VNSG 1304 PRACTICE CH 10 QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS
Which health belief is consistent with the thought that the cause of disease is
punishment by an evil spirit? - Answers -Personalistic health belief
Which cultural group believes illness is a punishment from God for bad behavior and
that foods are "hot" and "cold"? - Answers -Hispanics
You are caring for a patient whose cultural time orientation is present oriented. Which of
the following interventions might be most difficult with this patient? - Answers -
Changing diet and exercise patterns to gain better health in the future.
A student nurse is caring for a child who is Hmong and notices several bruises on the
child's back. The mother explains that this is a result of cupping, an approach to treating
illness within the child's culture. Cupping is associated with which health system? -
Answers -Naturalistic
A student enrolls in a program in a community that has many people from cultures with
which he is not familiar. Throughout his program, he intentionally tries to learn as much
as he can about the cultures so that he can acknowledge what is important to them in
patient care. Which of the following would describe his behavior? - Answers -Cultural
competence
What is the first step in developing knowledge about patient differences in health care
situations? - Answers -Explore your own cultural pattern in the same patient situations.
As a child, you are guided as to what foods to eat, encouraged to participate in certain
traditions, and how to treat parents and grandparents. You learn about what it means to
be well, what to do when you are ill, and what beliefs are important to those who share
your life. This process is known as which of the following? - Answers -Enculturation
Mr. Metoxen, who is a member of the Oneida Tribe of Indians, is admitted with angina.
He requests pain medication. The nurse who is caring for him says that Mr. Metoxen
cannot be having pain because he is not showing symptoms that would suggest to her
that Mr. Metoxen is in pain. This assumption might be described as which of the
following? - Answers -Ethnocentricity
__ is a way of life. - Answers -Culture
A 40-year-old male enters the hospital for investigation of severe abdominal pain. He
immediately receives numerous diagnostic tests and is given intravenous therapy and
ANSWERS
Which health belief is consistent with the thought that the cause of disease is
punishment by an evil spirit? - Answers -Personalistic health belief
Which cultural group believes illness is a punishment from God for bad behavior and
that foods are "hot" and "cold"? - Answers -Hispanics
You are caring for a patient whose cultural time orientation is present oriented. Which of
the following interventions might be most difficult with this patient? - Answers -
Changing diet and exercise patterns to gain better health in the future.
A student nurse is caring for a child who is Hmong and notices several bruises on the
child's back. The mother explains that this is a result of cupping, an approach to treating
illness within the child's culture. Cupping is associated with which health system? -
Answers -Naturalistic
A student enrolls in a program in a community that has many people from cultures with
which he is not familiar. Throughout his program, he intentionally tries to learn as much
as he can about the cultures so that he can acknowledge what is important to them in
patient care. Which of the following would describe his behavior? - Answers -Cultural
competence
What is the first step in developing knowledge about patient differences in health care
situations? - Answers -Explore your own cultural pattern in the same patient situations.
As a child, you are guided as to what foods to eat, encouraged to participate in certain
traditions, and how to treat parents and grandparents. You learn about what it means to
be well, what to do when you are ill, and what beliefs are important to those who share
your life. This process is known as which of the following? - Answers -Enculturation
Mr. Metoxen, who is a member of the Oneida Tribe of Indians, is admitted with angina.
He requests pain medication. The nurse who is caring for him says that Mr. Metoxen
cannot be having pain because he is not showing symptoms that would suggest to her
that Mr. Metoxen is in pain. This assumption might be described as which of the
following? - Answers -Ethnocentricity
__ is a way of life. - Answers -Culture
A 40-year-old male enters the hospital for investigation of severe abdominal pain. He
immediately receives numerous diagnostic tests and is given intravenous therapy and
