NURA 306 Exam 1 Test Questions with Answers
Define environment health. - Answer-The quality of air, land, water, and other surroundings with which people come into contact
How is toxicology used by the population health nurse? - Answer-To understand the specific effects that environmental haza...
NURA 306 Exam 1 Test Questions
with Answers
Define environment health. - Answer-The quality of air, land, water, and other
surroundings with which people come into contact
How is toxicology used by the population health nurse? - Answer-To understand the
specific effects that environmental hazards have on populations at risk or following
exposure.
Define cultural competence. - Answer-Considering cultural aspects of health, illness,
and treatment for each client or community, as well as doing so at each stage of the
nursing process.
What is ethnocentrism? - Answer-The tendency of people to assume that everyone else
thinks the same way they do, and has the same worldview, logic, and culture.
Ex: A family celebrates Christmas and has a big family dinner and assumes that
everyone celebrates Christmas as well.
Which aspect of culture affecting the health of communities is this an example of?
"Anglo-American culture emphasizes infection, genetics, and personal responsibility as
factors in disease and health"
a. Diet
b. Communication
c. Attribution of Illness
d. Culture - Answer-c. Attribution of Illness
Which aspect of culture affecting the health of communities is this an example of?
"A new immigrant from India is more likely to eat rice and legumes than is a fourth-
generation Midwesterner whose staples are red meat & bread."
a. Communication
b. Diet
c. Culture
d. Attribution of Illness - Answer-b. Diet
Which aspect of culture affecting the health of communities is this an example of?
, "A broker may point out and/or explain cultural differences to the participants, in order
for the parties to understand each other better."
a. Cultural brokerage
b. Nonverbal communication
c. Diet
d. Culture - Answer-a. cultural brokerage
Which aspect of culture affecting the health of communities is this an example of?
"A younger client meeting the gaze of a clinician is a sign of disrespect."
a. Verbal communication
b. Culture
c. Style of communication
d. Nonverbal communication - Answer-d. Nonverbal communication
Which aspect of culture affecting the health of communities is this an example of?
"People from highly industrialized and western cultures tend to plan ahead, be stricter in
their concept of time, plan, and behave in the present with an eye toward the future."
a. Roles
b. Communication- Time orientation
c. Communication- Style of communication
d. Culture - Answer-b. Communication- Time orientation
Which aspect of culture affecting the health of communities is this an example of?
"Some children speak for themselves; others are taught to remain silent."
a. Communication- Roles
b. Nonverbal communication
c. Culture
d. Folk Medicine - Answer-a. Communication- Roles
Which aspect of culture affecting the health of communities is this an example of?
"Prayer and other religious practices can amicably complement nursing interventions."
a. Nonverbal communication
b. Roles
c. Communication- Religion
d. Communication - Answer-c. Communication- Religion
What is the importance of conducting ongoing cultural assessment?
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