TEST BANK FOR TRANSCULTURAL NURSING ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTION 8TH EDITION
TEST BANK FOR TRANSCULTURAL
NURSING ASSESSMENT AND
INTERVENTION 8TH EDITION BY GIGER
JOYCE, HADDAD LINDA
9780323695541 CHAPTER 1-30
COMPLETE GUIDE .
, TEST BANK FOR TRANSCULTURAL NURSING ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTION 8TH EDITION
CHAPTER 1
When communicating with older children and teenagers, you should be sensitive to their:
a. desire for adult companionship.
b. natural urge to communicate.
c. need for verbal instructions.
d. typical reluctance to talk. - ANSWER-d
When interviewing older adults, the examiner should:
a. speak extremely loudly, because most older adults have significant hearing impairment.
b. provide a written questionnaire in place of an interview.
c. position himself or herself facing the patient.
d. dim the lights to decrease anxiety. - ANSWER-c
When you suspect that your 81-year-old patient has short-term memory loss because he cannot
remember what he had for breakfast, you should:
a. order a neurology consult.
b. stop all of his medications.
c. validate the concern with his family or caregivers.
d. dismiss the finding as a normal age-related change. - ANSWER-c
To what extent should the patient with a physical disability or emotional disorder be involved in
providing health history information to the health professional?
a. The patient should be present during information collection but should not be addressed
directly.
b. All information should be collected from past records and family members while the patient
is in another room.
c. The patient should be involved only when you sense that he or she may feel ignored.
d. The patient should be fully involved to the limit of his or her ability. - ANSWER-d
A brief statement of the reason the patient is seeking health care is called the:
,a. medical history.
TEST BANK FOR TRANSCULTURAL NURSING ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTION 8TH EDITION
b. chief complaint.
c. assessment.
d. diagnosis. - ANSWER-b
A pedigree diagram is drafted for the purpose of obtaining:
a. sexual orientation and history.
b. growth and developmental status.
c. genetic and familial health problems.
d. ethnic and cultural backgrounds. - ANSWER-c
When taking a history, you should:
a. ask the patient to give you any information they can recall about their health.
b. start the interview with the patient's family history.
c. use a chronologic and sequential framework.
d. use a holistic and eclectic structure. - ANSWER-c
When questioning the patient regarding his or her sexual history, which question should be
asked initially?
a. "Do you have any particular sexual likes or dislikes?"
b. "Do you have any worries or concerns regarding your sex life?"
c. "How often do you have intercourse and with whom?"
d. "Do you have any reason to think you may have been exposed to a sexually transmitted
infection?" - ANSWER-b
A guideline for history taking is for caregivers to:
a. ask direct questions before open-ended questions so that data move from simple to complex.
b. ask for a complete history at once so that data are not forgotten between meetings.
c. make notes sparingly so that the patient can be observed during the history taking.
d. write detailed information as stated by patients so that their priorities are reflected. -
ANSWER-C
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Mr. D complains of a headache. During the history, he mentions his use of alcohol and illicit
drugs. This information would most likely belong in the:
a. chief complaint.
b. past medical history.
c. personal and social history.
d. review of systems. - ANSWER-c
Direct questioning about domestic violence in the home should be:
a. a routine component of history taking with female patients.
b. avoided for fear of offending the woman's partner.
c. conducted only in cases in which there is a history of abuse.
d. used only when the patient is obviously being victimized. - ANSWER-a
Mrs. G reports an increase in her alcohol intake over the past 5 years. To screen her for problem
drinking, you would use the:
a. CAGE questionnaire.
b. PACES assessment.
c. Miller Analogies Test.
d. Glasgow Coma Scale. - ANSWER-a
A tool used to screen adolescents for alcoholism is the:
a. CAGE.
b. CRAFFT.
c. PACES.
d. HITS. - ANSWER-b
The primary objective of the initial encounter is to:
a. define the advice and care for the patient.
b. establish the tone of a successful partnership.
c. optimize your ability to help.
TEST BANK FOR TRANSCULTURAL
NURSING ASSESSMENT AND
INTERVENTION 8TH EDITION BY GIGER
JOYCE, HADDAD LINDA
9780323695541 CHAPTER 1-30
COMPLETE GUIDE .
, TEST BANK FOR TRANSCULTURAL NURSING ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTION 8TH EDITION
CHAPTER 1
When communicating with older children and teenagers, you should be sensitive to their:
a. desire for adult companionship.
b. natural urge to communicate.
c. need for verbal instructions.
d. typical reluctance to talk. - ANSWER-d
When interviewing older adults, the examiner should:
a. speak extremely loudly, because most older adults have significant hearing impairment.
b. provide a written questionnaire in place of an interview.
c. position himself or herself facing the patient.
d. dim the lights to decrease anxiety. - ANSWER-c
When you suspect that your 81-year-old patient has short-term memory loss because he cannot
remember what he had for breakfast, you should:
a. order a neurology consult.
b. stop all of his medications.
c. validate the concern with his family or caregivers.
d. dismiss the finding as a normal age-related change. - ANSWER-c
To what extent should the patient with a physical disability or emotional disorder be involved in
providing health history information to the health professional?
a. The patient should be present during information collection but should not be addressed
directly.
b. All information should be collected from past records and family members while the patient
is in another room.
c. The patient should be involved only when you sense that he or she may feel ignored.
d. The patient should be fully involved to the limit of his or her ability. - ANSWER-d
A brief statement of the reason the patient is seeking health care is called the:
,a. medical history.
TEST BANK FOR TRANSCULTURAL NURSING ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTION 8TH EDITION
b. chief complaint.
c. assessment.
d. diagnosis. - ANSWER-b
A pedigree diagram is drafted for the purpose of obtaining:
a. sexual orientation and history.
b. growth and developmental status.
c. genetic and familial health problems.
d. ethnic and cultural backgrounds. - ANSWER-c
When taking a history, you should:
a. ask the patient to give you any information they can recall about their health.
b. start the interview with the patient's family history.
c. use a chronologic and sequential framework.
d. use a holistic and eclectic structure. - ANSWER-c
When questioning the patient regarding his or her sexual history, which question should be
asked initially?
a. "Do you have any particular sexual likes or dislikes?"
b. "Do you have any worries or concerns regarding your sex life?"
c. "How often do you have intercourse and with whom?"
d. "Do you have any reason to think you may have been exposed to a sexually transmitted
infection?" - ANSWER-b
A guideline for history taking is for caregivers to:
a. ask direct questions before open-ended questions so that data move from simple to complex.
b. ask for a complete history at once so that data are not forgotten between meetings.
c. make notes sparingly so that the patient can be observed during the history taking.
d. write detailed information as stated by patients so that their priorities are reflected. -
ANSWER-C
, TEST BANK FOR TRANSCULTURAL NURSING ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTION 8TH EDITION
Mr. D complains of a headache. During the history, he mentions his use of alcohol and illicit
drugs. This information would most likely belong in the:
a. chief complaint.
b. past medical history.
c. personal and social history.
d. review of systems. - ANSWER-c
Direct questioning about domestic violence in the home should be:
a. a routine component of history taking with female patients.
b. avoided for fear of offending the woman's partner.
c. conducted only in cases in which there is a history of abuse.
d. used only when the patient is obviously being victimized. - ANSWER-a
Mrs. G reports an increase in her alcohol intake over the past 5 years. To screen her for problem
drinking, you would use the:
a. CAGE questionnaire.
b. PACES assessment.
c. Miller Analogies Test.
d. Glasgow Coma Scale. - ANSWER-a
A tool used to screen adolescents for alcoholism is the:
a. CAGE.
b. CRAFFT.
c. PACES.
d. HITS. - ANSWER-b
The primary objective of the initial encounter is to:
a. define the advice and care for the patient.
b. establish the tone of a successful partnership.
c. optimize your ability to help.
