Giger: Transcultural Nursing, 6th Edition
Giger & Davidhizar's Culturally Competent Test Bank: NCLEX-RN
Review
Chapter 6: Environmental Control
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The nurse suspects that the client has nontraditional health beliefs and often uses
nontraditional remedies to treat various illnesses. What is the best approach for obtaining
this information from the client?
A “What are your favorite foods?”
.
B “Have you been taking any remedies that your family taught you to use?”
.
C “Would you like to keep wearing that gold cross while you are in the hospital?”
.
D “You haven’t been eating any of those funny herbs your people use, have you?”
.
ANS: B DIF: Cognitive Level: Application
KEY: Nursing Process: Analysis
MSC: NCLEX Category: Health Promotion and Maintenance
2. If people have a fatalistic attitude toward life, they are likely to seek medical
attention:
A More readily.
.
B Less readily.
.
ANS: B DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge
KEY: Nursing Process: Planning
MSC: NCLEX Category: Health Promotion and Maintenance
3. An individual’s feelings of environmental control will affect beliefs about compliance
with a medical regimen. Which of the following is most likely to be true?
A A person with internal locus of control will be more likely to feel personal actions
. that can influence future health.
B A person with external locus of control will be more likely to feel personal ac-
. tions that can influence future health.
C A person who believes in fate and change as an important determinant of nature
. has an internal locus of control.
D A belief that the natural course of nature cannot be affected by individuals indi-
. cates belief in internal locus of control.
Giger & Davidhizar's Culturally Competent Test Bank: NCLEX-RN
Review
Chapter 6: Environmental Control
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The nurse suspects that the client has nontraditional health beliefs and often uses
nontraditional remedies to treat various illnesses. What is the best approach for obtaining
this information from the client?
A “What are your favorite foods?”
.
B “Have you been taking any remedies that your family taught you to use?”
.
C “Would you like to keep wearing that gold cross while you are in the hospital?”
.
D “You haven’t been eating any of those funny herbs your people use, have you?”
.
ANS: B DIF: Cognitive Level: Application
KEY: Nursing Process: Analysis
MSC: NCLEX Category: Health Promotion and Maintenance
2. If people have a fatalistic attitude toward life, they are likely to seek medical
attention:
A More readily.
.
B Less readily.
.
ANS: B DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge
KEY: Nursing Process: Planning
MSC: NCLEX Category: Health Promotion and Maintenance
3. An individual’s feelings of environmental control will affect beliefs about compliance
with a medical regimen. Which of the following is most likely to be true?
A A person with internal locus of control will be more likely to feel personal actions
. that can influence future health.
B A person with external locus of control will be more likely to feel personal ac-
. tions that can influence future health.
C A person who believes in fate and change as an important determinant of nature
. has an internal locus of control.
D A belief that the natural course of nature cannot be affected by individuals indi-
. cates belief in internal locus of control.
