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In the majority culture of America, coughing, sweating, and diarrhea are
symptoms of an illness. For some individuals of Mexican-American origin,
however, these symptoms are a normal part of living. The nurse recognizes that
this is true, probably because Mexican-Americans:
A) have less efficient immune systems and are often ill.
B) consider these symptoms a part of normal living, not symptoms of ill health.
C) come from Mexico and coughing is normal and healthy there.
D) are usually in a lower socioeconomic group and are more likely to be sick.
A) consider these symptoms a part of normal living, not symptoms of ill health.
Page: 27 The nurse needs to identify the meaning of health to the patient,
remembering that concepts are derived, in part, from the way in which members
of the cultural group define health.
Among many Asians there is a belief in the yin/yang theory, rooted in the
ancient Chinese philosophy of Tao. The nurse recognizes which statement that
most accurately reflects "health" in an Asian with this belief?
E) A person is able to work and produce.
F) A person is happy, stable, and feels good.
G) All aspects of the person are in perfect balance.
H) A person is able to care for others and function socially.
B) All aspects of the person are in perfect balance.
Page: 21 Many Asians believe in the yin/yang theory, in which health is believed to
exist when all aspects of the person are in perfect balance. The other statements
do not describe this theory.
,An individual who takes the magicoreligious perspective of illness and disease
is likely to believe that his or her illness was caused by:
I) germs and viruses.
J) supernatural forces.
K) eating imbalanced foods.
L) an imbalance within his or her spiritual nature.
A) supernatural forces.
Page: 21 The basic premise of the magicoreligious perspective is that the world is
seen as an arena in which supernatural forces dominate. The fate of the world and
those in it depends on the actions of supernatural forces for good or evil. The
other answers do
not reflect the magicoreligious perspective.
If an American Indian has come to the clinic to seek help with regulating her
diabetes, the nurse can expect that she:
M) will comply with the treatment prescribed.
N) has obviously given up her beliefs in naturalistic causes of disease.
O) may also be seeking the assistance of a shaman or medicine man.
P) will need extra help in dealing with her illness and may be experiencing a
crisis of faith.
B) may also be seeking the assistance of a shaman or medicine man.
Page: 23 When self-treatment is unsuccessful, the individual may turn to the lay
or folk healing systems, to spiritual or religious healing, or to scientific
biomedicine. In addition to seeking help from a biomedical or scientific health
care provider, patients may also seek help from folk or religious healers.
,An elderly Mexican-American woman with traditional beliefs has been admitted to
an inpatient care unit. A culturally-sensitive nurse would:
Q) contact the hospital administrator about the best course of action.
R) automatically get a curandero for her because it is not culturally appropriate
for her to request one.
S) further assess the patient's cultural beliefs and offer the patient
assistance in contacting a curandero or priest if she desires.
T) ask the family what they would like to do because Mexican-Americans
traditionally give control of decisions to their families.
C) further assess the patient's cultural beliefs and offer the patient assistance in
contacting a curandero or priest if she desires.
Pages: 22-23 In addition to seeking help from the biomedical/scientific health care
provider, patients may also seek help from folk or religious healers. Some people,
such as those of Mexican-American or American Indian origins, may believe that
the cure is
incomplete unless the body, mind, and spirit are also healed (although the division of the
person into parts is a Western concept).
, The nurse is reviewing concepts of cultural aspects of pain. Which statement is
true regarding pain?
U) All patients will behave the same way when in pain.
V) Just as patients vary in their perceptions of pain, so will they vary in their
expressions of pain.
W) Cultural norms have very little to do with pain tolerance, because pain
tolerance is always biologically determined.
X) A patient's expression of pain is largely dependent on the amount of tissue
injury associated with the pain.
B) Just as patients vary in their perceptions of pain, so will they vary in their
expressions of pain.
Page: 25 In addition to expecting variations in pain perception and tolerance, the
nurse should expect variations in the expression of pain. It is well known that
individuals turn to their social environment for validation and comparison. The
other statements are
incorrect.
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In the majority culture of America, coughing, sweating, and diarrhea are
symptoms of an illness. For some individuals of Mexican-American origin,
however, these symptoms are a normal part of living. The nurse recognizes that
this is true, probably because Mexican-Americans:
A) have less efficient immune systems and are often ill.
B) consider these symptoms a part of normal living, not symptoms of ill health.
C) come from Mexico and coughing is normal and healthy there.
D) are usually in a lower socioeconomic group and are more likely to be sick.
A) consider these symptoms a part of normal living, not symptoms of ill health.
Page: 27 The nurse needs to identify the meaning of health to the patient,
remembering that concepts are derived, in part, from the way in which members
of the cultural group define health.
Among many Asians there is a belief in the yin/yang theory, rooted in the
ancient Chinese philosophy of Tao. The nurse recognizes which statement that
most accurately reflects "health" in an Asian with this belief?
E) A person is able to work and produce.
F) A person is happy, stable, and feels good.
G) All aspects of the person are in perfect balance.
H) A person is able to care for others and function socially.
B) All aspects of the person are in perfect balance.
Page: 21 Many Asians believe in the yin/yang theory, in which health is believed to
exist when all aspects of the person are in perfect balance. The other statements
do not describe this theory.
,An individual who takes the magicoreligious perspective of illness and disease
is likely to believe that his or her illness was caused by:
I) germs and viruses.
J) supernatural forces.
K) eating imbalanced foods.
L) an imbalance within his or her spiritual nature.
A) supernatural forces.
Page: 21 The basic premise of the magicoreligious perspective is that the world is
seen as an arena in which supernatural forces dominate. The fate of the world and
those in it depends on the actions of supernatural forces for good or evil. The
other answers do
not reflect the magicoreligious perspective.
If an American Indian has come to the clinic to seek help with regulating her
diabetes, the nurse can expect that she:
M) will comply with the treatment prescribed.
N) has obviously given up her beliefs in naturalistic causes of disease.
O) may also be seeking the assistance of a shaman or medicine man.
P) will need extra help in dealing with her illness and may be experiencing a
crisis of faith.
B) may also be seeking the assistance of a shaman or medicine man.
Page: 23 When self-treatment is unsuccessful, the individual may turn to the lay
or folk healing systems, to spiritual or religious healing, or to scientific
biomedicine. In addition to seeking help from a biomedical or scientific health
care provider, patients may also seek help from folk or religious healers.
,An elderly Mexican-American woman with traditional beliefs has been admitted to
an inpatient care unit. A culturally-sensitive nurse would:
Q) contact the hospital administrator about the best course of action.
R) automatically get a curandero for her because it is not culturally appropriate
for her to request one.
S) further assess the patient's cultural beliefs and offer the patient
assistance in contacting a curandero or priest if she desires.
T) ask the family what they would like to do because Mexican-Americans
traditionally give control of decisions to their families.
C) further assess the patient's cultural beliefs and offer the patient assistance in
contacting a curandero or priest if she desires.
Pages: 22-23 In addition to seeking help from the biomedical/scientific health care
provider, patients may also seek help from folk or religious healers. Some people,
such as those of Mexican-American or American Indian origins, may believe that
the cure is
incomplete unless the body, mind, and spirit are also healed (although the division of the
person into parts is a Western concept).
, The nurse is reviewing concepts of cultural aspects of pain. Which statement is
true regarding pain?
U) All patients will behave the same way when in pain.
V) Just as patients vary in their perceptions of pain, so will they vary in their
expressions of pain.
W) Cultural norms have very little to do with pain tolerance, because pain
tolerance is always biologically determined.
X) A patient's expression of pain is largely dependent on the amount of tissue
injury associated with the pain.
B) Just as patients vary in their perceptions of pain, so will they vary in their
expressions of pain.
Page: 25 In addition to expecting variations in pain perception and tolerance, the
nurse should expect variations in the expression of pain. It is well known that
individuals turn to their social environment for validation and comparison. The
other statements are
incorrect.
