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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. - (Correct Answer) -B. There is a difference between
distinguishing cultural characteristics and distinguishing physical
characteristics
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 - (Correct 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
this one - (Correct 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. - (Correct 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? - (Correct Answer) -D.
Why do you think you are having these symptoms
The definition of ill or sick is based on a
A. stereotype.
B. cultural behavior.
C. belief system.
D. cultural attitude. - (Correct 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? - (Correct
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
A. tell him that you understand his need to be alone.
B. ask whether he has any questions.
C. ask whether he would prefer to speak to the clinician.
D. tell him that it is all right to be angry. - (Correct Answer) -B. ask whether
he has any questions
An aspect of traditional Western medicine that may be troublesome to many
Hispanics, Native Americans, Asians, and Middle Eastern groups is Western
medicine's attempts to
A. use a holistic approach that views a particular medical problem as part of
a bigger
picture.
B. determine a specific cause for every problem in a precise way.
C. establish harmony between a person and the entire cosmos.
D. restore balance in an individual's life. - (Correct Answer) -B. determine a
specific cause for every problem in a precise way