NUR 2092 / NUR2092 Health Assessment
Final Exam Quiz Bank | Questions and
Answers with Rationale | Latest 2025 /
2026 | Rasmussen College
The nurse is reviewing aspects of cultural care. Which statements illustrate proper
cultural care? (Select all that apply.)
a. Examine the patient within the context of one's own cultural health and illness
practices.
b. Select questions that are not complex.
c. Ask questions rapidly.
d. Touch patients within the cultural boundaries of their heritage.
e. Pace questions throughout the physical examination. - ANSWER B
DE
The nurse is asking questions about a patient's health beliefs. Which questions are
appropriate? (Select all that apply.)
a. "What is your definition of health?"
b. "Does your family have a history of cancer?"
c. "How do you describe illness?"
d. "What did your mother do to keep you from getting sick?"
e. "Have you ever had any surgeries?"
,f. "How do you keep yourself healthy?" - ANSWER ACDF
When planning a cultural assessment, the nurse should include which component?
a. Family history
b. Chief complaint
c. Medical history
d. Health-related beliefs - ANSWER D
The nurse recognizes that categories such as ethnicity, gender, and religion
illustrate the concept of:
a. Family.
b. Cultures.
c. Spirituality.
d. Subcultures. - ANSWER D
When providing culturally competent care, nurses must incorporate cultural
assessments into their health assessments. Which statement is most appropriate to
use when initiating an assessment of cultural beliefs with an older American-Indian
patient?
a. "Are you of the Christian faith?"
b. "Do you want to see a medicine
man?"
c. "How often do you seek help from medical providers?"
,d. "What cultural or spiritual beliefs are important to you?" - ANSWER
D
A 30-year-old woman has recently moved to the United States with her husband.
They are living with the woman's sister until they can get a home of their own.
When company arrives to visit with the woman's sister, the woman feels suddenly
shy and retreats to the back bedroom to hide until the company leaves. She
explains that her reaction to guests is simply because she does not know how to
speak "perfect English." This woman could be experiencing:
a. Culture shock.
b. Cultural taboos.
c. Cultural unfamiliarity.
d.Culture disorientation. - ANSWER A
The nurse recognizes that working with children with a different cultural
perspective may be especially difficult because:
a. Children have spiritual needs that are influenced by their stages of development.
b. Children have spiritual needs that are direct reflections of what is occurring in
their homes.
c. Religious beliefs rarely affect the parents' perceptions of the illness.
d.Parents are often the decision makers, and they have no knowledge of their
children's spiritual needs. - ANSWER A
During a class on religion and spirituality, the nurse is asked to define spirituality.
Which ANSWER is correct? "Spirituality:
, a. Is a personal search to discover a supreme being."
b. Is an organized system of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of
the universe."
c. Is a belief that each person exists forever in some form, such as a belief in
reincarnation or the afterlife."
d. Arises out of each person's unique life experience and his or her personal effort
to find purpose in life." - ANSWER D
The nurse is conducting a heritage assessment. Which question is most appropriate
for this assessment?
a. "What is your religion?"
b. "Do you mostly participate in the religious traditions of your family?"
c. "Do you smoke?"
d."Do you have a history of heart disease?" - ANSWER B
The nurse is comparing the concepts of religion and spirituality. Which of the
following is an appropriate component of one's spirituality?
a. Belief in and the worship of God or gods
b. Attendance at a specific church or place of worship
c. Personal effort made to find purpose and meaning in life
d. Being closely tied to one's ethnic background - ANSWER C
Final Exam Quiz Bank | Questions and
Answers with Rationale | Latest 2025 /
2026 | Rasmussen College
The nurse is reviewing aspects of cultural care. Which statements illustrate proper
cultural care? (Select all that apply.)
a. Examine the patient within the context of one's own cultural health and illness
practices.
b. Select questions that are not complex.
c. Ask questions rapidly.
d. Touch patients within the cultural boundaries of their heritage.
e. Pace questions throughout the physical examination. - ANSWER B
DE
The nurse is asking questions about a patient's health beliefs. Which questions are
appropriate? (Select all that apply.)
a. "What is your definition of health?"
b. "Does your family have a history of cancer?"
c. "How do you describe illness?"
d. "What did your mother do to keep you from getting sick?"
e. "Have you ever had any surgeries?"
,f. "How do you keep yourself healthy?" - ANSWER ACDF
When planning a cultural assessment, the nurse should include which component?
a. Family history
b. Chief complaint
c. Medical history
d. Health-related beliefs - ANSWER D
The nurse recognizes that categories such as ethnicity, gender, and religion
illustrate the concept of:
a. Family.
b. Cultures.
c. Spirituality.
d. Subcultures. - ANSWER D
When providing culturally competent care, nurses must incorporate cultural
assessments into their health assessments. Which statement is most appropriate to
use when initiating an assessment of cultural beliefs with an older American-Indian
patient?
a. "Are you of the Christian faith?"
b. "Do you want to see a medicine
man?"
c. "How often do you seek help from medical providers?"
,d. "What cultural or spiritual beliefs are important to you?" - ANSWER
D
A 30-year-old woman has recently moved to the United States with her husband.
They are living with the woman's sister until they can get a home of their own.
When company arrives to visit with the woman's sister, the woman feels suddenly
shy and retreats to the back bedroom to hide until the company leaves. She
explains that her reaction to guests is simply because she does not know how to
speak "perfect English." This woman could be experiencing:
a. Culture shock.
b. Cultural taboos.
c. Cultural unfamiliarity.
d.Culture disorientation. - ANSWER A
The nurse recognizes that working with children with a different cultural
perspective may be especially difficult because:
a. Children have spiritual needs that are influenced by their stages of development.
b. Children have spiritual needs that are direct reflections of what is occurring in
their homes.
c. Religious beliefs rarely affect the parents' perceptions of the illness.
d.Parents are often the decision makers, and they have no knowledge of their
children's spiritual needs. - ANSWER A
During a class on religion and spirituality, the nurse is asked to define spirituality.
Which ANSWER is correct? "Spirituality:
, a. Is a personal search to discover a supreme being."
b. Is an organized system of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of
the universe."
c. Is a belief that each person exists forever in some form, such as a belief in
reincarnation or the afterlife."
d. Arises out of each person's unique life experience and his or her personal effort
to find purpose in life." - ANSWER D
The nurse is conducting a heritage assessment. Which question is most appropriate
for this assessment?
a. "What is your religion?"
b. "Do you mostly participate in the religious traditions of your family?"
c. "Do you smoke?"
d."Do you have a history of heart disease?" - ANSWER B
The nurse is comparing the concepts of religion and spirituality. Which of the
following is an appropriate component of one's spirituality?
a. Belief in and the worship of God or gods
b. Attendance at a specific church or place of worship
c. Personal effort made to find purpose and meaning in life
d. Being closely tied to one's ethnic background - ANSWER C
