Professional Development Exam 3 Questions and Answers Updated 2026

Professional Development Exam 3
Questions and Answers Updated
2026
1.MWhyMisMitMimportanceMforMtheMRNMtoMunderstandingMculturalMdifferencesMinMhealt
hcare?M-
MAnswerMBecauseMcultureMisMaMpowerfulMinfluenceMonMhowMnursesMcommunicateMwith
MclientsMinterpretMandMrespondMtoMtheirMhealthcareMenvironments



interpretMandMrespondMtoMtheirMhealthcareMenvironmentsM-
MAnswerMa.MItMdevelopsMoverMtime,MitMisMsharedMandMlearnMed,MitMchangesMwithMdi
fficultyM(difficultMtoMchange),MisMessentialMforMsurvivalMandMacceptance.



3.MWhatMareMtheMprimaryM&MsecondaryMdifferencesMinMculture?M-
MAnswerMa.MPrimaryMtendsMtoMbeMobvious,MincludingMnationality,Mrace,Mcolor,Mgender,
Mage,MandMreligiousMbeliefs.



b.MSecondaryMcharacteristicsMincludeMsocioeconomicMstatus,Meducation,Moccupation,Mgend
erMissues,MresidentialMstatus,MandMsexualMorientation.MSecondaryMcharacteristicsMareMhar
derMtoMidentifyMbutMtheyMhaveMaMmoreMpowerfulMeffectMonMtheMperson'sMcultureMid
entityMthatMprimaryMcharacteristics



4.MCulturalMsensitivityMdefinition.M-
MAnswerMa.MCulturalMsensitivityMhasMtoMdoMwithMaMpersonalMattitudeMandMnotMsaying
MthingsMthatMmightMbeMoffensiveMtoMsomeoneMfromMaMculturalMorMethnicMbackground
MdifferentMfromMtheMheathMcareMproviders.M



b.MCulturalMsensitivityMdescribesMtheMaffectiveMbehaviorsMinMindividualsMtheMcapacityMto
MfeelMconveyMorMreachMtoMideas,Mhabits,McustomsMorMtraditionsMuniqueMtoMaMgroup
MofMpeople.



6.MTransculturalMnursingMcare.....whatMisMacculturation?M-
MAnswerMa.MTranscultural:MdenotesMbridgingMsignificantMdifferencesMinMculturalMpractices
M

i.MCrossMculturalism:MmeansMmediatingMbetween/amongMculture

ii.MMulticulturalM:MrefersMtoMmaintainingMseveralMdifferentMcultures.M

, b.MAcculturation:MsocializationMrefersMtoMgrowingMupMwithinMaMcultureMandMtakingMon
MtheMcharacteristicMofMthatMgroup.MAllMofMusMareMsocializedMtoMsomeMculture.MAccult
urationMrefersMtoMadaptingMtoMaMparticularMculture.M

i.MPeopleMwhoMhaveMgivenMupMmostMtraitsMfromMtheMcultureMofMoriginsMasMaMresult
MofMcontactMwithManotherMculture.MAcculturationMisMadaptingMtoMtheMnewMcultureMwh
ileMmaintainingMpartsMofMyourMpreviousMculture.

ii.MTheMoverallMprocessMofMacculturationMintoMaMnewMsocietyMisMextremelyMdifficult.



7.MCulturalMdiversity.......whatMreligiousMpreferencesMwillMyouMneedMtoMknowMwhenMtaki
ngMcareMofMaMJehovah'sMWitnessMpatient?M-
MAnswerMa.MNoMbloodMtransfusions,MtheyMbelieveMthatMtakingMbloodMintoMtheMbodyM
throughMtheMmouthMorMveinsMviolatesMGod'sMlaws.



i.MThisMnormallyMincludesMwholeMblood,MPRBC,Mplasma,MWBCsMandMplateletMadministrati
on.



ii.MTheyMareMagainstMabortion,MnormallyMdon'tMwantMautopsiesMdone.



1.MWhatMcanMaMRNMinMclinicalMpracticeMdoMtoMbecomeMmoreMprofessional'?M-
MAnswerMProfessionalMidentityMdevelopsMthroughMrealMorMsimulatedMexperiences,Mreflect
ion,MandMroleMmodelingMbyMcolleagues.



•MTheMprocessMisMaMlinearM(aMlearning-relatedMdevelopmentalMprocess).



•MIdentityMformationMcanMbeMaMcrisis,MleadingMtoMdeconstructionMandMreformation.



2.MWhatMareMtheMqualitiesMofMprofessionalismMseenMinMclinicalMpractice?M-
MAnswerMcompassionMandMcaring,MadvocacyMandMaltruism,MrespectMforMhumanMdignity,
Msafety,MsocialMjustice,MhonestyMandMintegrity,MandMaccountability.



3.MProfessionalMidentityMdefinitionM-
MAnswerMProfessionalMidentityMinMnursingMisMdefinedMasMaMsenseMofMoneselfMthatMis
MinfluencedMbyMcharacteristics,Mnorms,MandMvaluesMofMtheMnursingMdiscipline,Mresulting
MinManMindividualMthinking,Macting,MandMfeelingMlikeMaMnurse.M