Exam 2 - Advanced Health Assessment Nurs 532
Questions and Guide Answers
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1. Which statement is true regarding the relationship of physical characteris- tics and
culture?
A. Physical characteristics should be used to identify members of cultural groups.
B. There is a difference between distinguishing cultural characteristics and
distinguishing physical characteristics.
C. To be a member of a specific culture, an individual must have certain
identifiable
physical characteristics.
D. Gender and race are the two essential physical characteristics used to
identify
cultural groups.
,Answer: B. There is a ditterence between distinguishing cultural characteristics and distinguish-
ing physical characteristics.
Physical characteristics are not used to identify cultural groups; there is a ditterence between the two, and they are
considered separately. Physical characteristics should not be used to identify members of cultural groups. To be a
member of a specific culture, an individual does not need to have certain identifiable physical characteristics. You
should not confuse physical characteristics with cultural characteristics. Gender and race are physical characteristics,
not cultural characteristics, and are not used to identify cultural groups.
2. An image of any group that rejects its potential for originality or individuality is known
as a(n)
a. acculturation.
b. norm.
c. stereotype.
d. ethnos.
Answer:: C stereotype.
A fixed image of any group that rejects its potential for originality or individuality is the definition of stereotype.
Acculturation is the process of adopting another culture's behaviors. A norm is a standard of allowable behavior within a
group. Ethnos implies the same race or nationality.
,3. Mr. L presents to the clinic with severe groin pain and a history of kidney stones. Mr.
L's son tells you that for religious reasons, his father wishes to keep any stone that is
passed into the urine filter that he has been using. What is your most appropriate
response?
A. With your father's permission, we will examine the stone and request that it be
returned to him
B. The stone must be sent to the lab for examination and therefore cannot be kept.
C. We cannot let him keep his stone because it violates our infection control policy.
D. We don't know yet if your father has another kidney stone, so we must analyze this
one
Answer:: A. With your father's permission, we will examine the stone and request that it be returned to him
We should be willing to modify the delivery of health care in a manner that is respectful and in keeping with the
patient's cultural background. ―With your father's permission, we will examine the stone and request that it be
returned to him is the most appropriate response. ―The stone must be sent to the lab for examination and therefore
cannot be kept and ―We don't know yet if your father has another kidney stone, so we must analyze this one do
not support the patient's request. ―We cannot let him keep his stone because it violates our infection control policy
does not provide a reason that it would violate an infection control policy.
4. The motivation of the healthcare professional to want to engage in the process
, of becoming culturally competent, not have to is called:
a. cultural knowledge.
b. cultural awareness.
c. cultural desire.
d. cultural skill.
Answer:: c. cultural desire.
Cultural encounters are the continuous process of interacting with patients from culturally diverse backgrounds to
validate, refine, or modify existing values, beliefs, and practices about a cultural group and to develop cultural
desire, cultural awareness, cultural skill, and cultural knowledge. Cultural awareness is deliberate self-examination
and in-depth exploration of one's biases, stereotypes, prejudices, assumptions, and ―-isms that one holds about
individuals and groups who are ditterent from them. Cultural knowledge is the process of seeking and obtaining a
sound educational base about culturally and ethnically diverse groups. Cultural skill is the ability to collect culturally
relevant data regarding the patient's presenting problem, as well as accurately performing a culturally based physical
assessment in a culturally sensitive manner. Cultural desire is the motivation of the healthcare professional to want to
engage in the process of becoming culturally competent, not have to.
5. Mr. Marks is a 66-year-old patient who presents for a physical examination to the
clinic. Which question has the most potential for exploring a patient's cultural beliefs
related to a health problem?
Questions and Guide Answers
100% Verified Graded A+
1. Which statement is true regarding the relationship of physical characteris- tics and
culture?
A. Physical characteristics should be used to identify members of cultural groups.
B. There is a difference between distinguishing cultural characteristics and
distinguishing physical characteristics.
C. To be a member of a specific culture, an individual must have certain
identifiable
physical characteristics.
D. Gender and race are the two essential physical characteristics used to
identify
cultural groups.
,Answer: B. There is a ditterence between distinguishing cultural characteristics and distinguish-
ing physical characteristics.
Physical characteristics are not used to identify cultural groups; there is a ditterence between the two, and they are
considered separately. Physical characteristics should not be used to identify members of cultural groups. To be a
member of a specific culture, an individual does not need to have certain identifiable physical characteristics. You
should not confuse physical characteristics with cultural characteristics. Gender and race are physical characteristics,
not cultural characteristics, and are not used to identify cultural groups.
2. An image of any group that rejects its potential for originality or individuality is known
as a(n)
a. acculturation.
b. norm.
c. stereotype.
d. ethnos.
Answer:: C stereotype.
A fixed image of any group that rejects its potential for originality or individuality is the definition of stereotype.
Acculturation is the process of adopting another culture's behaviors. A norm is a standard of allowable behavior within a
group. Ethnos implies the same race or nationality.
,3. Mr. L presents to the clinic with severe groin pain and a history of kidney stones. Mr.
L's son tells you that for religious reasons, his father wishes to keep any stone that is
passed into the urine filter that he has been using. What is your most appropriate
response?
A. With your father's permission, we will examine the stone and request that it be
returned to him
B. The stone must be sent to the lab for examination and therefore cannot be kept.
C. We cannot let him keep his stone because it violates our infection control policy.
D. We don't know yet if your father has another kidney stone, so we must analyze this
one
Answer:: A. With your father's permission, we will examine the stone and request that it be returned to him
We should be willing to modify the delivery of health care in a manner that is respectful and in keeping with the
patient's cultural background. ―With your father's permission, we will examine the stone and request that it be
returned to him is the most appropriate response. ―The stone must be sent to the lab for examination and therefore
cannot be kept and ―We don't know yet if your father has another kidney stone, so we must analyze this one do
not support the patient's request. ―We cannot let him keep his stone because it violates our infection control policy
does not provide a reason that it would violate an infection control policy.
4. The motivation of the healthcare professional to want to engage in the process
, of becoming culturally competent, not have to is called:
a. cultural knowledge.
b. cultural awareness.
c. cultural desire.
d. cultural skill.
Answer:: c. cultural desire.
Cultural encounters are the continuous process of interacting with patients from culturally diverse backgrounds to
validate, refine, or modify existing values, beliefs, and practices about a cultural group and to develop cultural
desire, cultural awareness, cultural skill, and cultural knowledge. Cultural awareness is deliberate self-examination
and in-depth exploration of one's biases, stereotypes, prejudices, assumptions, and ―-isms that one holds about
individuals and groups who are ditterent from them. Cultural knowledge is the process of seeking and obtaining a
sound educational base about culturally and ethnically diverse groups. Cultural skill is the ability to collect culturally
relevant data regarding the patient's presenting problem, as well as accurately performing a culturally based physical
assessment in a culturally sensitive manner. Cultural desire is the motivation of the healthcare professional to want to
engage in the process of becoming culturally competent, not have to.
5. Mr. Marks is a 66-year-old patient who presents for a physical examination to the
clinic. Which question has the most potential for exploring a patient's cultural beliefs
related to a health problem?
