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Nurs 5220 Exam 2 Latest Prep 2025 Version BANK
VERSION AND STUDY GUIDE | ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS AND RATIONALES |
EXPERT VERIFIED FOR GUARANTEED PASS | LATEST
UPDATE /BRAND NEW
Which statement is true regarding the relationship of physical
characteristics and culture?
A. Physical characteristics should be used to identify members of
cultural groups.
B. There is a difference between distinguishing cultural
characteristics and
distinguishing physical characteristics.
C. To be a member of a specific culture, an individual must have
certain identifiable
physical characteristics.
D. Gender and race are the two essential physical characteristics
used to identify
cultural groups. ......answer.....B. There is a difference between
distinguishing cultural characteristics and distinguishing physical
characteristics
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An image of any group that rejects its potential for originality or
individuality is known as a(n)
a. acculturation
b. norm
c. stereotype
d. ethnos ......answer.....C. stereotype
Mr. L presents to the clinic with severe groin pain and a history of
kidney stones. Mr. L's son tells you that for religious reasons, his
father wishes to keep any stone that is passed into the urine filter
that he has been using. What is your most appropriate response?
A. With your father's permission, we will examine the stone
and request that it be
returned to him
B. The stone must be sent to the lab for examination and therefore
cannot be kept
C. We cannot let him keep his stone because it violates our
infection control policy
D. We don't know yet if your father has another kidney stone, so
we must analyze
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this one ......answer.....A. With your father's permission, we will
examine the stone and request that it be returned to him
The motivation of the healthcare professional to ―want to‖ engage
in the process of becoming culturally competent, not ―have to, is
called
A. cultural knowledge.
B. cultural awareness.
C. cultural desire.
D. cultural skill. ......answer.....C. cultural desire
Mr. Marks is a 66-year-old patient who presents for a physical
examination to the clinic. Which question has the most potential
for exploring a patient's cultural beliefs related to a health
problem?
A. How often do you have medical examinations?
B. What is your age, race, and educational level?
C. What types of symptoms have you been having?
D. Why do you think you are having these symptoms?
......answer.....D. Why do you think you are having these
symptoms
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The definition of ill or sick is based on a
A. stereotype.
B. cultural behavior.
C. belief system.
D. cultural attitude. ......answer.....C. Belief system
A 22-year-old female nurse is interviewing an 86-year-old male
patient. The patient avoids eye contact and answers questions only
by saying, Yeah, No, or I guess so. Which of the following is
appropriate for the interviewer to say or ask?
A. We will be able to communicate better if you look at me.
B. It's hard for me to gather useful information because your
answers are so short.
C. Are you uncomfortable talking with me?
D. Does your religion make it hard for you to answer my questions?
......answer.....C. Are you uncomfortable talking with me?
As you explain your patient's condition to her husband, you notice
that he is leaning toward you and pointedly blinking his eyes.
Knowing that he is from England, your most appropriate response
to this behavior is to
Nurs 5220 Exam 2 Latest Prep 2025 Version BANK
VERSION AND STUDY GUIDE | ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS AND RATIONALES |
EXPERT VERIFIED FOR GUARANTEED PASS | LATEST
UPDATE /BRAND NEW
Which statement is true regarding the relationship of physical
characteristics and culture?
A. Physical characteristics should be used to identify members of
cultural groups.
B. There is a difference between distinguishing cultural
characteristics and
distinguishing physical characteristics.
C. To be a member of a specific culture, an individual must have
certain identifiable
physical characteristics.
D. Gender and race are the two essential physical characteristics
used to identify
cultural groups. ......answer.....B. There is a difference between
distinguishing cultural characteristics and distinguishing physical
characteristics
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An image of any group that rejects its potential for originality or
individuality is known as a(n)
a. acculturation
b. norm
c. stereotype
d. ethnos ......answer.....C. stereotype
Mr. L presents to the clinic with severe groin pain and a history of
kidney stones. Mr. L's son tells you that for religious reasons, his
father wishes to keep any stone that is passed into the urine filter
that he has been using. What is your most appropriate response?
A. With your father's permission, we will examine the stone
and request that it be
returned to him
B. The stone must be sent to the lab for examination and therefore
cannot be kept
C. We cannot let him keep his stone because it violates our
infection control policy
D. We don't know yet if your father has another kidney stone, so
we must analyze
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this one ......answer.....A. With your father's permission, we will
examine the stone and request that it be returned to him
The motivation of the healthcare professional to ―want to‖ engage
in the process of becoming culturally competent, not ―have to, is
called
A. cultural knowledge.
B. cultural awareness.
C. cultural desire.
D. cultural skill. ......answer.....C. cultural desire
Mr. Marks is a 66-year-old patient who presents for a physical
examination to the clinic. Which question has the most potential
for exploring a patient's cultural beliefs related to a health
problem?
A. How often do you have medical examinations?
B. What is your age, race, and educational level?
C. What types of symptoms have you been having?
D. Why do you think you are having these symptoms?
......answer.....D. Why do you think you are having these
symptoms
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The definition of ill or sick is based on a
A. stereotype.
B. cultural behavior.
C. belief system.
D. cultural attitude. ......answer.....C. Belief system
A 22-year-old female nurse is interviewing an 86-year-old male
patient. The patient avoids eye contact and answers questions only
by saying, Yeah, No, or I guess so. Which of the following is
appropriate for the interviewer to say or ask?
A. We will be able to communicate better if you look at me.
B. It's hard for me to gather useful information because your
answers are so short.
C. Are you uncomfortable talking with me?
D. Does your religion make it hard for you to answer my questions?
......answer.....C. Are you uncomfortable talking with me?
As you explain your patient's condition to her husband, you notice
that he is leaning toward you and pointedly blinking his eyes.
Knowing that he is from England, your most appropriate response
to this behavior is to
