Chapter 15: Russian Americans

Transcultural Nursing Assessment and Intervention, 6th Edition by Joyce Newman Giger

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Chapter 15: Russian Americans

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

MULTIPLE CHOICE

  1. The patient, a newly arrived immigrant from Russia, was admitted to the mental health unit after creating a disturbance in a church while a funeral was taking place. During the admission interview he is loud, mixes English and Russian phrases, and makes gestures such as vigorously shaking his fist. The nurse who is admitting him should:
A

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Tell him she is going to ask him some questions that he must try to answer in

English.

B

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Defer the nursing admission interview until after the client has calmed down.
C

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Request the assistance of a security guard.
D

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Request the assistance of an interpreter.

ANS:   D                     DIF: Cognitive Level: Application

KEY:   Nursing Process: Analysis

MSC:   NCLEX Category: Psychosocial Integrity

  1. From a cultural perspective, some Russian American clients:
A

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Express emotions and feelings freely.
B

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Are stoic and withhold the expression of feeling and emotions.
C

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Consider jokes and satire as inappropriate.
D

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Rarely express emotions by crying or laughing.

ANS:   A                     DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge

KEY:   Nursing Process: Analysis

MSC:   NCLEX Category: Psychosocial Integrity

  1. The Russian American client expects the health care professional to:
A

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Depend on the client to make numerous independent decisions about health care.
B

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Tell him what to do about health care.
C. Present health care goals to the individual, excluding family members.
D

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Exclude concepts of holism and focus on a particular aspect of the health prob-

lem.

ANS:                 B                     DIF: Cognitive Level: Application

KEY:                Nursing Process: Analysis

MSC:                NCLEX Category: Health Promotion and Maintenance

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