NU 201 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS ANSWERED CORRECTLY LATEST UPDATE 2026

NU 201 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS ANSWERED CORRECTLY LATEST UPDATE 2026 What is ethnicity? - Answers Ethnicity is your identification with a cultural group. This group shares unique cultural beliefs. (ex: Irish, Poland, Filipino, Chinese) What is race? What are the five race categories? - Answers Race are categories based on skin color, body features, and facial features. The five categories are: 1. Native American/Alaska Native, 2. Asian, 3: Black/African American 4: Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 5. White Why is the concept of race controversial? - Answers Some believe race is biological and reflects our genetics. Others say race is a socially constructed concept (it's not scientific) What is culture? What are some elements of culture? - Answers Culture is a shared system of beliefs and behaviors that provides the social structure for daily living. Elements of culture include language, thoughts, communication, institutions, religion, etc. What is cultural diversity? - Answers Cultural diversity is the coexistence of different groups within a social unit. Group differences include: religion language physical appearance sex gender age disability economic status Why is cultural respect important? - Answers cultural respect enables nurses to deliver high quality care to a diverse group of patients What is intersectionality? - Answers Intersectionality is the acknowledgement that everyone has unique experiences of discrimination and oppression. What is subculture? - Answers Subculture is a smaller group of people within a large cultural group. This smaller group share characteristics that differ from the large cultural group. What is cultural competence? - Answers Cultural competence is the ability to understand and respect values of all cultures. what is cultural humility? - Answers Cultural humility means to recognize diversity and discrimination, as well as being supportive of others. what is culture shock? - Answers Culture shock is when a someone sees a different culture they perceive as strange or uncomfortable. What is cultural assimilation/acculturation? - Answers cultural assimilation is when a minority group takes the characteristics of the dominant culture. what is ethnocentrism? - Answers ethnocentrism is the belief that one's ideas and practices are superior to others. what is stereotyping? - Answers stereotyping is assuming that all members of a culture or group act alike. what is implicit bias? - Answers it's when we hold attitudes towards people or associate stereotypes about them without our conscious knowledge what is cultural imposition? - Answers it's the belief that everyone should conform to my own beliefs what is cultural blindness? - Answers it's when someone ignores people's differences what is culture conflict? - Answers it's when people become aware of cultural differences and feel threatened by it, typically ridiculing other beliefs how may physiological variation affect health care? (two reasons) - Answers 1. certain racial and ethnic groups are more prone to being diagnosed with certain diseases 2. health care providers may assume that patients are/are not in pain based on stereotypes how do sex roles affect health care? - Answers the man or the woman may be a dominant figure in different cultures, meaning they should be taken into account when planning nursing care What is the most variable form of nonverbal communication? - Answers eye contact what should a nurse consider when respecting a patient's needs? - Answers - eye contact - personal space - preferred times - food preferences - family members - financial resources how does poverty affect health care? - Answers poverty is a barrier to health care, preventing patients from getting their basic needs what does health disparities mean? - Answers they are health differences between groups of people that can affect how frequently a disease affects a group, how many people get sick, or how often the disease causes death what is the transcultural assessment of communication? - Answers - what language does the patient speak? - does the patient need an interpreter? who does the patient not want as an interpreter? - how does the patient prefer to be addressed - what are their cultural values? - how does the patient's behavior affect the health care team? What are the four parts of David K Berlo's communication process? - Answers encoder message channel receiver (decoder) 1. encoders initiates the message 2. the message is what is being communicated 3. the channel of communication is the medium the sender uses to send a message 4. the receiver (decoder) translates and understands the message what are the three channels that can be used to send the message? - Answers auditory - words visual - sight, observations kinesthetic - touch how does the receiver react to the message? - Answers the receiver provides feedback to show the message has been understood what are the two main forms of communication? - Answers verbal and nonverbal what are examples of nonverbal communication? (10) - Answers 1. touch 2. eye contact 3. facial expressions 4. posture 5. gait (how they walk) 6. gestures 7. physical appearance 8. dress and grooming 9. sounds 10. silence what are four different communication technologies? - Answers 1. social media 2. email 3. text 4. telehealth/telemedicine what is intrapersonal communication? - Answers self talk (helps the nurse focus) what is interpersonal communication? - Answers communication between two or more people to exchange messages what is small group communication? - Answers it's when nurses interact with two or more people what is organizational communication? - Answers it's when people in an organization communicate to achieve established goals what is a therapeutic relationship? ( in short) - Answers it's a relationship where the patient's has needs and the nurse is helping to meet those needs (there is an unequal sharing of information) what are the three phases of the therapeutic relationship? - Answers - orientation phase - working phase - termination phase 1. orientation phase is when the tone and guidelines of the relationship are established 2. working phase is when the nurse works with the patient to meet the patient's needs 3. the termination phase is the conclusion of the care (when the shift changes, or patient is discharged, or nurse leaves) what are 6 skills to know for a therapeutic relationship? - Answers 1. conversational skills 2. listening skills 3. silence 4. touch 5. humor 6. interviewing techniques