NURS 175 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 2026 VERIFIED.
Socialization into one's primary culture during childhood is known as...
A. Enculturation
B. Acculturation
C. Assimilation
D. Multiculturalism - ANS A
Multiculturalism results when a person...
A. Has an experience with a new of different culture that is extremely negative
B. Maintains his/her culture and interacts peacefully with people of other cultures
C. Gives up his/her ethnic identity in favor of the dominant culture
D. Adapts to and adopts a new culture - ANS B
Cultural awareness involves an in-depth self-examination of one's...
A. Background, recognizing biases and prejudices
B. Social, cultural, and biophysical factors
C. Engagement in culturally safe interactions
D. Motivation and commitment to caring - ANS A
Culturally safe care is the process of...
A. Learning about vast cultures
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,B. Delivering care that is based on knowledge of the patient's cultural heritage, beliefs, and
attitudes
C. Influencing treatment and care of patients
D. Motivations and commitment to caring - ANS B
Ethnocentrism is the root of...
A. Stereotypes, biases, and prejudices
B. Meanings by which people make sense of their experiences
C. Cultural beliefs
Individualism and self-reliance in achieving and maintaining health - ANS A
When a person acts on his or own prejudices...
A. Effective intercultural and relational communication develops
B. Sufficient comparative knowledge of diverse groups is obtained
C. Discrimination occurs
D. Delivery of culturally congruent care is ensured - ANS C
The prevailing value orientation in Western society is...
A. Use of rituals symbolizing the supernatural
B. Group reliance and interdependence
C. Healing emphasizing naturalistic modalities
D. Individualism and self-reliance in achieving and maintaining health - ANS D
Disparities in health outcomes between rich and poor patients illustrate...
A. The attribution of illness to natural, impersonal, and biological factors
B. Biological and sociocultural health risks
C. Influence of socioeconomic factors in morbidity and mortality
D. Combination of naturalistic, religions, and supernatural modalities - ANS C
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,Global health is a concept that focuses...
A. On issues that affect the health of the population of a particular community or country
B. Mainly on prevention programs for populations
C. On issues that directly or indirectly affect health but that can transcend national boundaries
D. On a few disciplines, but has not emphasized multidiciplinarity - ANS C
The prevailing values in Western society on individual autonomy and self-determination...
A. Rarely have an effect on other groups
B. Do not have an effect on health care
C. May hinder ability to get into hospice programs
D. May be in direct conflict with the values of diverse groups - ANS D
Normal range of temperature - ANS 36-38 degrees Celsius
Normal pulse - ANS 60-100 beats/minute
Normal respirations - ANS 12-20 breaths/minute
Normal BP - ANS Systolic = 120-139 mmHg
Diastolic = 80-89 mmHg
Normal pulse pressure - ANS 30-50 mmHg
What is pulse pressure? - ANS The difference between systolic and diastolic BP
What is pyrexia? - ANS A fever
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, Tachycardia - ANS abnormally fast heart rate (more than 100 beats/minute)
Bradycardia - ANS slow heart rate (less than 60 beats/minute)
Pulse deficit - ANS created by an inefficient contraction of the heart that fails to transmit a
pulse wave to the peripheral site
During a nursing assessment, an adult patient is noted to have shallow respiration's at a rate of
eight per minute. His heart rate is 46 beats per minute. His vital signs would be described as...
A. Bradycardia and apnea
B. Tachycardia and apnea
C. Bradycardia and bradypnea
D. Tachycardia and bradypnea - ANS C
Bradypnea - ANS abnormally slow breathing rate
Apnea - ANS temporary cessation of breathing (normally during sleep)
A pulse deficit provides information about the heart's ability to adequately perfuse the body. A
pulse deficit is...
A. The difference between radial and apical pulse rates
B. The digital pressure felt when radial and ulnar pulses are measured
C. The amount of pressure felt when radial and ulnar pulses are measured
D. The difference between the systolic and diastolic blood pressure readings - ANS A
As individuals approach older adulthood, body temperature tends to...
A. Gradually decrease
B. Gradually increase
C. Fluctuate
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AND ANSWERS 2026 VERIFIED.
Socialization into one's primary culture during childhood is known as...
A. Enculturation
B. Acculturation
C. Assimilation
D. Multiculturalism - ANS A
Multiculturalism results when a person...
A. Has an experience with a new of different culture that is extremely negative
B. Maintains his/her culture and interacts peacefully with people of other cultures
C. Gives up his/her ethnic identity in favor of the dominant culture
D. Adapts to and adopts a new culture - ANS B
Cultural awareness involves an in-depth self-examination of one's...
A. Background, recognizing biases and prejudices
B. Social, cultural, and biophysical factors
C. Engagement in culturally safe interactions
D. Motivation and commitment to caring - ANS A
Culturally safe care is the process of...
A. Learning about vast cultures
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,B. Delivering care that is based on knowledge of the patient's cultural heritage, beliefs, and
attitudes
C. Influencing treatment and care of patients
D. Motivations and commitment to caring - ANS B
Ethnocentrism is the root of...
A. Stereotypes, biases, and prejudices
B. Meanings by which people make sense of their experiences
C. Cultural beliefs
Individualism and self-reliance in achieving and maintaining health - ANS A
When a person acts on his or own prejudices...
A. Effective intercultural and relational communication develops
B. Sufficient comparative knowledge of diverse groups is obtained
C. Discrimination occurs
D. Delivery of culturally congruent care is ensured - ANS C
The prevailing value orientation in Western society is...
A. Use of rituals symbolizing the supernatural
B. Group reliance and interdependence
C. Healing emphasizing naturalistic modalities
D. Individualism and self-reliance in achieving and maintaining health - ANS D
Disparities in health outcomes between rich and poor patients illustrate...
A. The attribution of illness to natural, impersonal, and biological factors
B. Biological and sociocultural health risks
C. Influence of socioeconomic factors in morbidity and mortality
D. Combination of naturalistic, religions, and supernatural modalities - ANS C
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,Global health is a concept that focuses...
A. On issues that affect the health of the population of a particular community or country
B. Mainly on prevention programs for populations
C. On issues that directly or indirectly affect health but that can transcend national boundaries
D. On a few disciplines, but has not emphasized multidiciplinarity - ANS C
The prevailing values in Western society on individual autonomy and self-determination...
A. Rarely have an effect on other groups
B. Do not have an effect on health care
C. May hinder ability to get into hospice programs
D. May be in direct conflict with the values of diverse groups - ANS D
Normal range of temperature - ANS 36-38 degrees Celsius
Normal pulse - ANS 60-100 beats/minute
Normal respirations - ANS 12-20 breaths/minute
Normal BP - ANS Systolic = 120-139 mmHg
Diastolic = 80-89 mmHg
Normal pulse pressure - ANS 30-50 mmHg
What is pulse pressure? - ANS The difference between systolic and diastolic BP
What is pyrexia? - ANS A fever
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, Tachycardia - ANS abnormally fast heart rate (more than 100 beats/minute)
Bradycardia - ANS slow heart rate (less than 60 beats/minute)
Pulse deficit - ANS created by an inefficient contraction of the heart that fails to transmit a
pulse wave to the peripheral site
During a nursing assessment, an adult patient is noted to have shallow respiration's at a rate of
eight per minute. His heart rate is 46 beats per minute. His vital signs would be described as...
A. Bradycardia and apnea
B. Tachycardia and apnea
C. Bradycardia and bradypnea
D. Tachycardia and bradypnea - ANS C
Bradypnea - ANS abnormally slow breathing rate
Apnea - ANS temporary cessation of breathing (normally during sleep)
A pulse deficit provides information about the heart's ability to adequately perfuse the body. A
pulse deficit is...
A. The difference between radial and apical pulse rates
B. The digital pressure felt when radial and ulnar pulses are measured
C. The amount of pressure felt when radial and ulnar pulses are measured
D. The difference between the systolic and diastolic blood pressure readings - ANS A
As individuals approach older adulthood, body temperature tends to...
A. Gradually decrease
B. Gradually increase
C. Fluctuate
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