Chapter 5: Culture & Diversity

[blank_start]Language[blank_end] is the primary means of transmitting culture.

The [blank_start]dominant[blank_end] group has the most ability to control the values and sanctions of the society. It usually is (but doesn't have to be) the [blank_start]largest[blank_end] group in the society.

Mutual [blank_start]cultural[blank_end] [blank_start]assimilation[blank_end] also occurs, with both groups taking on some characteristics of the other.

Cultural blindness is true of the health care system, especially in regard to [blank_start]nontraditional[blank_end] [blank_start]methods[blank_end] of care.

Health care researchers have discovered that many of the expressions and behaviors exhibited by people in pain [blank_start]culturally[blank_end] [blank_start]prescribed[blank_end].

Pain is what the [blank_start]patient[blank_end] says it is, and every [blank_start]complaint[blank_end] of pain should be assessed carefully.

Guidelines often discourage using [blank_start]family[blank_end] [blank_start]members[blank_end] or [blank_start]friends[blank_end] as translators.

When assessing the possible causes of a patient's decreased appetite, try to determine whether the problem may be related to [blank_start]culture[blank_end].

[blank_start]Health[blank_end] [blank_start]disparities[blank_end] refer to health differences between groups of people.

An effective way to identify specific factors that influence a patient's behavior is to perform a [blank_start]cultural[blank_end] [blank_start]assessment[blank_end].

Nurses caring for patients in health care facilities need to provide culturally competent care to an increasingly diverse population. Which statement accurately describe a characteristic of cultural diversity that exists in the United State?

In order to provide culturally competent care, nurses must be alert to factors inhibiting sensitivity to diversity in the health care system, including cultural imposition. Which examples exemplify cultural imposition?

A nurse caring for culturally diverse patients in a physician's office is aware that patients of certain cultures are more prone to specific disease states than the general population. Which patients would the nurse screen for diabetes mellitus based on the patient's race?

A nurse is providing nutritional counseling in culturally diverse patients with dietary restrictions. Which statement accurately describes a dietary concern based on a specific culture?

The nurse practitioner sees patients in a community clinic that is located in a predominately White neighborhood. After performing assessments on the majority of the patients visiting the clinic, the nurse notes that many of the minority groups living within the neighborhood have lost the cultural characteristics that made them different. What is the term for this process?

The nurse states, That woman is 78 years old, too old to learn how to change a dressing. What is the nurse demonstrating?

A nurse is interviewing a newly admitted patient. Which question would be considered culturally sensitive?

A nurse is telling a new mother from African that she shouldn't carry her baby in a sling created from a large rectangular cloth. The African woman tells the nurse that everyone in Mozambique carries babies this way. The nurse believes that bassinets are safer for infants. What term best describes what the nurse is doing?

A nurse is teaching a novice nurse how to provide culturally competent care to patients in a culturally diverse community health clinic. Although all of the following are important to providing culturally competent nursing care, which one is most basic?

A nurse is caring for an appalachian client following her hysterectomy. Which of the following appalachian values and beliefs should be considered when planning nursing care for the client?

Which of the following statements best convey the relationship between race and ethnicity?

A client from Pakistan informs the nurse of his cultural dietary requests. The nurse responds to the special dietary request by stating "You are now living in the US, and you should try to start eating those foods common to an American diet." This inappropriate response is an example of

An Arab client has been admitted to the health care facility with varicose veins. What should the nurse avoid while conducting the interview of the client?

In which of the following populations should the nurse carefully assess the client use of OTC medication?

Which of the following areas are typically included in a cultural assessment?

When a home bound client expresses her past-oriented ancestral heritage and family rituals, the nurse recognizes that the patient is expressing what?

A student is preparing a presentation regarding different cultures. Which definition of culture is most accurate?

Health care facilities that sponsor health-promotion activities only in affluent areas are considered what?

How is culture learned by each new generation?

A Malaysian client is admitted to the health care facility with complains of cramping pain in the abdomen and loose stools. When should the nurse be seated when interviewing the client?