Giger: Transcultural Nursing, 6th Edition
Giger & Davidhizar's Culturally Competent Test Bank: NCLEX-RN
Review
Chapter 26: Ugandan Americans
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A 35-year-old Ugandan American woman is admitted to your unit. She has been
diagnosed with Stage 2 breast cancer. She has been on a regimen of chemotherapy and is
suffering from dehydration and other side effects of the chemotherapy. As you engage
your patient in conversation, you take note of her locus of control and note that many
Ugandan Americans tend to have:
A Mixed locus of control.
.
B External locus of control.
.
C Internal locus of control.
.
D Individualistic locus of control.
.
ANS: B DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge
KEY: Nursing Process: Assessment
MSC: NCLEX Category: Health Promotion and Maintenance
2. Because your patient has only recently immigrated to the United States, it is essential
to recognize that in Uganda nearly 10% of the adult population is afflicted with what
condition?
A Syphilis
.
B HIV/AIDS
.
C Hypertension
.
D Diabetes
.
ANS: B DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge
KEY: Nursing Process: Assessment
MSC: NCLEX Category: Health Promotion and Maintenance
3. Many immigrant Ugandan families are likely to practice the same religion as they did
in Uganda. As a culturally competent nurse, you recognize that these religions may be:
A Buddhism and Christianity.
Giger & Davidhizar's Culturally Competent Test Bank: NCLEX-RN
Review
Chapter 26: Ugandan Americans
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A 35-year-old Ugandan American woman is admitted to your unit. She has been
diagnosed with Stage 2 breast cancer. She has been on a regimen of chemotherapy and is
suffering from dehydration and other side effects of the chemotherapy. As you engage
your patient in conversation, you take note of her locus of control and note that many
Ugandan Americans tend to have:
A Mixed locus of control.
.
B External locus of control.
.
C Internal locus of control.
.
D Individualistic locus of control.
.
ANS: B DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge
KEY: Nursing Process: Assessment
MSC: NCLEX Category: Health Promotion and Maintenance
2. Because your patient has only recently immigrated to the United States, it is essential
to recognize that in Uganda nearly 10% of the adult population is afflicted with what
condition?
A Syphilis
.
B HIV/AIDS
.
C Hypertension
.
D Diabetes
.
ANS: B DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge
KEY: Nursing Process: Assessment
MSC: NCLEX Category: Health Promotion and Maintenance
3. Many immigrant Ugandan families are likely to practice the same religion as they did
in Uganda. As a culturally competent nurse, you recognize that these religions may be:
A Buddhism and Christianity.
