Cultural Diversity In Health And Illness 9th
Edition By Spector
Cultural Diversity in Health and Illness, 9e (Spector)
Chapter 6 HEALING Traditions
1) The nurse is reading about ancient forms of HEALING. Which method focuses on removing
evil from the body?
1. Casting blame on another person in the community
2. Drinking special herbal mixtures
3. Eating special foods
4. Punishing the person who had the sickness
Answer: 1
Explanation: 1. Looking for a causative agent for sickness beyond internal reasons could lead to
the blame being placed on another person in the community, especially if they were perceived
to be different from others.
2. Drinking herbal mixtures to remove the illness-causing evil was not a routine event.
3. Eating special foods was not a consideration for treating illness in an attempt to remove its evil.
4. Punishing the person who had the sickness was not a method to rid the person of the
illnesscausing evil.
Cognitive Level: Remembering
Patient Need: Physiological Integrity
Patient Need Sub: Physiological Adaptation
Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nursing Process: Assessment
,Learning Outcome: LO01 – Identify practices that were part of ancient forms of HEALING.
2) Why would the nurse assess a patient’s religion when completing the health history
process?
1. Religion plays a role in the perception of HEALTH and ILLNESS.
2. Religion helps explain recreational habits.
3. Religion provides information about the patient’s geographic location.
4. Religion explains nutritional preferences.
Answer: 1
Explanation: 1. Religion strongly affects the way people interpret and respond to the signs and
symptoms of illness.
2. Religion does not provide information about the patient’s recreational habits.
3. Religion does not provide information about the patient’s geographic location.
4. Religion does not explain nutritional preferences.
Cognitive Level: Analyzing
Patient Need: Psychosocial Integrity
Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nursing Process: Assessment
Learning Outcome: LO02 – Distinguish the relationship between faith traditions and HEALING.
3) A patient with a severe illness is reading the Bible. Which section of the Bible would help
the patient with HEALING illnesses and suffering?
1. New Testament
2. Genesis
3. Old Testament.
4. Leviticus
,Answer: 1, 3
Explanation: 1. The New Testament focuses on HEALING.
2. Genesis is a part of the Old Testament, which does not focus on HEALING to the extent of the
New Testament.
3. The Old Testament addresses HEALING in the form of God having the power of life and death.
4. Leviticus is a part of the Old Testament, which does not focus on HEALING to the extent of the
New Testament.
Cognitive Level: Understanding
Patient Need: Psychosocial Integrity
Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nursing Process: Implementation
Learning Outcome: LO02 – Distinguish the relationship between faith traditions and HEALING.
4) The nurse is determining how a patient is going to respond to prescribed medical treatment
foran illness. What factors will influence the patient’s response? Select all that apply.
1. Religion
2. Ethnicity
3. Culture
4. Family structure
Answer: 1, 2, 3, 4
Explanation: 1. Religion is woven into the fabric of each person’s response to treatment and
HEALING.
2. Ethnicity is woven into the fabric of each person’s response to treatment and HEALING.
3. Culture is woven into the fabric of each person’s response to treatment and HEALING.
4. Family structure is considered a factor that influences a person’s response to treatment and
healing.
Cognitive Level: Analyzing
, Patient Need: Psychosocial Integrity
Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nursing Process: Evaluation
Learning Outcome: LO02 – Distinguish the relationship between faith traditions and HEALING.
5) Which action would the nurse take when assessing the impact of religion, culture, and
ethnicity on a patient’s illness?
1. Recognize religious preferences may differ between members of an ethnic group.
2. Recognize all members of an ethnic group will follow the same dietary practices.
3. Recognize certain ethnic groups practice the same religion.
4. Recognize certain ethnic groups always practice the same cultural rituals.
Answer: 1
Explanation: 1. While many members of an ethnic group may practice the same religion, it is
not appropriate to assume that all of them do. This is stereotyping.
2. Not all members of an ethnic group will follow the same dietary practices.
3. Not all members of the same ethnic groups have the same religious affiliation.
4. Cultural rituals can vary within an ethnic group.
Cognitive Level: Applying
Patient Need: Psychosocial Integrity
Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nursing Process: Assessment
Learning Outcome: LO02 – Distinguish the relationship between faith traditions and HEALING.
6) A female patient tells the nurse that she prayed to one saint to become pregnant, and now
that she is, she is going to pray to a different saint to help her through the pregnancy. To
which saint is this patient praying? Select all that apply.
1. St. Anthony of Padua
Edition By Spector
Cultural Diversity in Health and Illness, 9e (Spector)
Chapter 6 HEALING Traditions
1) The nurse is reading about ancient forms of HEALING. Which method focuses on removing
evil from the body?
1. Casting blame on another person in the community
2. Drinking special herbal mixtures
3. Eating special foods
4. Punishing the person who had the sickness
Answer: 1
Explanation: 1. Looking for a causative agent for sickness beyond internal reasons could lead to
the blame being placed on another person in the community, especially if they were perceived
to be different from others.
2. Drinking herbal mixtures to remove the illness-causing evil was not a routine event.
3. Eating special foods was not a consideration for treating illness in an attempt to remove its evil.
4. Punishing the person who had the sickness was not a method to rid the person of the
illnesscausing evil.
Cognitive Level: Remembering
Patient Need: Physiological Integrity
Patient Need Sub: Physiological Adaptation
Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nursing Process: Assessment
,Learning Outcome: LO01 – Identify practices that were part of ancient forms of HEALING.
2) Why would the nurse assess a patient’s religion when completing the health history
process?
1. Religion plays a role in the perception of HEALTH and ILLNESS.
2. Religion helps explain recreational habits.
3. Religion provides information about the patient’s geographic location.
4. Religion explains nutritional preferences.
Answer: 1
Explanation: 1. Religion strongly affects the way people interpret and respond to the signs and
symptoms of illness.
2. Religion does not provide information about the patient’s recreational habits.
3. Religion does not provide information about the patient’s geographic location.
4. Religion does not explain nutritional preferences.
Cognitive Level: Analyzing
Patient Need: Psychosocial Integrity
Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nursing Process: Assessment
Learning Outcome: LO02 – Distinguish the relationship between faith traditions and HEALING.
3) A patient with a severe illness is reading the Bible. Which section of the Bible would help
the patient with HEALING illnesses and suffering?
1. New Testament
2. Genesis
3. Old Testament.
4. Leviticus
,Answer: 1, 3
Explanation: 1. The New Testament focuses on HEALING.
2. Genesis is a part of the Old Testament, which does not focus on HEALING to the extent of the
New Testament.
3. The Old Testament addresses HEALING in the form of God having the power of life and death.
4. Leviticus is a part of the Old Testament, which does not focus on HEALING to the extent of the
New Testament.
Cognitive Level: Understanding
Patient Need: Psychosocial Integrity
Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nursing Process: Implementation
Learning Outcome: LO02 – Distinguish the relationship between faith traditions and HEALING.
4) The nurse is determining how a patient is going to respond to prescribed medical treatment
foran illness. What factors will influence the patient’s response? Select all that apply.
1. Religion
2. Ethnicity
3. Culture
4. Family structure
Answer: 1, 2, 3, 4
Explanation: 1. Religion is woven into the fabric of each person’s response to treatment and
HEALING.
2. Ethnicity is woven into the fabric of each person’s response to treatment and HEALING.
3. Culture is woven into the fabric of each person’s response to treatment and HEALING.
4. Family structure is considered a factor that influences a person’s response to treatment and
healing.
Cognitive Level: Analyzing
, Patient Need: Psychosocial Integrity
Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nursing Process: Evaluation
Learning Outcome: LO02 – Distinguish the relationship between faith traditions and HEALING.
5) Which action would the nurse take when assessing the impact of religion, culture, and
ethnicity on a patient’s illness?
1. Recognize religious preferences may differ between members of an ethnic group.
2. Recognize all members of an ethnic group will follow the same dietary practices.
3. Recognize certain ethnic groups practice the same religion.
4. Recognize certain ethnic groups always practice the same cultural rituals.
Answer: 1
Explanation: 1. While many members of an ethnic group may practice the same religion, it is
not appropriate to assume that all of them do. This is stereotyping.
2. Not all members of an ethnic group will follow the same dietary practices.
3. Not all members of the same ethnic groups have the same religious affiliation.
4. Cultural rituals can vary within an ethnic group.
Cognitive Level: Applying
Patient Need: Psychosocial Integrity
Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nursing Process: Assessment
Learning Outcome: LO02 – Distinguish the relationship between faith traditions and HEALING.
6) A female patient tells the nurse that she prayed to one saint to become pregnant, and now
that she is, she is going to pray to a different saint to help her through the pregnancy. To
which saint is this patient praying? Select all that apply.
1. St. Anthony of Padua
