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Test Bank Cultural Diversity and Community Health Nursing Nies: Community/Public Health Nursing, 7th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which statement best describes how the population of the United States is changing?
a. Growth will occur because of a decrease in the death rate.
b. Growth will ...
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Community Public Health Nursing 7th Edition Nies Test Bank
Test Bank Cultural Diversity and Community Health
NursingNies: Community/Public Health Nursing,
7th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which statement best describes how the population of the United States is
changing?
a. Growth will occur because of a decrease in the death rate.
b. Growth will occur because of ongoing immigration.
c. Growth will occur because of an increase in the birth rate.
d. Growth will occur because of lengthening of the normal life span.
ANS: B
The number of immigrants and refugees in the United States is projected to
continue to increase. The United States has grown largely through immigration.
The growth will not occur because of changes in death rate, birth rate, or life
span.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand (Comprehension)
2. Which statement best defines Leininger’s term “culture universal”?
a. The preference to be cared for by someone from their own
cultural group for maximum ease and comfort
b. The commonalities of values, norms, and life patterns that are held in all
cultures
c. The particular values, beliefs, and patterning of behavior that is
universal within a particular culture
d. The health care roles, norms, and behaviors that are involved when illness or
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ANS: B
Culture universal is used by Leininger to refer to the commonalities of values,
norms of behavior, and life patterns that are similarly held among cultures
about human behavior and lifestyles and form the basis for formulating
theories for developing cross-cultural laws of human behavior.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand (Comprehension)
3. A patient had wrapped a tummy band around her newborn’s abdomen. What
should the nursesay to the new mother?
a. “Can you explain to me the purpose of wrapping a band
around the baby’s tummy?”
b. “In the hospital, we prefer to expose the umbilical cord to air so it’s
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easier to put medication on it as it dries up.”
c. “Let me put some medication on the baby’s cord, and then I’ll put the
tummy bandback.”
d. “Please remove that band; it is not helpful as the umbilical cord
needs to be keptclean and dry.”
ANS: A
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Unless a particular action is harmful, the nurse should engage in culture care
preservation and maintenance. Before acting, it is helpful to know why the
mother is engaging in this behavior. If the mother responds, “I’m not sure; it’s
just always been done,” the nurse can educate the mother on how to care for
the cord. If the mother appears to believe the tummy band is very important,
the nurse can cooperate with the behavior because tummy bands will not hurt
the baby.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Apply (Application)
4. A baby was dehydrated because of diarrhea. The mother explained that she
had finally gone toa folk healer who told her to give the baby herbal tea, which
did seem to be helping a bit, but the baby still seemed ill. Which statement
would be the most appropriate reply by the nurse?
a. “Folk healers cannot cure such problems; let me give you
appropriate fluids foryour baby.”
b. “Let’s go back to feeding the baby formula, and see how the baby does.”
c. “You continue to give the baby herbal tea, but let’s put some sugar
and salt in thetea.”
d. “Your healer is correct; fluids are crucial for your baby. Let me
give you somespecial fluids for you to give the baby.”
ANS: D
Rejecting the folk healer’s advice may cause the mother not to trust Western
medicine. If possible, the nurse should build on what the mother is doing. It is
usually helpful to include any behaviors that may be helpful or neutral in
effect. In this case, the mother is encouraging fluid, which is crucial, and tea is
boiled, so the water is clearly
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the need for careful measurement. Nothing in the example suggests the nurse
recognizes what kind of tea is being given. It is easier to give the mother fluids
with the
appropriate electrolytes while sUuppSortiN
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some aspect of the healer’s
advice. It must
be remembered that most indigenous healing practices are innocuous.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Apply (Application)
5. A nurse carefully explained that the medication had to be taken three times a
day, with each meal. The patient came to the clinic with symptoms of
medication overdose. How should the nurse respond?
a. “Can you explain what you believe happened to make you so ill now?”
b. “Can you tell me when in the day you and your family eat?”
c. “Please review with me when I taught you to take your medication.”
d. “Why did you take more medication than we suggested?”
ANS: B
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