Chapter 2 Cultural Heritage and History

Chapter 2   Cultural Heritage and History

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

1) What aspects of a patient’s culture will the health care provider keep in mind when providing care? Select all that apply:

1. Parts of a person’s culture are under conscious control.
2. It is an extension of biological capabilities.
3. It is the medium of social relationships.
4. It identifies food preferences.
5. It explains folklore and music.

Answer:  1, 2, 3

Explanation:  1. One characteristic of culture is that only part of culture is conscious.

2. One characteristic of culture is that it can be likened to a prosthetic device because it is an extension of biological capabilities.
3. One characteristic of culture is that it is the medium of social relationships.
4. Identification of food preferences is a characteristic of ethnicity.
5. Folklore and music preferences are characteristics of ethnicity.

Cognitive Level:  Applying

Patient Need:  Health Promotion and Maintenance

Nursing/Integrated Concepts:  Nursing Process: Implementation

Learning Outcome:  LO01 – Explain the links on the HERITAGECHAIN that contribute to heritage consistency – culture, ethnicity, and religion.

2) A patient tells the healthcare provider that a foot injury occurred while participating in Oktoberfest as a dancer. The patient is explaining which aspect of heritage consistency?

1. Culture
2. Ethnicity
3. Religion
4. Assimilation

Answer:  2

Explanation:  1. Culture is a complex whole in which each part is related to every other part. The patient’s participation in Oktoberfest may or may not be an expression of the patient’s culture.

2. Ethnicity is indicative of specific characteristics, including music and food preferences.
3. Religion is the belief in a divine or superhuman power that is obeyed and worshipped as a ruler of the universe and contributes to the development of ethnicity. However, the patient’s participation in Oktoberfest may or may not be an expression of the patient’s religion.
4. Assimilation is the process by which an individual develops a new cultural identity. The patient’s participation in Oktoberfest is not an example of assimilation.

Cognitive Level:  Analyzing

Patient Need:  Psychosocial Integrity

Nursing/Integrated Concepts:  Nursing Process: Assessment

Learning Outcome:  LO01 – Explain the links on the HERITAGECHAIN that contribute to heritage consistency – culture, ethnicity, and religion.

3) While conducting a health history, a patient demonstrates characteristics of ethnocentrism. What behaviors did the nurse observe in the patient? Select all that apply:

1. Superiority with ethnic group
2. Concern with race
3. Fear of strangers
4. Morbid fear of strangers
5. Ethnic pride

Answer:  1, 2, 5

Explanation:  1. One characteristic of ethnocentrism is the belief that one’s own ethnic group is superior.

2. One characteristic of ethnocentrism is an overriding concern with race.
3. A fear of strangers is a characteristic of a xenophobe.
4. A morbid fear of strangers is a characteristic of xenophobia.
5. Ethnic pride is a characteristic of ethnicity.

Cognitive Level:  Analyzing

Patient Need:  Psychosocial Integrity

Nursing/Integrated Concepts:  Nursing Process: Assessment

Learning Outcome:  LO01 – Explain the links on the HERITAGECHAIN that contribute to heritage consistency – culture, ethnicity, and religion.

4) A patient tells the nurse that a health problem is common among people of the patient’s ethnic background. What other characteristics would the nurse assess as contributing to this patient’s ethnicity? Select all that apply:

1. Food preferences
2. Employment patterns
3. Special interest in the homeland
4. Divine intervention
5. Thoughts of hope and optimism

Answer:  1, 2, 3

Explanation:  1. A characteristic of ethnicity is food preferences.

2. A characteristic of ethnicity is employment patterns.
3. A special interest in the homeland is a characteristic of ethnicity.
4. Divine intervention is a characteristic of religion.
5. Thoughts of hope and optimism are characteristics of religion.

Cognitive Level:  Applying

Patient Need:  Psychosocial Integrity

Nursing/Integrated Concepts:  Nursing Process: Assessment

Learning Outcome:  LO01 – Explain the links on the HERITAGECHAIN that contribute to heritage consistency – culture, ethnicity, and religion.

5) A patient tells the nurse that it is important for him or her to be discharged soon, because it is expected that the family’s needs be met. Which aspect of heritage consistency is this patient demonstrating?

1. Culture
2. Ethnicity
3. Religion
4. Acculturation

Answer:  1

Explanation:  1. Culture is the sum of the beliefs, practices, habits, likes, dislikes, norms, customs, and rituals that we learn from our families during the years of socialization.

2. Ethnicity is the condition of belonging to a particular ethnic group who share a common and distinctive racial, national, religious, linguistic, or cultural heritage.
3. Religion is the belief in a divine power, and a system of beliefs, practices, and ethical values.
4. Acculturation is changing one’s cultural patterns to those of the host society.

Cognitive Level:  Analyzing

Patient Need:  Psychosocial Integrity

Nursing/Integrated Concepts:  Nursing Process: Assessment

Learning Outcome:  LO01 – Explain the links on the HERITAGECHAIN that contribute to heritage consistency – culture, ethnicity, and religion.