JARVIS: PHYSICAL
EXAMINATION AND HEALTH
ASSESSMENT CHAPTER 2 EXAM
QUESTIONS AND THEIR
100%CORRECT SOLUTIONS
The nurse is reviewing the development of culture.
Which statement is correct regarding the development
of ones culture? Culture is:
a.
Genetically determined on the basis of racial
background.
b.
Learned through language acquisition and
socialization.
c.
A nonspecific phenomenon and is adaptive but
unnecessary.
d.
Biologically determined on the basis of physical
characteristics.
B
During a class on the aspects of culture, the nurse
shares that culture has four basic characteristics.
Which statement correctly reflects one of these
,characteristics?
a.
Cultures are static and unchanging, despite changes
around them.
b.
Cultures are never specific, which makes them hard to
identify.
c.
Culture is most clearly reflected in a persons
language and behavior.
d.
Culture adapts to specific environmental factors and
available natural resources.
D
During a seminar on cultural aspects of nursing, the
nurse recognizes that the definition stating the
specific and distinct knowledge, beliefs, skills, and
customs acquired by members of a society reflects
which term?
a.
Mores
b.
Norms
c.
Culture
d.
Social learning
, C
When discussing the use of the term subculture, the
nurse recognizes that it is best described as:
a.
Fitting as many people into the majority culture as
possible.
b.
Defining small groups of people who do not want to
be identified with the larger culture.
c.
Singling out groups of people who suffer differential
and unequal treatment as a result of cultural
variations.
d.
Identifying fairly large groups of people with shared
characteristics that are not common to all members of
a culture.
D
When reviewing the demographics of ethnic groups in
the United States, the nurse recalls that the largest
and fastest growing population is:
a.
Hispanic.
b.
Black.
c.
Asian.
EXAMINATION AND HEALTH
ASSESSMENT CHAPTER 2 EXAM
QUESTIONS AND THEIR
100%CORRECT SOLUTIONS
The nurse is reviewing the development of culture.
Which statement is correct regarding the development
of ones culture? Culture is:
a.
Genetically determined on the basis of racial
background.
b.
Learned through language acquisition and
socialization.
c.
A nonspecific phenomenon and is adaptive but
unnecessary.
d.
Biologically determined on the basis of physical
characteristics.
B
During a class on the aspects of culture, the nurse
shares that culture has four basic characteristics.
Which statement correctly reflects one of these
,characteristics?
a.
Cultures are static and unchanging, despite changes
around them.
b.
Cultures are never specific, which makes them hard to
identify.
c.
Culture is most clearly reflected in a persons
language and behavior.
d.
Culture adapts to specific environmental factors and
available natural resources.
D
During a seminar on cultural aspects of nursing, the
nurse recognizes that the definition stating the
specific and distinct knowledge, beliefs, skills, and
customs acquired by members of a society reflects
which term?
a.
Mores
b.
Norms
c.
Culture
d.
Social learning
, C
When discussing the use of the term subculture, the
nurse recognizes that it is best described as:
a.
Fitting as many people into the majority culture as
possible.
b.
Defining small groups of people who do not want to
be identified with the larger culture.
c.
Singling out groups of people who suffer differential
and unequal treatment as a result of cultural
variations.
d.
Identifying fairly large groups of people with shared
characteristics that are not common to all members of
a culture.
D
When reviewing the demographics of ethnic groups in
the United States, the nurse recalls that the largest
and fastest growing population is:
a.
Hispanic.
b.
Black.
c.
Asian.
