Chapter 13 HEALTH and ILLNESS in the White Populations

Chapter 13   HEALTH and ILLNESS in the White Populations

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

1) According to the 2015 Census Bureau estimates, what is the most commonly reported European country of ancestry for White people in the United States?

1. Germany
2. Italy
3. Ireland
4. England

Answer:  1

Explanation:  1. Approximately 47.7 million people in the 2015 Census Bureau estimates identified themselves as having German origin.

2. Approximately 17.4 million people claimed Italy as an ancestral country of origin in the 2015 Census Bureau estimates.
3. Approximately 34.6 million people in the 2015 Census Bureau estimates identified themselves as having Irish ancestry.
4. Approximately 25.8 million people claimed English ancestry in the 2015 Bureau Census estimates.

Cognitive Level:  Analyzing

Patient Need:  Psychosocial Integrity

Nursing/Integrated Concepts:  Nursing Process: Evaluation

Learning Outcome:  LO01 – Discuss the historical and demographic backgrounds of selected populations within the White non-Hispanic population.

2) In which state(s) is the non-Hispanic White population a minority? Select all that apply:

1. Massachusetts
2. Texas
3. Hawaii
4. Illinois

Answer:  2, 3

Explanation:  1. Massachusetts is not a state where less than 50% of the population is non-Hispanic White.

2. States where less than 50% of the population is non-Hispanic White include Hawaii, New Mexico, and Texas.
3. Hawaii is a state where less than 50% of the population is non-Hispanic White.
4. Illinois is not a state where less than 50% of the population is non-Hispanic White.

Cognitive Level:  Understanding

Patient Need:  Psychosocial Integrity

Nursing/Integrated Concepts:  Nursing Process: Assessment

Learning Outcome:  LO01 – Discuss the historical and demographic backgrounds of selected populations within the White non-Hispanic population.

3) When analyzing the phenomenon of environmental control, which are characteristics of the White-only population? Select all that apply:

1. Primarily rely on Western health care delivery systems
2. May not observe traditional HEALTH beliefs
3. May practice traditional folk medicine
4. May follow homeopathic medicine

Answer:  1, 3, 4

Explanation:  1. The White-only population relies primarily on Western healthcare delivery systems.

2. The White-only population may observe traditional HEALTH beliefs.
3. Some of the White-only population may practice traditional folk medicine.
4. In the White-only population, there is a resurgence of homeopathic medicine.

Cognitive Level:  Analyzing

Patient Need:  Health Promotion and Maintenance

Nursing/Integrated Concepts:  Nursing Process: Assessment

Learning Outcome:  LO01 – Discuss the historical and demographic backgrounds of selected populations within the White non-Hispanic population.

4) Which is a characteristic of time orientation for the White-only population?

1. Future over present
2. Using the past as a guide to the future
3. Living in the present
4. A relative concept of time as something that happens

Answer:  1

Explanation:  1. Future time orientation is a goal-oriented view that hard work done now will lead to success deferred to a future time.

2. The belief that the past is a guide to the future relies on history and experience as the method for time orientation.
3. Living in the present indicates that the here and now is more important than deferral to the future.
4. With a relative concept of time as something that happens, things are not planned for or worked towards.

Cognitive Level:  Analyzing

Patient Need:  Psychosocial Integrity

Nursing/Integrated Concepts:  Nursing Process: Planning

Learning Outcome:  LO01 – Discuss the historical and demographic backgrounds of selected populations within the White non-Hispanic population.