Giger: Transcultural Nursing, 6th Edition
Giger & Davidhizar's Culturally Competent Test Bank: NCLEX-RN
Review
Chapter 8: African-Americans
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. When providing care the nurse considers personal and social space. Which of the
following culture groups would dictate a much closer space?
A Hispanic Americans
.
B African-Americans
.
C White Americans
.
D Native Americans
.
ANS: B DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge
KEY: Nursing Process: Assessment
MSC: NCLEX Category: Psychosocial Integrity
2. Cultural health practices of the African-American client are often considered
efficacious, neutral, or dysfunctional. In specific circumstances, the nurse may permit the
neutral practice of:
A Putting a knife under the bed to cut pain.
.
B Use of sugar and overrefined flour.
.
C Use of goat’s milk and cabbage juice for infection.
.
D Drinking of a fluid that contains herbs and spices for dehydration.
.
ANS: A DIF: Cognitive Level: Application
KEY: Nursing Process: Implementation
MSC: NCLEX Category: Health Promotion and Maintenance
3. Mark Smith, a 35-year-old African-American male, is observed to have skin that is
ashen gray in color; he is oliguric and restless. You might suspect that Mr. Smith may be
experiencing:
A Iron deficiency anemia.
.
B Pernicious anemia.
Giger & Davidhizar's Culturally Competent Test Bank: NCLEX-RN
Review
Chapter 8: African-Americans
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. When providing care the nurse considers personal and social space. Which of the
following culture groups would dictate a much closer space?
A Hispanic Americans
.
B African-Americans
.
C White Americans
.
D Native Americans
.
ANS: B DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge
KEY: Nursing Process: Assessment
MSC: NCLEX Category: Psychosocial Integrity
2. Cultural health practices of the African-American client are often considered
efficacious, neutral, or dysfunctional. In specific circumstances, the nurse may permit the
neutral practice of:
A Putting a knife under the bed to cut pain.
.
B Use of sugar and overrefined flour.
.
C Use of goat’s milk and cabbage juice for infection.
.
D Drinking of a fluid that contains herbs and spices for dehydration.
.
ANS: A DIF: Cognitive Level: Application
KEY: Nursing Process: Implementation
MSC: NCLEX Category: Health Promotion and Maintenance
3. Mark Smith, a 35-year-old African-American male, is observed to have skin that is
ashen gray in color; he is oliguric and restless. You might suspect that Mr. Smith may be
experiencing:
A Iron deficiency anemia.
.
B Pernicious anemia.
