,Chapter 01: Cultural Competency
Ball:Seidel’s Guide toPhysicalExamination, 10th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which statement is true regarding the relationship of physical characteristics and
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culture?
a. Physical characteristics should be used to identifymembers of cultural groups.
b. Thereis a difference between distinguishing cultural characteristics
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and distinguishing physical characteristics.
c. To be a member of a specific culture, an individual must have certain
identifiable physical characteristics.
d. Gender and race are the two essential physical characteristics used to
identify cultural groups.
ANS: B
Physical characteristics are not used to identify cultural groups; there is a
difference between the two, and they are considered separately. Physical
characteristics should not be used to identify members of cultural groups. To be a
member of a specific culture, an individual does not need to have certain
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identifiable physical characteristics. You should not confuse physical characteristics
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with cultural characteristics. Gender and race are physical characteristics, not
cultural characteristics, and are not used to identify cultural groups.
DIF:Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension)
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OBJ:Nursing process—assessment MSC: Physiologic Integrity: Physiologic Adaptation
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2. An image of any group that rejects its potential for originalityor individualityis
known as a(n)
a. acculturation.
b. norm.
c. stereotype.
d. ethnos.
ANS: C
A fixed image of any group that rejects its potential for originality or
individuality is the definition of stereotype. Acculturation is the process of
adopting another culture’s behaviors. A norm is a standard of allowable behavior
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within a group. Ethnos implies the same race or nationality.
DIF:Cognitive Level: Remembering(Knowledge)
OBJ:Nursing process—assessment MSC: Physiologic Integrity: Physiologic Adaptation
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,3. Mr. L presents to the clinic with severe groin pain and a historyof kidneystones.
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Mr. L’s son tells you that for religious reasons, his father wishes to keep any
stone that is passed into
, the urine filter that he has been using. What is your most appropriate response?
Ball:Seidel’s Guide toPhysicalExamination, 10th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which statement is true regarding the relationship of physical characteristics and
hi
culture?
a. Physical characteristics should be used to identifymembers of cultural groups.
b. Thereis a difference between distinguishing cultural characteristics
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and distinguishing physical characteristics.
c. To be a member of a specific culture, an individual must have certain
identifiable physical characteristics.
d. Gender and race are the two essential physical characteristics used to
identify cultural groups.
ANS: B
Physical characteristics are not used to identify cultural groups; there is a
difference between the two, and they are considered separately. Physical
characteristics should not be used to identify members of cultural groups. To be a
member of a specific culture, an individual does not need to have certain
hi
identifiable physical characteristics. You should not confuse physical characteristics
hi
with cultural characteristics. Gender and race are physical characteristics, not
cultural characteristics, and are not used to identify cultural groups.
DIF:Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension)
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OBJ:Nursing process—assessment MSC: Physiologic Integrity: Physiologic Adaptation
hi hi
2. An image of any group that rejects its potential for originalityor individualityis
known as a(n)
a. acculturation.
b. norm.
c. stereotype.
d. ethnos.
ANS: C
A fixed image of any group that rejects its potential for originality or
individuality is the definition of stereotype. Acculturation is the process of
adopting another culture’s behaviors. A norm is a standard of allowable behavior
hi
within a group. Ethnos implies the same race or nationality.
DIF:Cognitive Level: Remembering(Knowledge)
OBJ:Nursing process—assessment MSC: Physiologic Integrity: Physiologic Adaptation
hi
,3. Mr. L presents to the clinic with severe groin pain and a historyof kidneystones.
hi hi
Mr. L’s son tells you that for religious reasons, his father wishes to keep any
stone that is passed into
, the urine filter that he has been using. What is your most appropriate response?
