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Nurs 333 Exam 3 Questions And Correct AnswersA 6-month-old child from Guatemala was adopted by an American family in Indiana. The
socialization of the child into the American midwestern culture is best described as:
A) Assimilation.
B) Acculturation.
C) Biculturalism.
D) Enculturation. - Answer Enculturation.
A 46-year-old female from Bosnia immigrated to the United States 6 years ago. Even
though she did not celebrate Christmas in Bosnia, she and her family celebrate
Christmas today. This woman has become assimilated into the culture of the United
States because she:
A) Chose to be bicultural.
B) Adapted to and adopted the American culture.
C) Had an extremely negative experience with the American culture.
D) Sacrificed part of her ethnic identity for the American culture. - Answer Adopted and
adjusted to the American culture.
Studies in transcultural nursing are done to increase the student's knowledge about
their own :
A) Drive and dedication to caring
B) Social, cultural, and biophysical variables
C) Cross-cultural interactions
D) Background, identifying her biases and prejudices. -Answer Background, identifying
her biases and prejudices.
Which of the following are required in providing culturally congruent care?
A) Knowledge of the universals
,B) The desire and motivation to care
C) Affects the curing and treatment of patients
D) Acquiring specific knowledge, skills, and competencies -Answer Acquiring specific
knowledge, skills, and competencies
A nurse working in an admitting unit is going to admit a client who is from France to the
hospital. Which of the following questions from the nurse demonstrates that the nurse is
stereotyping the client?
A) "What are your dietary preferences?"
B) "What time do you usually go to bed?"
C) "Do you bathe and wear deodorant more than one time a week?"
D) "Do you have any medical conditions we should know about?" - Answer "Do you
bathe and wear deodorant more than one time a week?"
When an action is taken based on one's prejudices:
A) Discrimination occurs.
B) Care will be delivered that is culturally congruent.
C) Effective intercultural communication develops.
D) Adequate comparative knowledge of diverse groups is acquired. - Answer
Discrimination takes place.
A nursing student is attending a community health rotation in an inner-city public health
department. The student researches sociodemographic and health statistics of the
population served by the health department, and discovers health outcomes disparities
between the wealthy and indigent. This is a example of a(n):
A) Sickness ascribed to natural and biological forces
B) Development of the student's analysis and interpretation of the data along with his or
her descriptions
C) Role of socioeconomic factors affecting morbidity and mortality
D) Naturalistic, religious, and supernatural modality combinations. -Answer Role of
socioeconomic factors affecting morbidity and mortality.
,Culture plays a large role in pain expression and pain medication needs. Pain culture is:
A) Verbalized and acted out non-verbally.
B) Verbalized only to those of similar culture.
C) Usually more intense than physical pain.
D) Suffered by a patient whose valued way of life is disregarded by practitioners. -
Answer Suffered by a patient whose valued way of life is disregarded by practitioners.
Which of the following best represents the dominant values in American society on
individual autonomy and self-determination?
A) Physician orders
B) Advance directive
C) Durable power of attorney
D) Court-appointed guardian - Answer Advance directive
An ambulatory care nurse is caring for a Chinese American client who was recently
diagnosed with hypertension and asks him if he is following the medical regimen to limit
his intake of sodium. The patient does not directly look at the nurse but nods his head.
How should the nurse proceed?
A) By questioning him about how much salt he is taking daily
B) By explaining the health consequences of sodium and hypertension
C) Inform the patient that there is "hidden" sodium in many foods, such as soy sauce
D) Suggest several low-sodium dietary options - Response Ask the patient how much
salt he is taking in daily
A female Jamaican immigrant patient has been late for two consecutive appointments to
the clinic. She has needed to reschedule the appointment on each occasion. The most
helpful action by the nurse to avoid lateness in the next appointment would be:
A) Providing her with a copy of the city bus schedule.
B) Calling her a day in advance to remind her of the appointment regarding proper
timing.
, C) Explore what has prevented her from being at the clinic in time for her appointment
D) Refer her to a clinic closer to her residence. Answer Explore what has prevented her
from being at the clinic in time for her appointment.
A nursing student is obtaining postoperative vital signs in the postanesthesia care unit.
She recalls there are some genetic disorders affecting specific ethnic groups. Which of
the following clients would be at most risk for malignant hypertension?
A) Ashkenazi Jew
B) Chinese American
C) African American
D) Filipino - Answer African American
A community health nurse is performing a healthy baby visit with a new mother who has
recently immigrated to the United States from Ghana. While discussing the use of
contraceptives with the new mother, the mother informs the nurse that for the
foreseeable future, she does not have to worry about becoming pregnant. The nurse
understands that the mother most likely gave this response because:
A) She will not resume sexual relations until her baby has been weaned.
B) She is on the medroxyprogesterone (Depo-Provera) shot.
C) Her husband was recently deployed to Afghanistan.
D) Free condoms are available from the clinic. -Answer She will not resume sexual
relations until her baby is weaned.
Clinical post-conference meeting During the clinical post-conference meeting, some of
the nursing students were discussing their respective patients with their instructor. One
of the students from a middle-class family mentioned that her patient was homeless.
This illustrates the care of a patient from a different: A) Ethnicity. B) Culture. C)
Heritage. D) Religion. -Answer Culture.
When admitting a Native American client to the emergency department of the hospital,
which of the following are appropriate questions for the nurse to ask when interviewing
him? (Select all that apply.)
A) Do you use any folk remedies?
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