Giger: Transcultural Nursing, 6th Edition
Giger & Davidhizar's Culturally Competent Test Bank: NCLEX-RN
Review
Chapter 14: Afghans and Afghan Americans
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. If an Afghan or Afghan American client is crying, it is best for the nurse to:
A Sit beside the client.
.
B Sit beside the client and touch the hand or arm.
.
C Ask what the problem is while touching the hand.
.
D Seek the assistance of an interpreter.
.
ANS: A DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge
KEY: Nursing Process: Analysis
MSC: NCLEX Category: Psychosocial Integrity
2. Afghan Americans agree that mental health is a problem in their community. They
seek psychiatric/mental health care:
A Readily.
.
B Only as a last resort.
.
C In the form of individual talk therapy.
.
D But refuse psychotropic medications.
.
ANS: B DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge
KEY: Nursing Process: Assessment
MSC: NCLEX Category: Health Promotion and Maintenance
3. You as a Westerner observe two Afghan women talking very loudly to each other in
the hospital lobby. As a culturally competent nurse, you realize that the two women are:
A Angry with each other.
.
B Expressing their affection for each other.
.
C Speaking at the same volume level as males from this cultural group would use.
.
Giger & Davidhizar's Culturally Competent Test Bank: NCLEX-RN
Review
Chapter 14: Afghans and Afghan Americans
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. If an Afghan or Afghan American client is crying, it is best for the nurse to:
A Sit beside the client.
.
B Sit beside the client and touch the hand or arm.
.
C Ask what the problem is while touching the hand.
.
D Seek the assistance of an interpreter.
.
ANS: A DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge
KEY: Nursing Process: Analysis
MSC: NCLEX Category: Psychosocial Integrity
2. Afghan Americans agree that mental health is a problem in their community. They
seek psychiatric/mental health care:
A Readily.
.
B Only as a last resort.
.
C In the form of individual talk therapy.
.
D But refuse psychotropic medications.
.
ANS: B DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge
KEY: Nursing Process: Assessment
MSC: NCLEX Category: Health Promotion and Maintenance
3. You as a Westerner observe two Afghan women talking very loudly to each other in
the hospital lobby. As a culturally competent nurse, you realize that the two women are:
A Angry with each other.
.
B Expressing their affection for each other.
.
C Speaking at the same volume level as males from this cultural group would use.
.
