PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING: CH.
8 EXAM REVIEWED QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
The nurse is developing programs to promote health
care in marginalized populations. Which group should
be included? Select all that apply. One, some, or all
responses may be correct.
Homeless
Drug abusers
LGBTQ community
Which cultural group would the nurse identify as
being at high risk of malnutrition due to cultural food
preferences?
American Indian/Alaskan Natives
Affecting 90 percent of adults entering health care
institutions, which national health problem would the
public health nurse associate with the inability to
obtain, process, and understand basic health
information?
Health literacy
Which mode of intervention would the public health
nurse implement by helping patients to reorder,
change, or modify their cultural practices when the
cultural practices are harmful to them?
Cultural repatterning
,After observing a patient consistently late for health
care appointments, which cultural variation would the
public health nurse discuss first with the patient?
Time perception
Which standard would the public health nurse identify
as being among the Standards of Practice for
Culturally Competent Nursing as described by the
American Academy of Nursing Expert Panel? Select
all that apply. One, some, or all responses may be
correct.
Social Justice
Critical Reflection
Multicultural Workforce
Advocacy and Empowerment
Which result would the public health nurse expect
when the nurse's cultural system differs from a
patient's cultural system?
Patient and nurse interactions may result in different
understandings of health and health promotion.
Which patient situation would the public health nurse
recognize negatively influences the ability to access
care, share medical history with providers, complete
forms, follow instructions, and engage in health
promotion activities?
Limited health literacy
The nurse noticed an increase in pregnancy-induced
hypertension in women within a Hispanic community.
, Which action should the nurse perform before
developing prenatal classes for this population?
Research health beliefs.
A patient who speaks little English is having difficulty
navigating the health care system to receive treatment
and asks the public health nurse for help. The nurse
makes multiple phone calls to ensure the patient
receives the treatment needed. Which concept is the
nurse utilizing?
Advocacy
Which cultural group would the public health nurse
associate with decreased efficacy of psychotropic,
immunosuppressant, cardiovascular, antiretroviral,
and anti-hypertensive medications?
African American
Which primary goal would the public health nurse
work toward to balance cost and quality when
practicing culturally competent nursing?
Outcome effectiveness
Which potential outcome would the public health
nurse expect when reviewing the results of non-
culturally competent health care? Select all that apply.
One, some, or all responses may be correct.
Increased barriers to accessing care
Obstacles in gathering assessment data
Ineffective communication between patient and nurse
Increased gap in racial and health disparities between
minority and majority populations
8 EXAM REVIEWED QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
The nurse is developing programs to promote health
care in marginalized populations. Which group should
be included? Select all that apply. One, some, or all
responses may be correct.
Homeless
Drug abusers
LGBTQ community
Which cultural group would the nurse identify as
being at high risk of malnutrition due to cultural food
preferences?
American Indian/Alaskan Natives
Affecting 90 percent of adults entering health care
institutions, which national health problem would the
public health nurse associate with the inability to
obtain, process, and understand basic health
information?
Health literacy
Which mode of intervention would the public health
nurse implement by helping patients to reorder,
change, or modify their cultural practices when the
cultural practices are harmful to them?
Cultural repatterning
,After observing a patient consistently late for health
care appointments, which cultural variation would the
public health nurse discuss first with the patient?
Time perception
Which standard would the public health nurse identify
as being among the Standards of Practice for
Culturally Competent Nursing as described by the
American Academy of Nursing Expert Panel? Select
all that apply. One, some, or all responses may be
correct.
Social Justice
Critical Reflection
Multicultural Workforce
Advocacy and Empowerment
Which result would the public health nurse expect
when the nurse's cultural system differs from a
patient's cultural system?
Patient and nurse interactions may result in different
understandings of health and health promotion.
Which patient situation would the public health nurse
recognize negatively influences the ability to access
care, share medical history with providers, complete
forms, follow instructions, and engage in health
promotion activities?
Limited health literacy
The nurse noticed an increase in pregnancy-induced
hypertension in women within a Hispanic community.
, Which action should the nurse perform before
developing prenatal classes for this population?
Research health beliefs.
A patient who speaks little English is having difficulty
navigating the health care system to receive treatment
and asks the public health nurse for help. The nurse
makes multiple phone calls to ensure the patient
receives the treatment needed. Which concept is the
nurse utilizing?
Advocacy
Which cultural group would the public health nurse
associate with decreased efficacy of psychotropic,
immunosuppressant, cardiovascular, antiretroviral,
and anti-hypertensive medications?
African American
Which primary goal would the public health nurse
work toward to balance cost and quality when
practicing culturally competent nursing?
Outcome effectiveness
Which potential outcome would the public health
nurse expect when reviewing the results of non-
culturally competent health care? Select all that apply.
One, some, or all responses may be correct.
Increased barriers to accessing care
Obstacles in gathering assessment data
Ineffective communication between patient and nurse
Increased gap in racial and health disparities between
minority and majority populations
