NURS 5220-Advanced Health Assessment-Test 2
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 distinguishing
physical characteristics
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
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
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
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?
A. How often do you have medical examinations?
B. What is your age, race, and educational level?
C. What types of symptoms have you been having?
, D. Why do you think you are having these symptoms?
Answer: D. Why do you think you are having
these symptoms
6. The definition of ill or sick is based on a
A. stereotype.
B. cultural behavior.
C. belief system.
D. cultural attitude.
Answer: C. Belief system
7. A 22-year-old female nurse is interviewing an 86-year-old male patient. The patient
avoids eye contact and answers questions only by saying, Yeah, No, or I guess so.
Which of the following is appropriate for the interviewer to say or ask?
A. We will be able to communicate better if you look at me.
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 distinguishing
physical characteristics
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
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
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
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?
A. How often do you have medical examinations?
B. What is your age, race, and educational level?
C. What types of symptoms have you been having?
, D. Why do you think you are having these symptoms?
Answer: D. Why do you think you are having
these symptoms
6. The definition of ill or sick is based on a
A. stereotype.
B. cultural behavior.
C. belief system.
D. cultural attitude.
Answer: C. Belief system
7. A 22-year-old female nurse is interviewing an 86-year-old male patient. The patient
avoids eye contact and answers questions only by saying, Yeah, No, or I guess so.
Which of the following is appropriate for the interviewer to say or ask?
A. We will be able to communicate better if you look at me.
