BHA EXAM 5 QUESTIONS AND 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS!!
You are a nurse in the university health center. You notice that X.L. is on your list for the
fourth time in the past three months. Her previous complaints include weight loss and
fatigue. Today, she is in the clinic for irregular periods and appears pale with hollow
cheekbones. She is a 19-year-old first-year student with an uneventful past medical history.
She is a first-generation college student whose parents immigrated from Iran 20 years ago.
What questions should be included in a cultural assessment? (SATA)
a. Are there any foods that you are unable to eat due to cultural beliefs?
b. Are you using any complementary or alternative treatments currently?
c. Could pregnancy be the reason for your irregular periods and illness?
d. What is your favorite food to eat?
e. How are you doing in your classes? Have you been able to make friends?
a. Are there any foods that you are unable to eat due to cultural beliefs?
b. Are you using any complementary or alternative treatments currently?
You are a nurse in the university health center. You notice that X.L. is on your list for the
fourth time in the past three months. Her previous complaints include weight loss and
fatigue. Today, she is in the clinic for irregular periods and appears pale with hollow
cheekbones. She is a 19-year-old first-year student with an uneventful past medical history.
She is a first-generation college student whose parents immigrated from Iran 20 years ago.
During further investigation you discover that X.L. follows a Halal diet. You know very
little about the diet. What is the most appropriate next step?
a. Ask X.L. about the diet she follows and whether she has access to appropriate food in the
university dining facility.
b. Complete a physical assessment to determine the cause of her progressive symptoms.
c. Make a note of the diet in her chart and plan to do research on the diet prior to seeing
your next patient.
, a. Ask X.L. about the diet she follows and whether she has access to appropriate food in the
university dining facility.
During report on a 39-year-old Hispanic male, you learn that the patient had surgery
yesterday but has refused all pain medication and denies any pain. As you assess the
patient, you notice an elevated heart rate and blood pressure as well as grimacing with
abdominal palpation, but the patient continues to deny pain. You:
a. continue the assessment believing that if a patient is in pain, they will tell you.
b. recognize that pain expression may vary based on culture and that all Hispanic men do
not take pain medications
c. recognize that pain expression may vary based on culture and ask appropriate cultural
assessment questions
d. recognize that men do not respond to pain the same way as women, and they may not
feel pain the same way
c. recognize that pain expression may vary based on culture and ask appropriate cultural
assessment questions
You are caring for a patient who requests that a shaman (medicine man) visit him while he
is hospitalized. He would like a smudging ritual completed prior to his upcoming
treatment. You know that smudging involves the burning of sage. Your best response is:
a. We cannot allow that ritual in the hospital because we do not allow open flames.
b. Call your shaman and have him come any time. Just make sure to close the door.
c. Let's work with the shaman to determine the best way to complete the ritual in a safe
manner.
d. Don't worry. Dr. Smith is the best, so you have nothing to worry about.
c. Let's work with the shaman to determine the best way to complete the ritual in a safe manner.
The practitioner, entering the examining room to meet a patient for the first time, states:
"Hello, I'm M.M., and I'm here to gather some information from you and to perform your
examination. This will take about 30 minutes. D.D. is a student working with me. If it's all
right with you, she will remain during the examination." Which of the following must be
added to cover all aspects of the interview contract?
CORRECT ANSWERS!!
You are a nurse in the university health center. You notice that X.L. is on your list for the
fourth time in the past three months. Her previous complaints include weight loss and
fatigue. Today, she is in the clinic for irregular periods and appears pale with hollow
cheekbones. She is a 19-year-old first-year student with an uneventful past medical history.
She is a first-generation college student whose parents immigrated from Iran 20 years ago.
What questions should be included in a cultural assessment? (SATA)
a. Are there any foods that you are unable to eat due to cultural beliefs?
b. Are you using any complementary or alternative treatments currently?
c. Could pregnancy be the reason for your irregular periods and illness?
d. What is your favorite food to eat?
e. How are you doing in your classes? Have you been able to make friends?
a. Are there any foods that you are unable to eat due to cultural beliefs?
b. Are you using any complementary or alternative treatments currently?
You are a nurse in the university health center. You notice that X.L. is on your list for the
fourth time in the past three months. Her previous complaints include weight loss and
fatigue. Today, she is in the clinic for irregular periods and appears pale with hollow
cheekbones. She is a 19-year-old first-year student with an uneventful past medical history.
She is a first-generation college student whose parents immigrated from Iran 20 years ago.
During further investigation you discover that X.L. follows a Halal diet. You know very
little about the diet. What is the most appropriate next step?
a. Ask X.L. about the diet she follows and whether she has access to appropriate food in the
university dining facility.
b. Complete a physical assessment to determine the cause of her progressive symptoms.
c. Make a note of the diet in her chart and plan to do research on the diet prior to seeing
your next patient.
, a. Ask X.L. about the diet she follows and whether she has access to appropriate food in the
university dining facility.
During report on a 39-year-old Hispanic male, you learn that the patient had surgery
yesterday but has refused all pain medication and denies any pain. As you assess the
patient, you notice an elevated heart rate and blood pressure as well as grimacing with
abdominal palpation, but the patient continues to deny pain. You:
a. continue the assessment believing that if a patient is in pain, they will tell you.
b. recognize that pain expression may vary based on culture and that all Hispanic men do
not take pain medications
c. recognize that pain expression may vary based on culture and ask appropriate cultural
assessment questions
d. recognize that men do not respond to pain the same way as women, and they may not
feel pain the same way
c. recognize that pain expression may vary based on culture and ask appropriate cultural
assessment questions
You are caring for a patient who requests that a shaman (medicine man) visit him while he
is hospitalized. He would like a smudging ritual completed prior to his upcoming
treatment. You know that smudging involves the burning of sage. Your best response is:
a. We cannot allow that ritual in the hospital because we do not allow open flames.
b. Call your shaman and have him come any time. Just make sure to close the door.
c. Let's work with the shaman to determine the best way to complete the ritual in a safe
manner.
d. Don't worry. Dr. Smith is the best, so you have nothing to worry about.
c. Let's work with the shaman to determine the best way to complete the ritual in a safe manner.
The practitioner, entering the examining room to meet a patient for the first time, states:
"Hello, I'm M.M., and I'm here to gather some information from you and to perform your
examination. This will take about 30 minutes. D.D. is a student working with me. If it's all
right with you, she will remain during the examination." Which of the following must be
added to cover all aspects of the interview contract?
