Giger: Transcultural Nursing, 6th Edition
Giger & Davidhizar's Culturally Competent Test Bank: NCLEX-RN
Review
Chapter 12: American Eskimos: The Yup'ik and Inupiat
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Alaskan Eskimos have a unique way of indicating agreement. The nurses recognizes
that this way is:
A Twitching the nose.
.
B Blinking the eyes.
.
C Pulling the ears.
.
D Pointing the finger.
.
ANS: B DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge
KEY: Nursing Process: Assessment
MSC: NCLEX Category: Psychosocial Integrity
2. Among American Eskimo adolescents who return to their village after attending
college and trade schools, the suicide rate is higher in:
A Males because of their feeling of detachment from their families.
.
B Females because they have a decreased chance of marrying someone from their
. village.
C Males because of increased alcohol consumption.
.
D Females because they attach priority to bearing children.
.
ANS: A DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge
KEY: Nursing Process: Assessment
MSC: NCLEX Category: Psychosocial Integrity
3. You have an Eskimo patient with tuberculosis. As a culturally competent nurse, you
recognize that for the Eskimo, tuberculosis is:
A An introduced disease.
.
B A genetically inherited disease.
.
C A disease of adaptation.
Giger & Davidhizar's Culturally Competent Test Bank: NCLEX-RN
Review
Chapter 12: American Eskimos: The Yup'ik and Inupiat
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Alaskan Eskimos have a unique way of indicating agreement. The nurses recognizes
that this way is:
A Twitching the nose.
.
B Blinking the eyes.
.
C Pulling the ears.
.
D Pointing the finger.
.
ANS: B DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge
KEY: Nursing Process: Assessment
MSC: NCLEX Category: Psychosocial Integrity
2. Among American Eskimo adolescents who return to their village after attending
college and trade schools, the suicide rate is higher in:
A Males because of their feeling of detachment from their families.
.
B Females because they have a decreased chance of marrying someone from their
. village.
C Males because of increased alcohol consumption.
.
D Females because they attach priority to bearing children.
.
ANS: A DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge
KEY: Nursing Process: Assessment
MSC: NCLEX Category: Psychosocial Integrity
3. You have an Eskimo patient with tuberculosis. As a culturally competent nurse, you
recognize that for the Eskimo, tuberculosis is:
A An introduced disease.
.
B A genetically inherited disease.
.
C A disease of adaptation.
