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Interprofessional Approach 10th Edition by Jane W. Ball,
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Joyce E. Dains Chapter 1-26
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Chapter 01: Cultural Competency
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Ball: Seidel’s Guide to Physical Examination, 10th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE vv
1. Which statement is true regarding the relationship of physical characteristics and culture?
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a. Physical characteristics should be used to identify members of cultural groups.
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b. There is a difference between distinguishing cultural characteristics
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and distinguishing physical characteristics.
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c. To be a member of a specific culture, an individual must have certain
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identifiable physical characteristics.
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d. Gender and race are the two essential physical characteristics used to
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identify cultural groups.
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ANS: B vv
Physical characteristics are not used to identify cultural groups; there is a difference
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between the two, and they are considered separately. Physical characteristics should not
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be used to identify members of cultural groups. To be a member of a specific culture,
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an individual does not need to have certain identifiable physical characteristics. You
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should not confuse physical characteristics with cultural characteristics. Gender and race
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are physical characteristics, not cultural characteristics, and are not used to identify
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cultural groups.
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DIF:Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension) vv vv vv
OBJ:Nursing process—assessment MSC: Physiologic Integrity: Physiologic Adaptation
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2. An image of any group that rejects its potential for originality or individuality is
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a. acculturation.
b. norm.
c. stereotype.
d. ethnos.
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A fixed image of any group that rejects its potential for originality or individuality is
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the definition of stereotype. Acculturation is the process of adopting another culture’s
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behaviors. A norm is a standard of allowable behavior within a group. Ethnos implies
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the same race or nationality.
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DIF:Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge) vv vv vv
OBJ:Nursing process—assessment MSC: Physiologic Integrity: Physiologic Adaptation
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3. Mr. L presents to the clinic with severe groin pain and a history of kidney stones. Mr.
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vv L’s son tells you that for religious reasons, his father wishes to keep any stone that is
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,Test Bank For Seidel's Guide to Physical Examination An
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Joyce E. Dains Chapter 1-26
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passed into the urine filter that he has been using. What is your most appropriate
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response?
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Joyce E. Dains Chapter 1-26
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a. ―With your father’s permission, we will examine the stone and request that it
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be returned to him.‖
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b. ―The stone must be sent to the lab for examination and therefore cannot be kept.‖
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c. ―We cannot let him keep his stone because it violates our infection control policy.‖
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d. ―We don’t know yet if your father has another kidney stone, so we must
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analyze this one.‖
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Joyce E. Dains Chapter 1-26
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ANS: A vv
We should be willing to modify the delivery of health care in a manner that is respectful
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and in keeping with the patient’s cultural background. ―With your father’s permission,
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we will examine the stone and request that it be returned to him‖ is the most
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appropriate response.
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―The stone must be sent to the lab for examination and therefore cannot be kept‖ and
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―We don’t know yet if your father has another kidney stone, so we must analyze this
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one‖ do not support the patient’s request. ―We cannot let him keep his stone because
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it violates our infection control policy‖ does not provide a reason that it would violate
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an infection control policy.
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DIF:Cognitive Level: Analyzing (Analysis) vv vv vv
OBJ:Nursing process—assessment MSC: Physiologic Integrity: Physiologic Adaptation
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4. The motivation of the healthcare professional to ―want to‖ engage in the process of
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becoming culturally competent, not ―have to,‖ is called
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a. cultural knowledge. vv
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ANS: C vv
Cultural encounters are the continuous process of interacting with patients from
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culturally diverse backgrounds to validate, refine, or modify existing values, beliefs, and
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practices about a cultural group and to develop cultural desire, cultural awareness,
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cultural skill, and cultural knowledge. Cultural awareness is deliberate self-examination
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and in-depth exploration of one’s biases, stereotypes, prejudices, assumptions, and ―-
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isms‖ that one holds about individuals and groups who are different from them. Cultural
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knowledge is the process of seeking and obtaining a sound educational base about
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culturally and ethnically diverse groups. Cultural skill is the ability to collect culturally
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relevant data regarding the patient’s presenting problem, as well as accurately
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performing a culturally based physical assessment in a culturally sensitive manner.
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Cultural desire is the motivation of the healthcare professional to want to engage in the
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process of becoming culturally competent, not have to.
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DIF:Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension) vv vv vv
OBJ:Nursing process—assessment MSC: Physiologic Integrity: Physiologic Adaptation
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5. Mr. Marks is a 66-year-old patient who presents for a physical examination to the
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clinic. Which question has the most potential for exploring a patient’s cultural beliefs
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related to a health problem?
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a. ―How often do you have medical examinations?‖
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b. ―What is your age, race, and educational level?‖vv vv vv vv vv vv vv
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d. ―Why do you think you are having these symptoms?‖
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ANS: D vv