Nursing Jurisprudence: Legal and Ethical
Considerations NCLEX Practice Quiz
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The best explanation of what Title VI Answer: C. Have equal access to all health care
of the Civil Rights Act mandates is the regardless of race and religion
freedom to:
A. Pick any physician and insurance
company despite one's income
B. Receive free medical benefits as
needed within the county of
residence
C. Have equal access to all health
care regardless of race and religion
D. Have basic care with a sliding
scale payment plan from all health
care facilities
,Which statement would best explain Answer: D. Provide care while aware of one's own
the role of the nurse when planning bias, focusing on the client's individual needs rather
care for a culturally diverse than the staff's practices
population? The nurse will plan care
to: Without understanding one's own beliefs and
values, a bias or preconceived belief by the nurse
A. Include care that is culturally could create an unexpected conflict or an area of
congruent with the staff from neglect in the plan of care for a client (who might
predetermined criteria be expecting something totally different from the
B. Focus only on the needs of the care). During assessment values, beliefs, practices
client, ignoring the nurse's beliefs and should be identified by the nurse and used as a
practices guide to identify the choices by the nurse to meet
C. Blend the values of the nurse that specific needs/outcomes of that client. Therefore
are for the good of the client and identification of values, beliefs, and practices
minimize the client's individual values allows for planning meaningful and beneficial care
and beliefs during care specific for this client.
D. Provide care while aware of one's
own bias, focusing on the client's
individual needs rather than the staff's
practices
Which factor is least significant Answer: C. Biocultural needs
during assessment when gathering
information about cultural practices? Cultural practices do not influence biocultural
needs because they are inborn risks that are related
A. Language, timing to a biological need and not a learned cultural
B. Touch, eye contact belief or practice.
C. Biocultural needs
D. Pain perception, management
expectations
,Transcultural nursing implies: Answer: A. Using a comparative study of cultures to
understand similarities and differences across
A. Using a comparative study of human groups to provide specific individualized
cultures to understand similarities care that is culturally appropriate
and differences across human
groups to provide specific Transcultural care means that by understanding
individualized care that is culturally and learning about specific cultural practices the
appropriate nurse can integrate these practices into the plan of
B. Working in another culture to care for a specific individual client who has the
practice nursing within their same beliefs or practices to meet the client's needs
limitations in a holistic manner of care.
C. Combining all cultural beliefs into
a practice that is a non-threatening
approach to minimize cultural
barriers for all clients' equality of
care
D. Ignoring all cultural differences to
provide the best generalized care to
all clients
What should the nurse do when Answer: B. Identify how these cultural variables
planning nursing care for a client affect the health problem
with a different cultural background?
The nurse should: Without assessment and identification of the
cultural needs, the nurse cannot begin to
A. Allow the family to provide care understand how these might influence the health
during the hospital stay so no rituals problem or health care management.
or customs are broken
B. Identify how these cultural
variables affect the health problem
C. Speak slowly and show pictures to
make sure the client always
understands
D. Explain how the client must adapt
to hospital routines to be effectively
cared for while in the hospital
, Which activity would not be Answer: D. Expect the family to keep an interpreter
expected by the nurse to meet the present at all times to assist in meeting the
cultural needs of the client? communication needs all day and night while
hospitalized
A. Promote and support attitudes,
behaviors, knowledge, and skills to It is not the family's responsibility to assist in the
respectfully meet client's cultural communication process. Many families will leave
needs despite the nurse's own beliefs someone to help at times, but it is the hospital's
and practices legal obligation to find an interpreter for continued
B. Ensure that the interpreter understanding by the client to make sure the client
understands not only the language is fully informed and comprehends in his or her
of the client but feelings and primary language.
attitudes behind cultural practices to
make sure an ethical balance can be
achieved
C. Develop structure and process for
meeting cultural needs on a regular
basis and means to avoid
overlooking these needs with clients
D. Expect the family to keep an
interpreter present at all times to
assist in meeting the communication
needs all day and night while
hospitalized
Considerations NCLEX Practice Quiz
Save
Terms in this set (67)
The best explanation of what Title VI Answer: C. Have equal access to all health care
of the Civil Rights Act mandates is the regardless of race and religion
freedom to:
A. Pick any physician and insurance
company despite one's income
B. Receive free medical benefits as
needed within the county of
residence
C. Have equal access to all health
care regardless of race and religion
D. Have basic care with a sliding
scale payment plan from all health
care facilities
,Which statement would best explain Answer: D. Provide care while aware of one's own
the role of the nurse when planning bias, focusing on the client's individual needs rather
care for a culturally diverse than the staff's practices
population? The nurse will plan care
to: Without understanding one's own beliefs and
values, a bias or preconceived belief by the nurse
A. Include care that is culturally could create an unexpected conflict or an area of
congruent with the staff from neglect in the plan of care for a client (who might
predetermined criteria be expecting something totally different from the
B. Focus only on the needs of the care). During assessment values, beliefs, practices
client, ignoring the nurse's beliefs and should be identified by the nurse and used as a
practices guide to identify the choices by the nurse to meet
C. Blend the values of the nurse that specific needs/outcomes of that client. Therefore
are for the good of the client and identification of values, beliefs, and practices
minimize the client's individual values allows for planning meaningful and beneficial care
and beliefs during care specific for this client.
D. Provide care while aware of one's
own bias, focusing on the client's
individual needs rather than the staff's
practices
Which factor is least significant Answer: C. Biocultural needs
during assessment when gathering
information about cultural practices? Cultural practices do not influence biocultural
needs because they are inborn risks that are related
A. Language, timing to a biological need and not a learned cultural
B. Touch, eye contact belief or practice.
C. Biocultural needs
D. Pain perception, management
expectations
,Transcultural nursing implies: Answer: A. Using a comparative study of cultures to
understand similarities and differences across
A. Using a comparative study of human groups to provide specific individualized
cultures to understand similarities care that is culturally appropriate
and differences across human
groups to provide specific Transcultural care means that by understanding
individualized care that is culturally and learning about specific cultural practices the
appropriate nurse can integrate these practices into the plan of
B. Working in another culture to care for a specific individual client who has the
practice nursing within their same beliefs or practices to meet the client's needs
limitations in a holistic manner of care.
C. Combining all cultural beliefs into
a practice that is a non-threatening
approach to minimize cultural
barriers for all clients' equality of
care
D. Ignoring all cultural differences to
provide the best generalized care to
all clients
What should the nurse do when Answer: B. Identify how these cultural variables
planning nursing care for a client affect the health problem
with a different cultural background?
The nurse should: Without assessment and identification of the
cultural needs, the nurse cannot begin to
A. Allow the family to provide care understand how these might influence the health
during the hospital stay so no rituals problem or health care management.
or customs are broken
B. Identify how these cultural
variables affect the health problem
C. Speak slowly and show pictures to
make sure the client always
understands
D. Explain how the client must adapt
to hospital routines to be effectively
cared for while in the hospital
, Which activity would not be Answer: D. Expect the family to keep an interpreter
expected by the nurse to meet the present at all times to assist in meeting the
cultural needs of the client? communication needs all day and night while
hospitalized
A. Promote and support attitudes,
behaviors, knowledge, and skills to It is not the family's responsibility to assist in the
respectfully meet client's cultural communication process. Many families will leave
needs despite the nurse's own beliefs someone to help at times, but it is the hospital's
and practices legal obligation to find an interpreter for continued
B. Ensure that the interpreter understanding by the client to make sure the client
understands not only the language is fully informed and comprehends in his or her
of the client but feelings and primary language.
attitudes behind cultural practices to
make sure an ethical balance can be
achieved
C. Develop structure and process for
meeting cultural needs on a regular
basis and means to avoid
overlooking these needs with clients
D. Expect the family to keep an
interpreter present at all times to
assist in meeting the communication
needs all day and night while
hospitalized
