DeWit's Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing, 5th Edition By Patricia A. Williams
DeWit's Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing, 5th Edition By Patricia A. Williams
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Chapter 14: Cultural and Spiritual Aspects of Patient Care
Complete Chapter Questions With Answers
Sample Questions Are Posted Below
MULTIPLE CHOICE
| a. | “Faith healing, although frequently effective, makes a disease more difficult or even impossible to treat with modern medicine.” |
| b. | “Many people use medical treatment along with faith healing. Is there anything in your religion that forbids medical treatment?” |
| c. | “Faith healing may take longer than medical treatment to work. Are you doing exactly as your healer is directing you?” |
| d. | “You should see a health care provider or your faith healer, but not both.” |
ANS: B
A person’s health care choices are influenced by religious beliefs and culture. Many people use religious or folk medicine in addition to modern medicine.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: p. 192|Table 14-3
OBJ: Theory #1 TOP: Religious Influence in Health Care
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
MSC: NCLEX: Psychosocial Integrity: Coping and Adaptation
| a. | “Do you follow any dietary restrictions or will you eat hospital food as it is prepared here?” |
| b. | “Are there any medications or treatments your religion does not allow in your medical treatment?” |
| c. | “Would you like me to notify your rabbi so that he can make visits to you during your stay?” |
| d. | “Tell me about any religious practices you observe that we need to incorporate into your care.” |
ANS: D
The response to the general question requesting any special concerns would include information relative to food, spiritual practices, and rabbinical visitation. The other questions do have importance, but the general question will allow the nurse to hear what is most significant to the patient.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: p. 192|Table 14-3
OBJ: Theory #7 TOP: Religion and Health Care
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment
MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Basic Care and Comfort
| a. | stereotyping of the patient. |
| b. | ethnocentrism of the patient. |
| c. | cultural sensitivity on the part of the nurse. |
| d. | a worldview of the nurse. |
ANS: A
Stereotyping occurs when common characteristics of a cultural group are applied to an individual with no attention to the individual’s characteristics.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 190 OBJ: Clinical Practice #5
TOP: Stereotyping KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment
MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Basic Care and Comfort
| a. | “There won’t be time to baptize the baby in the operating room.” |
| b. | “I will call your priest to come in, but if he is unable to be there, I’ll be sure the baby is baptized.” |
| c. | “Baptisms are not usually done in the hospital, and certainly not in the operating room, but I will tell the charge nurse your concerns.” |
| d. | “You need to think positively. Both you and the baby are going to be just fine.” |
ANS: B
Baptism is very important to practicing Roman Catholic patients, and even stillborn is baptized. Baptism should be performed by the priest, but any believer can baptize in an emergency.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: p. 186|Box 14-1
OBJ: Theory #6 TOP: Religious Characteristics
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
MSC: NCLEX: Psychosocial Integrity: Coping and Adaptation
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