transcultural nursing final exam Questions with
Correct Answers
What percentage of Americans speak a language other than English in
the home?
A. One in five
B. One in 10
C.One in 15
D. One in 20 Correct Answer ✓✓ A.
One in five
According to a report by the NIH and the CDC, health disparities are a
result of
A.Genetic predispositions
B.Wide variations in healthcare access
C.Cultural diversity among various groups
D.Racial and ethnic characteristics Correct Answer ✓✓ B
Which statement best describes nurses' use of terms like cultural
humility, cultural awareness, cultural sensitivity, and cultural
competency? *Select all that apply*
A.The words all have the same meaning.
B.The words convey different meanings and are often a source of
confusion.
C.Each term conveys some aspect of being culturally competent. Correct
Answer ✓✓ B and C
,Which statement best illustrates what the nurse should consider when
reflecting upon the patient's context?
A.Social political, historical, and structural situations impacting the
patient
B.Folk and traditional health beliefs and attitudes
C.Preferences for Western versus Eastern traditions
D.Employment and economic status of the patient Correct Answer ✓✓
A
Which statement below best describes a culturally competent nurses?
A.Having the motivation to provide quality care to assigned patients
B.Having the desire to partner or collaborate with the patient
C.Having the attitude, knowledge, and skills necessary to provide
quality care to culturally diverse patients and groups
D.Having the knowledge of multiple languages to address various
patients' needs Correct Answer ✓✓ C
A nurse selects a cultural assessment model when performing a nursing
history of a newly admitted recent immigrant from Cambodia. The
primary reason for selecting the model is to
A.Determine the nurse's ability to provide culturally competent care.
B.Assess the patient's ability to communicate in English.
C.Gain cultural knowledge about factors that may influence the patient's
healthcare decision making.
,D.Determine the patient's readiness to utilize Western medicine. Correct
Answer ✓✓ C
When using Purnell's 12 domains to perform a cultural assessment, the
culturally competent nurse understands that the term biocultural ecology
refers to
A.Physical, biological, and physiological variations, such as skin color
B.Differences in geographic location
C.Attitudes toward preserving the environment
D.One's country of origin Correct Answer ✓✓ A
When performing a cultural assessment, the nurse utilizes Giger and
Davidhizar's Transcultural Assessment Model. When assessing the
construct of space, the nurse considers the patient's
A.Visual depth perception
B.The patient's comfort level regarding social distance
C.The adequacy of the patient's prior reception
D.The patient's sense of physiologic balance Correct Answer ✓✓ B
In Leininger's Sunrise Model, "generic or folk systems" refers to
A.Western medicine
B.Systems of medicine that are antiquated and no longer useful
C.Health practices of the elderly
D.Traditional healthcare practices and belief systems used as alternatives
to Western medicine Correct Answer ✓✓ D
, The culturally competent nurse recognizes that the most appropriate time
for performing a cultural assessment is
A.
When obtaining a health history
B.
After the nurse has met with the patient and the family
C.
During each patient-nurse encounter
D.
During the physical examination Correct Answer ✓✓ C
The model that allows the nurse to express an understanding of how the
patient feels without necessarily conveying agreement is called
A.
The Sunrise model
B.
PEARLS
C.
Validation*
D.
THe ESFT ModeC Correct Answer ✓✓ C
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