Transcultural Caring Dynamics in Nursing and Health Care 2nd Edition Test Bank
Chapter 1: Transcultural Caring Dynamics in Nursing and Health Care
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the
question.
1. As the dean of a major nursing college, which of the following would you
consider to be a top priority when planning future strategic
initiatives?
A. Recruitment of culturally diverse registered nursing students
B. Overhaul of curriculum that increases the amount of
transcultural awareness
C. Development of assessment tools for transcultural communicative caring for use in clinical
practice
D. Recognition of cultural diversity as a core value of the nursing profession
2. ______ and awareness propel nurses to engage in transcultural caring practices that demonstrate
moral responsibility, cultural relevancy, and innovation in the care of people within complex
organizational systems and nation-states.
A. Conceptualization
B. Self-reflection
C. Sensitivity
D. Knowing
3. A 14-year-old patient has been recovering from a sports-related injury in a pediatric bridge hospital
for 3 weeks. Lately you notice that the patient is becoming withdrawn and often talks about
his friends and what he’s missing. Both parents work full-time during the day, and visits from
friends are becoming few and far between. How could you use your understanding of
transcultural caring to help this patient?
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A. Alter the patient’s daily schedule to decrease the boredom experienced during the day.
B. Discuss your concerns with the family and suggest they visit more often.
C. Offer to pray with and for the patient to strengthen connection to the universal source.
D. Allow for use of electronic devices and encourage the patient to maintain contact with his
friends and family through social media platforms.
4. A student is writing a report that illustrates the aesthetic ways of knowing. What title would the
student choose to show understanding of this orientation?
A. “What I Know About Nursing”
B. “The Art of Nursing”
C. “Current Research in the Nursing Profession”
D. “Solving Moral Dilemmas in Nursing”
5. The Miller family is struggling to decide on a course of care for their elderly father. The care plan
coordinator suggests that the nurse caring for the father review the Transcultural Caring
Dynamics in Nursing and Health Care Theoretical Model to determine the most helpful
aspect of the model to guide their discussion with the family. What aspect or approach
would you choose in order have the most effective interaction?
A. The explanatory aspect
B. The representative aspect
C. The operational aspect
D. The illustrative aspect
6. Sarah was assigned to do a self-reflection exercise on her multicultural self. To complete this
assignment, Sarah should look at her gender, race, culture, and religion. What other
concepts could Sarah examine?
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A. Values, opinions, spiritual beliefs, and nationality
B. Sexual orientation, socioeconomic class, and disability
C. Ability to care, degrees awarded, and clothing preferences
D. Number of children, languages spoken, and overall health status
7. In the context of Transcultural Caring Dynamics in Nursing and Health Care, a matrix of
information that embodies elements of a discipline of knowledge is known as ___________.
A. A paradigm
B. A dimension
C. An aspect
D. A dynamic
8. How would you organize transcultural caring dynamics in terms of the sciences of complexity?
A. Universal sources of beliefs and values across all cultures
B. Sociocultural, political, economic, technological, legal, and educational contexts
C. Values, honoring the good and respect for persons, human and cultural rights
D. Human environment, interconnectedness, dynamism, holography, and chaos
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Multiple Response
Identify one or more choices that best complete the statement or answer the question.
9. Which is a cause of negative health consequences that exacerbate serious health concerns? (Select
all that apply.)
A. Genetic engineering
B. Alternative health care
C. Panethnicity
D. Geopolitical strife
E. International travel
10. Mary is an RN who works at Red Bud County Hospital. The rural county is home to 34,000 citizens.
The racial breakdown is as follows: 32,000 Caucasian/white, 600 African American/black,
500 Hispanic/Latino, 300 biracial, and 200 Asian. Mary and her husband Jeff have lived in
Red Bud County all their lives, but that was about to change. Jeff, a lieutenant in the Air
Force, has received new orders and will be stationed at Osan Air Base in South Korea.
Wanting to continue working in a hospital, Mary seeks information about the area hospitals,
as the base does not have its own facility. How could Mary apply what she learned about the
operational cultural aspect when preparing for this move? (Select all that apply.)
A. Mary can use the principles of the operational cultural aspect because it contains
materials that all cultures can appreciate.
B. Mary can use only the operational cultural aspect as it is the most holistic.
C. Mary can use the operational aspect to guide her understanding to co-create choices.
D. Mary can use the operational cultural aspect to assist her patients for the best possible
future.
E. Mary can use the operational cultural aspect to determine the significance of the
structural information.
11. While reviewing for a persuasive presentation on nursing paradigms, Richard has chosen to argue
