Chapter 11: Workplace Diversity
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MULTIPLEcCHOICE
1. Whichcofcthesecstatementscarectruecaboutcculture?
a. Culturecremainscconsistent.
b. Individualscidentifycwithconecculturecduringctheirclifetime.
c. Culturecisccomplex.
d. Culturecexcludescreligion.
ANS:c C
Cultureciscdynamiccincnature,candcindividualscmaycidentifycwithcmultiplecculturescovercthecco
ursecofctheirclifetimes.cThereciscaccomplexcnaturectocculture,cwhichchascbeencdefinedcandcstud
iedcacrosscmanycdisciplines.
DIF:
CognitivecLevel:cRememberc(Knowledge)c
TOP:c NursingcProcess:cAssessment
MSC:c ClientcNeeds:cPhysiologicalcIntegrity:cBasiccCarecandcComfort
2. AcclientcofcVietnamesecbackgroundciscadmittedctocthecunitcaftercachysterectomy.cShechascancor
dercforcclearcliquids.cWhencherctrayciscbroughtctocher,cshecrefusesctheclimecJell-
O.cWhichcresponsecbycthecnurseciscmostcappropriate?
a. “Icdon’tcblamecyou.cIcdon’tclikeclimecJell-Oceither.”
b. “Tellcmecaboutcyourcculturalcbeliefsctocbestchelpcyou.”
c. “Whycdon’tcyoucwantctoceatctheclime Jell-O?”ccc
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ANS:c B
Thecfirstcstepctowardcmulticulturalccompetencecisctocrecognizecone’scowncprejudicescandclearnca
boutcothercpeople’scdifferences.cThecproblemciscthatcmanycAmericanscarecafraidctocaskcpeoplecab
outctheircculturecbecausecofcthecideacthatc“wecdon’tcwantctocoffendcanyone.”cThecchallengecwithct
hiscthinkingciscthatcifcnursescdocnotcaskcaboutcpeople’scdifferences,cthenctheconlycoptioncisctocmak
ecassumptions.
DIF:
CognitivecLevel:cApplyc(Application)c
TOP:c NursingcProcess:cAssessment
MSC:c ClientcNeeds:cSafecandcEffectivecCarecEnvironment:cManagementcofcCare
3. Culturalcdiversitycrefersctocthe:
a. varietycofcculturalcorcethniccgroupscwithincacsociety.
b. beliefcthatcone’scownccultureciscsimilarctocanother’scculture.
c. realizationcthatcallcpeoplecincacparticularcculturechavecthecsamecbeliefs.
d. viewcthatcindividualsclivingcincaccountrycshouldcspeakcthecnativeclanguage.
ANS:c A
CulturalcdiversityciscdefinedcbycthecOxfordcDictionaryc(“Culturalcdiversity,”c2016)casc“Thece
xistencecofcacvarietycofcculturalcorcethniccgroupscwithincacsociety.”
DIF:
CognitivecLevel:cUnderstandc(Comprehension)c
TOP:c NursingcProcess:cAssessment
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MSC:c ClientcNeeds:cSafecandcEffectivecCarecEnvironment:cManagementcofcCare
4. WhichcofctheseciscthecfastestcgrowingcminoritycgroupcincthecUnitedcStates?
a. Asians
b. Caucasians
c. Blacks
d. Hispanics
ANS:c D
ThecU.S.cCensuscBureauc(2014)cestimatescthatcminoritiesc(anyonecwhociscnotcacsingle-racecnon-
HispaniccWhite)cwillcbecthecmajoritycincAmericacbyc2044cascacresultcofcbothcimmigrationcandcgr
owthcrate.cThecnation’scracialcandcethniccminoritycgroups,cespeciallycHispanics,carecgrowingcm
orecrapidlycthancthecnon-HispaniccWhitecpopulation,cfueledcbycbothcimmigrationcandcbirths.
DIF:
CognitivecLevel:cRememberc(Knowledge)c
TOP:c NursingcProcess:cAssessment
MSC:c ClientcNeeds:cSafecandcEffectivecCarecEnvironment:cManagementcofcCare
5. Whichcofcthecfollowingcethniccpopulationschascseencthecfastestcgrowth?
a. AfricancAmericans
b. Iranians
c. Hispanics
d. Vietnamese
ANS:c C
Resultscfromcthec2010ccensuscshowcthatcracialcandcethniccminoritiescaccountedcforc91.7%cofcth
ecnation’scgrowthcsincec200N0.cM
RUoscSItcofGthatBi.
ncC
reasMe,cfromc2000ctoc2010c(56%),cwascduecto
cNcT O
Hispanics.
DIF:
CognitivecLevel:cRememberc(Knowledge)c
TOP:c NursingcProcess:cAssessment
MSC:c ClientcNeeds:cSafecandcEffectivecCarecEnvironment:cManagementcofcCare
6. Equityciscthecabsencecofcavoidablecdifferencescamongcgroupscofcpeople,cwhethercthosecgroupscar
ecdefinedcsocially,ceconomically,cdemographically,corcgeographically.cWhichcgroupcformulate
dcthiscdefinition?
a. WorldcHealthcOrganization
b. AffordablecCarecAct
c. CenterscforcDiseasecControl
d. AgencycforcHealthcarecResearchcandcQuality
ANS:c A
AccordingctocthecWorldcHealthcOrganizationc(2016),c“Equityciscthecabsencecofcavoidablecorcre
mediablecdifferencescamongcgroupscofcpeople,cwhethercthosecgroupscarecdefinedcsocially,ceco
nomically,cdemographicallycorcgeographically.”
TOP:c NursingcProcess:cAssessment
MSC:c ClientcNeeds:cSafecandcEffectivecCarecEnvironment:cManagementcofcCare
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DIF:c CognitivecLevel:cRememberc(Knowledge)
TOP:c NursingcProcess:cAssessment
MSC:c ClientcNeeds:cSafecandcEffectivecCarecEnvironment:cManagementcofcCare
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