PN120 PrepU Chapter 7 Exam Questions With Correct Answers
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PN120 PrepU Chapter 7 Exam Questions
With Correct Answers
Which scenario conveys the application of cultural competence in the provision of nursing care?
- answerA new nurse has a client who speaks Spanish; the nurse has asked a Hispanic
colleague to tell the new nurse about the culture, ideas ...
PN120 PrepU Chapter 7 Exam Questions
With Correct Answers
Which scenario conveys the application of cultural competence in the provision of nursing care?
- answer✔✔A new nurse has a client who speaks Spanish; the nurse has asked a Hispanic
colleague to tell the new nurse about the culture, ideas for care, and how cultural beliefs might
influence the client's response to health care interventions.
Which stage of Erikson's psychosocial development includes building confidence in one's own
abilities? - answer✔✔Industry versus inferiority
Children of parents who abused alcohol and substances are able to develop self-esteem and self-
efficacy by developing which characteristics? - answer✔✔Resilience
As a culture, what do African Americans believe is the cause of mental illness? - answer✔✔Lack
of spiritual balance
In which culture is autonomy utilized in making health care decisions? - answer✔✔Western
A female nurse enters the room of a male Cambodian client who is about to undergo a procedure.
When the nurse tries to apply cardiac monitoring leads to the client's chest, the client recoils and
makes a disapproving facial expression. Which explains the client's reaction to the nurse's
actions? - answer✔✔Politeness is highly valued in the Cambodian culture
Evaluating the cultural practices of others according to the nurse's own culture can be
counteracted by the nurse's use of which practice? - answer✔✔Self-analysis
A psychiatric-mental health nurse is working on developing cultural competence. Which would
be most appropriate for the nurse to do? - answer✔✔Demonstrate an appreciation of, and a
genuine interest in, the individual and his or her cultural beliefs.
What is one way in which nurses can develop cultural self-awareness? - answer✔✔Objectively
examine personal beliefs, values, and practices.
A culturally competent nurse can identify that some cultural and ethnic groups feel that mental
illness is caused by what? - answer✔✔Disruption of harmony
The nurse working in the psychiatric unit observes that the African American clients experience
more side effects from psychotropic drugs compared to the White clients. This is most likely for
which reason? - answer✔✔African Americans metabolize psychotropic drugs more slowly.
The nurse in an psychiatric inpatient facility encourages clients to attend daily prayer sessions.
What is the most likely reason for the nurse's action? Choose the best answer. - answer✔✔Prayer
helps in coping with stress.
The nurse is assessing a client who recently immigrated to the United States. The client is
experiencing a high level of stress and reports that nobody in the workplace is willing to work
with or talk to the client. What is the most likely cause of stress in the client? - answer✔✔Low
sense of belonging
On meeting a client for the first time, the nurse pats the client on the shoulder. The client
expresses discomfort with the nurse's behavior. To which culture does the client most likely
belong? - answer✔✔Chinese
A nurse receives feedback from a colleague that the nurse tends to maintain direct eye contact
while speaking to clients. Which client may interpret this nonverbal communication as
disrespectful? - answer✔✔South Asians
Which characteristic would be most prevalent in an individual demonstrating low self-efficacy? -
answer✔✔Self-doubt
A Haitian American client has a history of not keeping follow-up appointments for necessary lab
work. What intervention should the nurse implement to help the client keep the appointments? -
answer✔✔Provide an explanation about the importance of keeping the appointment
Which culture has a belief that mental illness is a planned attempt to manipulate others? -
answer✔✔Arab American
Which statement made by the client demonstrates hardiness when faced with a health issue? -
answer✔✔"What do I need to do to manage this illness?"
The nurse who is preparing a Native American client for surgery notes that the client is wearing
a medicine bag. What intervention should the nurse implement to best address the client's
spiritual needs with respect to presurgical care needs? - answer✔✔Ask the client how the
medicine bag can be respected while preparing for surgery.
All except which problem stem from attitudes in which the focus is on the nurse's beliefs and
values rather than those of the client? - answer✔✔Treating the client as a source of cultural
information
Racial bias is evident in mental health care treatment, as reflected by what? -
answer✔✔Nonwhite clients are institutionalized much more frequently than are whites.
In order to help preserve and maintain a client's cultural belief regarding the need for "hot
foods," which action should the culturally competent nurse take? - answer✔✔Educate the staff to
help them assist the client in selecting food choices from the client's menu that supports this
belief
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