Chapter 11 Health Assessment in Nursing 5th Edition by Janet R. Weber, Jane H. Kelley

Chapter 11 Health Assessment in Nursing 5th Edition by Janet R. Weber, Jane H. Kelley

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

1. The nurse is interviewing a female Hispanic client who is scheduled for a cardiovascular
education program. The client states, ìI can’t eat and I don’t sleep because my daughter
left to return to Mexico. I am sad and nervous. I need rest.î The nurse suspects that she
is suffering from susto. Which action by the nurse would be best?
A) Give her a multivitamin supplement.
B) Encourage her to exercise.
C) Reschedule the education program.
D) Refer her to a counselor.
2. A nurse is admitting a client who is from another culture. Prior to caring for a client
from another culture, the nurse should place primary importance on which action?
A) Examining personal biases and prejudices
B) Researching characteristics of the specific culture
C) Asking colleagues about ways to approach the client
D) Developing awareness of the culture’s health practices
3. A nurse educator is leading a group of nurses in exercises aimed at improving cultural
competence. Which of the following would the educator use to best describe an aspect
of the term ìcultureî?
A) Transmission occurs to another generation through genetics.
B) It is shared through norms for behaviors, values, and beliefs.
C) It is adapted to a specific environment.
D) It is experienced by all people even without human contact.
4. A nurse states, ìHispanic people have no clue about primary prevention of illness.î The
nurse is demonstrating which of the following?
A) Stereotyping
B) Ethnicity
C) Cultural incompetence
D) Prejudice
5. A nurse is assessing a client of East Asian descent. Which biological variation would
the nurse expect?
A) Dry cerumen in the client’s ears
B) Profuse perspiration in the client’s axillary area
C) Strong body odor
D) Longer eustachian tubes

Answer Key
1. C
2. A
3. B
4. A
5. A