Question 1

A nurse supports the use of traditional home remedies in conjunction with Western medicine to promote healthy behaviors.Which of the following is being demonstrated by the nurse?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cultural accommodation 
B)  Cultural awareness 
C)  Cultural preservation 
D)  Cultural repatterning

Question 2

The tendency to ignore all differences between cultures and to act as though the differences do not exist is defined as:

Accepted Answer

A)  cultural conflict. 
B)  culture shock. 
C)  cultural blindness. 
D)  cultural imposition.

Question 3

A nurse states that the client has exhibited an explicit cultural behavior.Which of the following has the nurse most likely observed?

Accepted Answer

A)  Verbal communication 
B)  Body language 
C)  Use of titles 
D)  Perception of health and illness

Question 4

Asians may perceive illness as disharmony with other forces and that medicine is only able to relieve the symptoms rather than cure the disease.They may look to naturalistic solutions and acupuncture to resolve or cure health problems.Which of the following types of cultural variations is being demonstrated?

Accepted Answer

A)  Communication 
B)  Personal space 
C)  Social organization 
D)  Environmental control

Question 5

A nurse is unable to provide culturally competent care to a population within the community.Which of the following is an effect of this type of care?

Accepted Answer

A)  Enhanced communication 
B)  Increased cost of health care 
C)  Achievement of health indicators 
D)  Improvement in client compliance

Question 6

A Mexican American mother insists on using special candles to help her daughter's ear infection.The nurse asks the mother if she would also give her daughter antibiotics.Which of the following best describes the action of the nurse?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cultural accommodation 
B)  Cultural repatterning 
C)  Culture brokering 
D)  Cultural awareness

Question 7

The Refugee Act of 1980 had what effect on refugees who were immigrating into the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  Allowed specific provisions for refugees from Southern and Eastern Europe 
B)  Provided a uniform procedure for refugees to be admitted into the United States 
C)  Permitted refugees to set up communities in or around major metropolitan areas 
D)  Allowed refugees access to "green cards" that would allow them to work in the United States

Question 8

A 35-year-old man from Russia comes to the United States seeking asylum because of religious persecution in his native country.Which of the following best describes this type of immigrant?

Accepted Answer

A)  Legal immigrant 
B)  Lawful permanent resident 
C)  Refugee 
D)  Unauthorized immigrant

Question 9

A city council discusses how former city laws promoted segregation in the community years ago.Which of the following was being demonstrated when segregation occurred?

Accepted Answer

A)  Prejudice 
B)  Cultural imposition 
C)  Racism 
D)  Stereotyping

Question 10

A nurse is planning a refugee outreach clinic at the neighborhood health center.Which of the following considerations should be made by the nurse in order to provide culturally competent care? (Select all that apply.)

Accepted Answer

A)  Their own background, beliefs, and knowledge may be significantly different from those of the people receiving care. 
B)  Language barriers may interfere with efforts to provide assistance. 
C)  Certain risk factors may be present for a given population. 
D)  Certain groups may use nontraditional healing practices. 
E)  Introduction of the American culture will be an important part of the encounter.

Question 11

A nurse is working with a population that exhibits a large amount of diversity.The nurse recognizes that skin color of individuals within this population is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  multiculturalism. 
B)  ethnicity. 
C)  race. 
D)  culture.

Question 12

Which statement about the nursing workforce is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  The nursing workforce is overwhelmingly white. 
B)  The number of minority nurses meets the needs of the country's demographics. 
C)  The nursing workforce is becoming increasingly diverse with increasing minorities. 
D)  Refugees make up a large part of the nursing workforce in some areas.

Question 13

In the Vietnamese culture,individuals may focus on wishes and memories of their ancestors and look to them to provide direction for current situations.Which of the following types of cultural variations is being demonstrated?

Accepted Answer

A)  Communication 
B)  Personal space 
C)  Social organization 
D)  Perception of time

Exam 7: Cultural Diversity in the Community