Question 1

Individuals living with asthma,who also live in poverty,are much less likely to seek early care and are more likely to go to emergency rooms for assistance.This example reflects:

Accepted Answer

A) Stereotyping. 
B) Cultural diversity. 
C) Ethnocentricity. 
D) Transcultural care.

Question 2

As a nurse manager,you have hired two new staff members who have recently come to the United States from other countries.Which of the following strategies might indicate your efforts to assist these staff members with acculturation to your unit?

Accepted Answer

A) Analyze a recent situation with them in which an order with a physician was not clarified and explore their beliefs about nurse-physician relationships. 
B) Expect them to behave in ways that are expected of staff who have grown up and been educated in the United States. 
C) Stress to these new staff that your unit is a "family" and that staff members take pride in saying that they are from Unit 4. 
D) Recognize that culture develops over time and leave them alone to figure out differences between their culture and that of the unit.

Question 3

As a nurse manager,you have to be effective in managing a culturally diverse staff.Which of the following nurse manager attributes would assist you in addressing the cultural needs of your staff (select all that apply)?

Accepted Answer

A) Stereotyping of others 
B) Respecting others 
C) Understanding the importance of language 
D) Encouragement of potential in all staff 
E) Age bias
F)Disrespect for others

Question 4

Sarah,one of your RNs,tells you that she can't understand why Jim,an Aboriginal patient,wants to do a smudge.In coaching Sara,you suggest which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) "Explain to Jim that there is no smoking in the hospital." 
B) "Inform Jim that fires are not allowed in the hospital." 
C) "Insist that he give you his tobacco because it is unhealthy for him." 
D) "Ask him what he means by a smudge and what meaning it has for him."

Question 5

A new graduate RN joins your unit.After a few weeks,she complains about some of her peers on the unit and compares their practices negatively to what she learned in her nursing program.She also is vocal about how she has learned so much here that she did not learn in her program.She is best described as:

Accepted Answer

A) Having cultural sensitivity. 
B) Experiencing cultural diversity. 
C) Experiencing cultural marginality. 
D) Experiencing acculturation.

Question 6

When interviewing a candidate for a nursing position who has an Aboriginal background,you recognize that the candidate's lack of eye contact reflects the candidate's cultural sensitivity.You are exhibiting:

Accepted Answer

A) Acculturation. 
B) Cultural sensitivity. 
C) Ethnocentrism. 
D) Transculturalism.

Exam 9: Cultural Diversity in Health Care

Individuals living with asthma,who also live in poverty,are much less likely to seek early care and are more likely to go to emergency rooms for assistance.This example reflects:

As a nurse manager,you have hired two new staff members who have recently come to the United States from other countries.Which of the following strategies might indicate your efforts to assist these staff members with acculturation to your unit?

As a nurse manager,you have to be effective in managing a culturally diverse staff.Which of the following nurse manager attributes would assist you in addressing the cultural needs of your staff (select all that apply) ?

Sarah,one of your RNs,tells you that she can't understand why Jim,an Aboriginal patient,wants to do a smudge.In coaching Sara,you suggest which of the following?

When interviewing a candidate for a nursing position who has an Aboriginal background,you recognize that the candidate's lack of eye contact reflects the candidate's cultural sensitivity.You are exhibiting: