Culture & Diversity NCLEX Questions
The preceptor is monitoring a graduate nurse's assessment of a male client who
recently immigrated to the United States from China. Which assessment activity
by the graduate nurse indicates the need for follow-up regarding culturally
competent care?
Determine if the client has any daily spiritual practices.
Inquire if the client speaks any English.
Discourage use of acupuncture or cupping for pain relief.
Ask the client about food preferences or food preparation needs.
Discourage use of acupuncture or cupping for pain relief.
The nurse is preparing a presentation on social differences for colleagues. Which
statement should the nurse include in the presentation?
"Individuals with an external locus of control are more likely to take preventive
healthcare measures than those with an internal locus of control."
"Subcultures can maintain heritage and identity through dress, foods eaten, and
cultural festivities."
"Practices regarding proximity to others, body movements, and touch are similar
across groups."
"Clients from present-oriented cultures are generally receptive to preventive
healthcare measures."
"Subcultures can maintain heritage and identity through dress, foods eaten, and cultural
festivities."
Which should the nurse include when caring for a client of a different culture?
Enforce use of specialty practitioners.
Be nonjudgmental in healthcare beliefs.
Instruct client to take ordered medications.
Enforce use of Western healthcare practices.
Be nonjudgmental in healthcare beliefs.
The nurse manager is planning a presentation for a group of nurses about culture
and diversity. Which barrier to respecting a client's culture should the nurse
manager include in the presentation? (Select all that apply.)
Clients may not trust the current healthcare system and the providers
, Belief that illnesses are linked to scientific pathophysiology and not changes in
energy
Refusing to allow family members to be involved in managing illness and disease
Incorporating the client's beliefs into the plan of care
Refusal of Western healthcare providers to believe in minddash-body connection
Clients may not trust the current healthcare system and the providers
Belief that illnesses are linked to scientific pathophysiology and not changes in energy
Refusing to allow family members to be involved in managing illness and disease
Refusal of Western healthcare providers to believe in minddash-body connection
The nurse belongs to a Christian denomination that considers homosexuality
sinful. However, while working with a lesbian client, the nurse maintains an open,
interpersonal rapport with the client while providing consistent, effective care.
Which term best describes the nurse's behavior?
Assimilation
Cultural humility
Enculturation
Stereotyping
Cultural humility
The nurse is preparing a presentation on health disparities in the United States.
Which information is appropriate for the nurse to include? (Select all that apply.)
Undocumented immigrants are more likely to have diseases such as HIV and
tuberculosis than those with legal status.
Gay and lesbian individuals face greater discrimination in health care than
transgender individuals.
African American women are at greater risk for heart disease than any other
single population.
American Indians have a lower incidence of diabetes than any other race.
Muslim individuals are less likely to be engaged in seeking preventive health
measures.
Undocumented immigrants are more likely to have diseases such as HIV and
tuberculosis than those with legal status.
The preceptor is monitoring a graduate nurse's assessment of a male client who
recently immigrated to the United States from China. Which assessment activity
by the graduate nurse indicates the need for follow-up regarding culturally
competent care?
Determine if the client has any daily spiritual practices.
Inquire if the client speaks any English.
Discourage use of acupuncture or cupping for pain relief.
Ask the client about food preferences or food preparation needs.
Discourage use of acupuncture or cupping for pain relief.
The nurse is preparing a presentation on social differences for colleagues. Which
statement should the nurse include in the presentation?
"Individuals with an external locus of control are more likely to take preventive
healthcare measures than those with an internal locus of control."
"Subcultures can maintain heritage and identity through dress, foods eaten, and
cultural festivities."
"Practices regarding proximity to others, body movements, and touch are similar
across groups."
"Clients from present-oriented cultures are generally receptive to preventive
healthcare measures."
"Subcultures can maintain heritage and identity through dress, foods eaten, and cultural
festivities."
Which should the nurse include when caring for a client of a different culture?
Enforce use of specialty practitioners.
Be nonjudgmental in healthcare beliefs.
Instruct client to take ordered medications.
Enforce use of Western healthcare practices.
Be nonjudgmental in healthcare beliefs.
The nurse manager is planning a presentation for a group of nurses about culture
and diversity. Which barrier to respecting a client's culture should the nurse
manager include in the presentation? (Select all that apply.)
Clients may not trust the current healthcare system and the providers
, Belief that illnesses are linked to scientific pathophysiology and not changes in
energy
Refusing to allow family members to be involved in managing illness and disease
Incorporating the client's beliefs into the plan of care
Refusal of Western healthcare providers to believe in minddash-body connection
Clients may not trust the current healthcare system and the providers
Belief that illnesses are linked to scientific pathophysiology and not changes in energy
Refusing to allow family members to be involved in managing illness and disease
Refusal of Western healthcare providers to believe in minddash-body connection
The nurse belongs to a Christian denomination that considers homosexuality
sinful. However, while working with a lesbian client, the nurse maintains an open,
interpersonal rapport with the client while providing consistent, effective care.
Which term best describes the nurse's behavior?
Assimilation
Cultural humility
Enculturation
Stereotyping
Cultural humility
The nurse is preparing a presentation on health disparities in the United States.
Which information is appropriate for the nurse to include? (Select all that apply.)
Undocumented immigrants are more likely to have diseases such as HIV and
tuberculosis than those with legal status.
Gay and lesbian individuals face greater discrimination in health care than
transgender individuals.
African American women are at greater risk for heart disease than any other
single population.
American Indians have a lower incidence of diabetes than any other race.
Muslim individuals are less likely to be engaged in seeking preventive health
measures.
Undocumented immigrants are more likely to have diseases such as HIV and
tuberculosis than those with legal status.
