Giger: Transcultural Nursing, 6th Edition
Giger & Davidhizar's Culturally Competent Test Bank: NCLEX-RN
Review
Chapter 27: Jordanian Americans
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Bahiyyah Hamad, a 28-year-old Jordanian woman, is admitted to your unit. Initial
cultural assessment reveals a BMI of 30 kg/m2, blood pressure of 170/100, and weight of
215 lbs. Bahiyyah is diagnosed with hypertension. Based on your cultural knowledge,
you realize:
A Hypertension is most common among older Jordanian women.
.
B Hypertension is most common among older Jordanian men.
.
C Hypertension is common at all ages in both women and men.
.
D Hypertension is common among young Jordanian women.
.
ANS: A DIF: Cognitive Level: Application
KEY: Nursing Process: Assessment
MSC: NCLEX Category: Health Promotion and Maintenance
2. Mrs. Hamad is a Sunni Muslim and a recent immigrant from Jordan. Although her
new diagnosis of hypertension will dictate what she should eat, you know that as a Sunni
Muslim, the one food that she should not be served is:
A Beef.
.
B Pork.
.
C Lamb.
.
D Shellfish.
.
ANS: B DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge
KEY: Nursing Process: Implementation
MSC: NCLEX Category: Psychosocial Integrity
3. The practice of Arab women covering themselves from head to toe is not necessarily
the same for Jordanian women. Instead, it is common for many Jordanian women to
wear:
A Pants covering the ankles.
Giger & Davidhizar's Culturally Competent Test Bank: NCLEX-RN
Review
Chapter 27: Jordanian Americans
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Bahiyyah Hamad, a 28-year-old Jordanian woman, is admitted to your unit. Initial
cultural assessment reveals a BMI of 30 kg/m2, blood pressure of 170/100, and weight of
215 lbs. Bahiyyah is diagnosed with hypertension. Based on your cultural knowledge,
you realize:
A Hypertension is most common among older Jordanian women.
.
B Hypertension is most common among older Jordanian men.
.
C Hypertension is common at all ages in both women and men.
.
D Hypertension is common among young Jordanian women.
.
ANS: A DIF: Cognitive Level: Application
KEY: Nursing Process: Assessment
MSC: NCLEX Category: Health Promotion and Maintenance
2. Mrs. Hamad is a Sunni Muslim and a recent immigrant from Jordan. Although her
new diagnosis of hypertension will dictate what she should eat, you know that as a Sunni
Muslim, the one food that she should not be served is:
A Beef.
.
B Pork.
.
C Lamb.
.
D Shellfish.
.
ANS: B DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge
KEY: Nursing Process: Implementation
MSC: NCLEX Category: Psychosocial Integrity
3. The practice of Arab women covering themselves from head to toe is not necessarily
the same for Jordanian women. Instead, it is common for many Jordanian women to
wear:
A Pants covering the ankles.
