Giger: Transcultural Nursing, 6th Edition
Giger & Davidhizar's Culturally Competent Test Bank: NCLEX-RN
Review
Chapter 2: Communication
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Communication approaches the nurse can use while providing culturally appropriate
nursing care for a client with limited understanding of English include all of the follow-
ing except:
A Using a lot of hand gestures.
.
B Asking questions that require a yes or no response.
.
C Repeating the message with different words.
.
D Speaking slowly and distinctly.
.
ANS: B DIF: Cognitive Level: Application
KEY: Nursing Process: Assessment
MSC: NCLEX Category: Psychosocial Integrity
2. To determine if a client with a limited English vocabulary understands the pre-
operative teaching related to coughing and deep breathing, the nurse should ask the client
to:
A Verbalize what was learned regarding coughing and deep breathing.
.
B Verbalize to an interpreter how to cough and breathe deeply.
.
C Demonstrate how to cough and breathe deeply postoperatively.
.
D Interpret the meaning of the client’s facial expressions and nonverbal cues.
.
ANS: C DIF: Cognitive Level: Application
KEY: Nursing Process: Assessment
MSC: NCLEX Category: Physiological Integrity
3. While planning discharge teaching, the nurse knows the client with which of the
following family backgrounds is most likely to hold to traditional values?
A Chinese
.
B Indian
, .
C Amish
.
D African American
.
ANS: C DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge
KEY: Nursing Process: Planning
MSC: NCLEX Category: Psychosocial Integrity
4. The nurse is working with a culturally diverse patient population in a clinic. In order
to deliver culturally competent care, it is essential for the nurse to:
A Do a physical examination on each patient.
.
B Do a cultural assessment on each patient.
.
C Have “lived experience” with the culture of the patients served.
.
D Observe each patient for his or her unique behavior.
.
ANS: B DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge
KEY: Nursing Process: Assessment
MSC: NCLEX Category: Health Promotion and Maintenance
5. Cultural groups vary greatly. Which of the following is false concerning these
differences?
A Environmental control refers to the ability of a group to plan activities that con-
. trol nature.
B Social organization refers to the differences that exist within the family unit in a
. culture.
C Verbal communication differences exist among cultures, and nonverbal commu-
. nication differences exist between cultures.
D The personal space and its meaning vary from one culture to another.
.
ANS: B DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge
KEY: Nursing Process: Assessment
MSC: NCLEX Category: Psychosocial Integrity
6. When planning nursing care for a client with a different cultural background, the
nurse should:
A Identify how cultural variables affect the health problem.
.
B Try to explain how the client can adapt to hospital routines.
Giger & Davidhizar's Culturally Competent Test Bank: NCLEX-RN
Review
Chapter 2: Communication
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Communication approaches the nurse can use while providing culturally appropriate
nursing care for a client with limited understanding of English include all of the follow-
ing except:
A Using a lot of hand gestures.
.
B Asking questions that require a yes or no response.
.
C Repeating the message with different words.
.
D Speaking slowly and distinctly.
.
ANS: B DIF: Cognitive Level: Application
KEY: Nursing Process: Assessment
MSC: NCLEX Category: Psychosocial Integrity
2. To determine if a client with a limited English vocabulary understands the pre-
operative teaching related to coughing and deep breathing, the nurse should ask the client
to:
A Verbalize what was learned regarding coughing and deep breathing.
.
B Verbalize to an interpreter how to cough and breathe deeply.
.
C Demonstrate how to cough and breathe deeply postoperatively.
.
D Interpret the meaning of the client’s facial expressions and nonverbal cues.
.
ANS: C DIF: Cognitive Level: Application
KEY: Nursing Process: Assessment
MSC: NCLEX Category: Physiological Integrity
3. While planning discharge teaching, the nurse knows the client with which of the
following family backgrounds is most likely to hold to traditional values?
A Chinese
.
B Indian
, .
C Amish
.
D African American
.
ANS: C DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge
KEY: Nursing Process: Planning
MSC: NCLEX Category: Psychosocial Integrity
4. The nurse is working with a culturally diverse patient population in a clinic. In order
to deliver culturally competent care, it is essential for the nurse to:
A Do a physical examination on each patient.
.
B Do a cultural assessment on each patient.
.
C Have “lived experience” with the culture of the patients served.
.
D Observe each patient for his or her unique behavior.
.
ANS: B DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge
KEY: Nursing Process: Assessment
MSC: NCLEX Category: Health Promotion and Maintenance
5. Cultural groups vary greatly. Which of the following is false concerning these
differences?
A Environmental control refers to the ability of a group to plan activities that con-
. trol nature.
B Social organization refers to the differences that exist within the family unit in a
. culture.
C Verbal communication differences exist among cultures, and nonverbal commu-
. nication differences exist between cultures.
D The personal space and its meaning vary from one culture to another.
.
ANS: B DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge
KEY: Nursing Process: Assessment
MSC: NCLEX Category: Psychosocial Integrity
6. When planning nursing care for a client with a different cultural background, the
nurse should:
A Identify how cultural variables affect the health problem.
.
B Try to explain how the client can adapt to hospital routines.
