Chapter 9- Cultural Diversity and Values

Community and Public Health Nursing, Evidence for Practice 2nd Edition by Gail A. Harkness, Rosanna DeMarco

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Chapter 9- Cultural Diversity and Values

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

1. A group of teens develop their own method of texting in a language that they feel is all their own. The change is subtle, but the meanings and the feelings associated with the text are known only to a select few. This statement is an example of
  A) culture.
  B) shared symbols.
  C) language across the life span.
  D) cultural mores.

 

 

2. You are caring for a client who refuses the food as served. He states that the food is foreign to him, and will make him ill. All food must be blessed. The personal care attendant is upset by this behavior and states that the client should eat the food anyway. The client’s behavior is an example of
  A) psychosocial deficit.
  B) culture.
  C) shared beliefs.
  D) transcultural beliefs.

 

 

3. You are present when a mother begins cupping her child. She states that it will help to heal the child’s respiratory tract infection. You understand that the cultural belief that cupping will aid in the healing process is
  A) a shared belief.
  B) a learned behavior.
  C) culturally focused behavior.
  D) cenetically programmed.

 

 

4. A  Mexican client arrives at your emergency department. He is complaining of abdominal pain and has been vomiting for 5 days. You note that he is exhibiting symptoms of dehydration and his vital signs and labs confirm this. You ask the client why he waited so long to seek medical care. He states that he is being treated by the Curandero and wishes to continue while in the hospital. You understand that you both have different cultural assumptions regarding care. This is an example of
  A) cross-cultural nursing.
  B) oppositional cultural mores.
  C) cultural bias.
  D) transcultural bias.

 

 

5. You are conducting a well-child clinic in your community. The client population is culturally diverse and, though busy, runs smoothly because you have an interpreter. In addition to the interpreter it is important that you display cultural _________. Each client must be treated in a manner that reflects his or her individual cultural needs.
  A) bias
  B) mores
  C) competence
  D) beliefs

Answer Key

 

1. A
2. B
3. B
4. A
5. C

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