Revised Complete 2026 Test Bank
For Seidel's Guide to Physical
Examination An Interprofessional
Approach 10th Edition by Jane W.
Ball, Joyce E. Dains Chapter 1-26
Chapter 01: Cultural Competency
Ball: Seidel’s Guide to Physical Examination, 10th Edition
MULTIPLE
CHOICE
1. Which statement is true regarding the relationship of physical characteristics
and culture?
a. Physical characteristics should be used to identify members of cultural
groups.
b. There is a difference between distinguishing cultural
, characteristics 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 identifiable physical characteristics. You should not confuse physical
characteristics 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)
OBJ:Nursing process—assessment MSC: Physiologic Integrity: Physiologic
Adaptation
2. An image of any group that rejects its potential for originality or
individuality is 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 within a group. Ethnos implies the same race or nationality.
DIF:Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge)
OBJ:Nursing process—assessment MSC: Physiologic Integrity: Physiologic
Adaptation
3. Mr. L presents to the clinic with severe groin pain and a history of kidney
stones. 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?
,a. ―With your father’s permission, we will examine the stone and
request that it be returned to him.‖
b. ―The stone must be sent to the lab for examination and therefore cannot be
kept.‖
c. ―We cannot let him keep his stone because it violates our infection control
policy.‖
d. ―We don’t know yet if your father has another kidney stone, so we
must analyze this one.‖
, ANS: A
We should be willing to modify the delivery of health care in a manner that
is respectful and in keeping with the patient’s cultural background. ―With
your father’s permission, we will examine the stone and request that it be
returned to him‖ is the most appropriate response.
―The stone must be sent to the lab for examination and therefore cannot be
kept‖ and ―We don’t know yet if your father has another kidney stone, so
we must analyze this one‖ do not support the patient’s request. ―We
cannot let him keep his stone because it violates our infection control
policy‖ does not provide a reason that it would violate an infection control
policy.
DIF:Cognitive Level: Analyzing (Analysis)
OBJ:Nursing process—assessment MSC: Physiologic Integrity: Physiologic
Adaptation
4. The motivation of the healthcare professional to ―want to‖ engage in the
process of becoming culturally competent, not ―have to,‖ is called
a. cultural knowledge.
b. cultural awareness.
c. cultural desire.
d. cultural skill.
ANS: C
Cultural encounters are the continuous process of interacting with patients
from culturally diverse backgrounds to validate, refine, or modify existing
values, beliefs, and practices about a cultural group and to develop cultural
desire, cultural awareness, cultural skill, and cultural knowledge. Cultural
awareness is deliberate self-examination and in-depth exploration of one’s
biases, stereotypes, prejudices, assumptions, and ―-isms‖ that one holds
about individuals and groups who are different from them. Cultural
knowledge is the process of seeking and obtaining a sound educational base
about culturally and ethnically diverse groups. Cultural skill is the ability to
collect culturally relevant data regarding the patient’s presenting problem, as
well as accurately performing a culturally based physical assessment in a
culturally sensitive manner. Cultural desire is the motivation of the
healthcare professional to want to engage in the process of becoming
culturally competent, not have to.
DIF:Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension)
OBJ:Nursing process—assessment MSC: Physiologic Integrity: Physiologic
Adaptation
5. Mr. Marks is a 66-year-old patient who presents for a physical
examination to the clinic. Which question has the most potential for
exploring a patient’s cultural beliefs related to a health problem?
a. ―How often do you have medical examinations?‖
For Seidel's Guide to Physical
Examination An Interprofessional
Approach 10th Edition by Jane W.
Ball, Joyce E. Dains Chapter 1-26
Chapter 01: Cultural Competency
Ball: Seidel’s Guide to Physical Examination, 10th Edition
MULTIPLE
CHOICE
1. Which statement is true regarding the relationship of physical characteristics
and culture?
a. Physical characteristics should be used to identify members of cultural
groups.
b. There is a difference between distinguishing cultural
, characteristics 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 identifiable physical characteristics. You should not confuse physical
characteristics 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)
OBJ:Nursing process—assessment MSC: Physiologic Integrity: Physiologic
Adaptation
2. An image of any group that rejects its potential for originality or
individuality is 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 within a group. Ethnos implies the same race or nationality.
DIF:Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge)
OBJ:Nursing process—assessment MSC: Physiologic Integrity: Physiologic
Adaptation
3. Mr. L presents to the clinic with severe groin pain and a history of kidney
stones. 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?
,a. ―With your father’s permission, we will examine the stone and
request that it be returned to him.‖
b. ―The stone must be sent to the lab for examination and therefore cannot be
kept.‖
c. ―We cannot let him keep his stone because it violates our infection control
policy.‖
d. ―We don’t know yet if your father has another kidney stone, so we
must analyze this one.‖
, ANS: A
We should be willing to modify the delivery of health care in a manner that
is respectful and in keeping with the patient’s cultural background. ―With
your father’s permission, we will examine the stone and request that it be
returned to him‖ is the most appropriate response.
―The stone must be sent to the lab for examination and therefore cannot be
kept‖ and ―We don’t know yet if your father has another kidney stone, so
we must analyze this one‖ do not support the patient’s request. ―We
cannot let him keep his stone because it violates our infection control
policy‖ does not provide a reason that it would violate an infection control
policy.
DIF:Cognitive Level: Analyzing (Analysis)
OBJ:Nursing process—assessment MSC: Physiologic Integrity: Physiologic
Adaptation
4. The motivation of the healthcare professional to ―want to‖ engage in the
process of becoming culturally competent, not ―have to,‖ is called
a. cultural knowledge.
b. cultural awareness.
c. cultural desire.
d. cultural skill.
ANS: C
Cultural encounters are the continuous process of interacting with patients
from culturally diverse backgrounds to validate, refine, or modify existing
values, beliefs, and practices about a cultural group and to develop cultural
desire, cultural awareness, cultural skill, and cultural knowledge. Cultural
awareness is deliberate self-examination and in-depth exploration of one’s
biases, stereotypes, prejudices, assumptions, and ―-isms‖ that one holds
about individuals and groups who are different from them. Cultural
knowledge is the process of seeking and obtaining a sound educational base
about culturally and ethnically diverse groups. Cultural skill is the ability to
collect culturally relevant data regarding the patient’s presenting problem, as
well as accurately performing a culturally based physical assessment in a
culturally sensitive manner. Cultural desire is the motivation of the
healthcare professional to want to engage in the process of becoming
culturally competent, not have to.
DIF:Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension)
OBJ:Nursing process—assessment MSC: Physiologic Integrity: Physiologic
Adaptation
5. Mr. Marks is a 66-year-old patient who presents for a physical
examination to the clinic. Which question has the most potential for
exploring a patient’s cultural beliefs related to a health problem?
a. ―How often do you have medical examinations?‖
