Chapter 19: Cultural Diversity

Chapter 19: Cultural Diversity

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MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Martha is a student nurse who is caring for Ileana, a 25-year-old Mexican American woman who has learned that she has cervical cancer. Martha has learned that in the Mexican-American culture, decisions about healthcare are often made by the family group. Martha would like to help Ileana as she makes a decision about her treatment options. The most appropriate way for her to assist in this situation is to do which of the following?

ANS:   B

A worldview is the way a particular cultural group thinks. Professional worldviews about health and illness are often different from those of patients.

PTS:    1                      DIF:    Cognitive Level: Analysis                  REF:    545

OBJ:    Compare dominant and nondominant cultural contexts of health and illness

TOP:    Nursing Process: Assessment

MSC:   Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment

2. A student nurse has been learning about cultural awareness. In her own journey to become culturally aware, she should consciously think about which of the following?

ANS:   D

Cultural awareness is gaining in-depth awareness of one’s own background, stereotypes, biases, prejudices, and assumptions about other people.

PTS:    1                      DIF:    Cognitive Level: Analysis                  REF:    538

OBJ:    Compare dominant and nondominant cultural contexts of health and illness

TOP:    Nursing Process: Assessment

MSC:   Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment

3. Emma is a RN who is caring for Mrs. Loo, a 65-year-old Chinese American patient. Mrs. Loo states that she would like to have her own healer visit her in the hospital. She explains that she uses a shaman when her system is not in balance. Emma knows that a Chinese shaman specializes in which of the following?

ANS:   A

A Chinese shaman uses a combination of prayers, singing, and herbs to treat illnesses caused by supernatural, psychological, and physical factors.

PTS:    1                      DIF:    Cognitive Level: Knowledge             REF:    538

OBJ:    Analyze the impact of culture on health, illness, and caring patterns

TOP:    Nursing Process: Assessment

MSC:   Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment

4. Harriett has been studying different cultures in relationship to nursing. She understands that transcultural nursing has been developed as a distinct discipline and can be defined as which of the following?

ANS:   C

Leininger developed transcultural nursing as a distinct discipline to understand cultural similarities (culture universal) and differences (culture-specific) among groups of people.

PTS:    1                      DIF:    Cognitive Level: Analysis                  REF:    539

OBJ:    Describe steps toward developing cultural competence

TOP:    Nursing Process: Assessment

MSC:   Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment