AMSA: Intro to Nursing (NUR 103)
Exam #2 Test Questions Solved
Correctly.
Cultural Assimilation - Answer Process that occurs when a minority group, living as part of a
dominant group within a culture, loses the cultural characteristics that made it different
Cultural Blindness - Answer The process of ignoring differences in people and proceeding as
though the differences do not exist
Cultural Competence - Answer Care delivered with an awareness of the aspects of the
patient's culture
Cultural Diversity - Answer (1) Coexistence of different ethnic, biological sex, racial, and
socioeconomic groups within one social unit; (2) diverse groups in society, with varying racial
classifications and national origins, religious affiliations, languages, physical size, biological sex,
sexual orientation, age, disability, socioeconomic status, occupational status, and geographic
location
Cultural Imposition - Answer Tendency to impose one's own beliefs, values, and patterns of
behavior on individuals from another culture, believing that their ideas are superior to those of
another person or group
Cultural Respect - Answer Enables nurses to deliver services that are respectful of and
responsive to the health beliefs, practices, and cultural and linguistic needs of diverse patients;
critical to reducing health disparities and improving access to high-quality health care
Culture - Answer Sum total of human behavior or social characteristics particular to a
specific group and passed from generation to generation or from one to another within the
group
Culture Conflict - Answer Situation that occurs when people become aware of cultural
differences, feel threatened, and respond by ridiculing the beliefs and traditions of others to
make themselves feel more secure about their own values
Culture Shock - Answer Those feelings, usually negative, a person experiences when placed
in a different culture
Ethnicity - Answer Sense of identification that a cultural group collectively has; the sharing of
common and unique cultural and social beliefs and behavior patterns, including language and
,dialect, religious practices, literature, folklore, music, political interests, food preferences, and
employment patterns
Ethnocentrism - Answer Belief that one's own ideas, beliefs, and practices are best, superior,
or most preferred to those of others; using one's cultural norms as the standard to evaluate
others' beliefs
Linguistic Competence - Answer Ability of caregivers and organizations to understand and
effectively respond to the linguistic needs of patients and their families in a health care
encounter
Personal Space - Answer External environment surrounding a person that is regarded as
being part of that person
Race - Answer Division of human beings based on distinct physical characteristics
Stereotyping - Answer Assigning characteristics to a group of people without considering
specific individuality
Subculture - Answer Group of people with different interests or goals than the primary
culture
Transcultural Nursing - Answer Providing nursing care that is planned and implemented in a
way that is sensitive to the needs of individuals, families, and groups representing the diverse
cultural populations within our society
What are common health problems of Native Americans & Alaskan natives? - Answer Heart
Disease
Cirrhosis of the liver
Diabetes Mellitus
Fetal alcohol syndrome
What are common health problems of African Americans? - Answer Hypertension
Stroke
Sickle cell anemia
Lactose intolerance
Keloids
, What are common health problems of Asians? - Answer Hypertension
Cancer of the liver
Lactose intolerance
Thalassemia
What are common health problems of Hispanics? - Answer Diabetes mellitus
Lactose Intolerance
What are common health problems of Whites? - Answer Breast cancer
Heart disease
Hypertension
Diabetes Mellitus
Obesity
What are common health problems of Eastern European Jews? - Answer Cystic fibrosis
Gaucher's disease
Spinal muscular atrophy
Tay-Sachs' disease
Factors that may be affected by race/ethnicity/culture in the health care setting - Answer
Health problem
Reactions (to pain)
Gender roles
Mental Health
Language/Communication
Orientation to space and time
Food/Nutrition
Family support
Socioeconomic Factors
Components of Cultural Assessment - Answer Open ended questions
Focused question
Contrast questions
Ethnohistory
Social organization
Exam #2 Test Questions Solved
Correctly.
Cultural Assimilation - Answer Process that occurs when a minority group, living as part of a
dominant group within a culture, loses the cultural characteristics that made it different
Cultural Blindness - Answer The process of ignoring differences in people and proceeding as
though the differences do not exist
Cultural Competence - Answer Care delivered with an awareness of the aspects of the
patient's culture
Cultural Diversity - Answer (1) Coexistence of different ethnic, biological sex, racial, and
socioeconomic groups within one social unit; (2) diverse groups in society, with varying racial
classifications and national origins, religious affiliations, languages, physical size, biological sex,
sexual orientation, age, disability, socioeconomic status, occupational status, and geographic
location
Cultural Imposition - Answer Tendency to impose one's own beliefs, values, and patterns of
behavior on individuals from another culture, believing that their ideas are superior to those of
another person or group
Cultural Respect - Answer Enables nurses to deliver services that are respectful of and
responsive to the health beliefs, practices, and cultural and linguistic needs of diverse patients;
critical to reducing health disparities and improving access to high-quality health care
Culture - Answer Sum total of human behavior or social characteristics particular to a
specific group and passed from generation to generation or from one to another within the
group
Culture Conflict - Answer Situation that occurs when people become aware of cultural
differences, feel threatened, and respond by ridiculing the beliefs and traditions of others to
make themselves feel more secure about their own values
Culture Shock - Answer Those feelings, usually negative, a person experiences when placed
in a different culture
Ethnicity - Answer Sense of identification that a cultural group collectively has; the sharing of
common and unique cultural and social beliefs and behavior patterns, including language and
,dialect, religious practices, literature, folklore, music, political interests, food preferences, and
employment patterns
Ethnocentrism - Answer Belief that one's own ideas, beliefs, and practices are best, superior,
or most preferred to those of others; using one's cultural norms as the standard to evaluate
others' beliefs
Linguistic Competence - Answer Ability of caregivers and organizations to understand and
effectively respond to the linguistic needs of patients and their families in a health care
encounter
Personal Space - Answer External environment surrounding a person that is regarded as
being part of that person
Race - Answer Division of human beings based on distinct physical characteristics
Stereotyping - Answer Assigning characteristics to a group of people without considering
specific individuality
Subculture - Answer Group of people with different interests or goals than the primary
culture
Transcultural Nursing - Answer Providing nursing care that is planned and implemented in a
way that is sensitive to the needs of individuals, families, and groups representing the diverse
cultural populations within our society
What are common health problems of Native Americans & Alaskan natives? - Answer Heart
Disease
Cirrhosis of the liver
Diabetes Mellitus
Fetal alcohol syndrome
What are common health problems of African Americans? - Answer Hypertension
Stroke
Sickle cell anemia
Lactose intolerance
Keloids
, What are common health problems of Asians? - Answer Hypertension
Cancer of the liver
Lactose intolerance
Thalassemia
What are common health problems of Hispanics? - Answer Diabetes mellitus
Lactose Intolerance
What are common health problems of Whites? - Answer Breast cancer
Heart disease
Hypertension
Diabetes Mellitus
Obesity
What are common health problems of Eastern European Jews? - Answer Cystic fibrosis
Gaucher's disease
Spinal muscular atrophy
Tay-Sachs' disease
Factors that may be affected by race/ethnicity/culture in the health care setting - Answer
Health problem
Reactions (to pain)
Gender roles
Mental Health
Language/Communication
Orientation to space and time
Food/Nutrition
Family support
Socioeconomic Factors
Components of Cultural Assessment - Answer Open ended questions
Focused question
Contrast questions
Ethnohistory
Social organization
