OpenStax Clinical Nursing Skills Nursing Test Bank
Chapter 5: Cultural Competence and Assessment
OpenStax Clinical Nursing Skills
Nursing Test Bank
Chapter 5: Cultural Competence and Assessment
Review Questions
Multiple Choice
1. What is a lifelong process of applying evidence-based nursing in agreement with the
cultural values, beliefs, worldview, and practices of patients to produce improved patient
outcomes?
A. holistic care
B. cultural competency*
C. diversity-centered care
D. culturally responsive care
LO: 05.1.1
Difficulty: Easy
Blooms: Remember
AACN: 1.1a
2. Renee’s patient, Min, refuses to discuss her care unless her family is present. She also will
not make any decisions, such as committing to physical therapy twice weekly, without
determining how such commitments will affect the rest of her family, including extended
family members. What feature of her culture is influencing Min’s approach to her care?
A. physiological diversity
B. individualism
C. psychological diversity
D. collectivism*
LO: 05.1.1
Difficulty: Difficult
Blooms: Remember, Understand, Apply, Analyze, Evaluate
AACN: 1.1b
3. What causes health disparity?
A. physiological diversity
B. collectivism
C. social determinants of health*
D. cultural incompetency
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Chapter 5: Cultural Competence and Assessment
LO: 05.1.2
Difficulty: Moderate
Blooms: Remember, Understand
AACN: 1.1a
4. Which healing tradition has become popular as a complementary therapy to Western
medicine and includes practices like acupuncture, cupping, herbs, and tai chi?
A. Traditional Chinese Medicine*
B. Ayurveda
C. Curanderismo
D. Naturopathy
LO: 05.1.3
Difficulty: Easy
Blooms: Remember
AACN: 1.1a
5. Which component of cultural humility involves respect for a patient’s culture and openness
to their beliefs and experiences?
A. inclusion
B. diversity
C. interpersonal*
D. intrapersonal
LO: 05.2.1
Difficulty: Easy
Blooms: Remember
AACN: 1.1a
6. Juan’s patient, Eli, is an orthodox Jew who, because of his religious beliefs and practices,
disagrees with some of the treatment options offered by his medical team. Juan recognizes
that he has a limited knowledge of Eli’s culture, so he has been working closely with Eli to
understand Eli’s concerns and help him determine a treatment plan that respects Eli’s
culture while also addressing his medical issues. Which component of cultural humility is
Juan addressing by learning about Eli’s culture, and what process are Juan and Eli using to
establish Eli’s treatment plan?
A. cultural diversification, cultural responsiveness
B. intrapersonal, cultural negotiation*
C. cultural sensitivity, cultural responsiveness
D. interpersonal, cultural negotiation
LO: 05.2.1
Difficulty: Difficult
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Chapter 5: Cultural Competence and Assessment
OpenStax Clinical Nursing Skills
Nursing Test Bank
Chapter 5: Cultural Competence and Assessment
Review Questions
Multiple Choice
1. What is a lifelong process of applying evidence-based nursing in agreement with the
cultural values, beliefs, worldview, and practices of patients to produce improved patient
outcomes?
A. holistic care
B. cultural competency*
C. diversity-centered care
D. culturally responsive care
LO: 05.1.1
Difficulty: Easy
Blooms: Remember
AACN: 1.1a
2. Renee’s patient, Min, refuses to discuss her care unless her family is present. She also will
not make any decisions, such as committing to physical therapy twice weekly, without
determining how such commitments will affect the rest of her family, including extended
family members. What feature of her culture is influencing Min’s approach to her care?
A. physiological diversity
B. individualism
C. psychological diversity
D. collectivism*
LO: 05.1.1
Difficulty: Difficult
Blooms: Remember, Understand, Apply, Analyze, Evaluate
AACN: 1.1b
3. What causes health disparity?
A. physiological diversity
B. collectivism
C. social determinants of health*
D. cultural incompetency
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Chapter 5: Cultural Competence and Assessment
LO: 05.1.2
Difficulty: Moderate
Blooms: Remember, Understand
AACN: 1.1a
4. Which healing tradition has become popular as a complementary therapy to Western
medicine and includes practices like acupuncture, cupping, herbs, and tai chi?
A. Traditional Chinese Medicine*
B. Ayurveda
C. Curanderismo
D. Naturopathy
LO: 05.1.3
Difficulty: Easy
Blooms: Remember
AACN: 1.1a
5. Which component of cultural humility involves respect for a patient’s culture and openness
to their beliefs and experiences?
A. inclusion
B. diversity
C. interpersonal*
D. intrapersonal
LO: 05.2.1
Difficulty: Easy
Blooms: Remember
AACN: 1.1a
6. Juan’s patient, Eli, is an orthodox Jew who, because of his religious beliefs and practices,
disagrees with some of the treatment options offered by his medical team. Juan recognizes
that he has a limited knowledge of Eli’s culture, so he has been working closely with Eli to
understand Eli’s concerns and help him determine a treatment plan that respects Eli’s
culture while also addressing his medical issues. Which component of cultural humility is
Juan addressing by learning about Eli’s culture, and what process are Juan and Eli using to
establish Eli’s treatment plan?
A. cultural diversification, cultural responsiveness
B. intrapersonal, cultural negotiation*
C. cultural sensitivity, cultural responsiveness
D. interpersonal, cultural negotiation
LO: 05.2.1
Difficulty: Difficult
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