to codeine,and they experience significantly weaker effects from the drug.Which of the following types of cultural variations is being demonstrated?

A nurse believes that the best treatment for illness is the use of Western medicine and alternative therapies should not be used for healing.Which of the following best describes what has happened?

A client comes into the clinic and tells the nurse he goes to an acupuncturist for pain.The nurse says he should take pain medication instead.Which of the following best describes the action taken by the nurse?

A visitor from Japan comes to the United States for a 2-week vacation.Which of the following best describes this person?

A nurse is observing behaviors that may be defined by culture.Which of the following is the nurse most likely to observe?

A large portion of foreign-born residents of the United States:

Hispanics tend to believe that the needs of the family take priority over those of the individual.Which of the following types of cultural variations is being demonstrated?

A nurse wants to obtain information on the alternative methods of health care her 45-year-old female client uses.Who would be the best person to ask about this?

A nurse is striving to be culturally competent.Which of the following actions would most likely be taken by the nurse?

A nurse is working with an immigrant population.Which of the following should be the first action taken by the nurse?

The nurse labels a patient an alcoholic because of his ethnicity.Which of the following best describes this action by the nurse?

A nurse advocates and intervenes between the health care system and the client's cultural beliefs on behalf of the client.Which of the following best describes the nurse's action?

To meet a client's needs,it is sometimes necessary to integrate into the client's care a culturally relevant practice that lacks scientific utility.Which of the following best describes this action?

A nurse demonstrates cultural desire to provide culturally competent care.Which of the following actions would be taken by the nurse?

A nurse has experienced a cultural encounter.Which of the following best describes what has happened?

Which of the following statements about race is true?

A nurse resigns from a position in a hospital to accept a job in a community setting.After starting the new job,the nurse feels helpless and confused,wondering if this was the right career choice.Which of the following terms best describes how the nurse is feeling?

A nurse implements nursing interventions considering the uniqueness of the person's culture.Which of the following best describes this action?

A nurse will be using an interpreter during a client encounter.Which of the following considerations should be made by the nurse? (Select all that apply.)

A client shares with the nurse that her grandparents immigrated to the United States from Germany.Which of the following best describes what she has disclosed?