NURS-305 CULTURAL COMPETENCE & PUBLIC
HEALTHCARE CONCEPTS TEST BANK 2025 Q&A, A+
SUCCESS GUARANTEED
1. What is Co-Insurance?
Correct Answer: A portion of the medical bill the patient must pay, calculated as
a percentage determined by the insurance plan
2. What is Cultural Competence in nursing?
Correct Answer: The use of respectful behaviors, attitudes, and practices that
allow nurses to care effectively for clients from diverse cultural backgrounds.
3. What are the Four Principles of Cultural Competence?
Correct Answer:
1. Care is designed for the specific client.
2. Care is based on each person's culture.
3. Care supports client autonomy and choice.
4. Care is delivered with understanding and respect for each client's unique
cultural background.
4. What is Cultural Awareness?
Correct Answer: Reflecting on your own cultural background and recognizing
any personal biases toward other cultures.
5. What is Cultural Knowledge?
,Correct Answer: Learning about the beliefs, values, and practices of various
cultural and ethnic groups.
6. What is Cultural Skill?
Correct Answer: The ability to collect a patient’s cultural history, assess their
health literacy, and effectively collaborate with interpreters.
7. What is a Cultural Encounter?
Correct Answer: Engaging, talking, and listening openly with patients to better
understand their cultural beliefs and practices.
8. What is Cultural Desire?
Correct Answer: The motivation and willingness to engage with patients to
understand their health beliefs from a cultural perspective.
9. What does the LEARN Model stand for?
Correct Answer:
● L – Listen to the patient’s perception
● E – Explain your perception
● A – Acknowledge similarities & differences
● R – Recommendations should involve the patient
● N – Negotiate a culturally appropriate treatment plan
10. What is Plain Language?
Correct Answer: Communication that is simple, clear, and easy for patients to
read and understand.
11. What is the Teach-Back Method?
Correct Answer: A patient-education strategy requiring the patient to repeat
back the information to confirm understanding.
, 12. What is the key consideration when working with
Interpreters?
Correct Answer: Always speak directly to the patient, not to the interpreter.
13. What are Health Disparities?
Correct Answer: Differences in health outcomes and access to healthcare
between different groups of people.
14. What is Health Equity?
Correct Answer: Ensuring all people have fair and equal opportunities to
achieve optimal health.
15. What is Evidence-Based Practice (EBP)?
Correct Answer: A clinical decision-making approach using the best research,
clinician expertise, and patient preferences.
16. What are current Trends in Healthcare
Demographics?
Correct Answer:
● An aging workforce
● More racial and ethnic diversity
● A gradual increase in the number of men entering nursing
17. Who is Lillian Wald and what is she known for?
Correct Answer: She established public health nursing, emphasizing the impact
of social, economic, and environmental factors on health.
18. Who is Florence Nightingale?
HEALTHCARE CONCEPTS TEST BANK 2025 Q&A, A+
SUCCESS GUARANTEED
1. What is Co-Insurance?
Correct Answer: A portion of the medical bill the patient must pay, calculated as
a percentage determined by the insurance plan
2. What is Cultural Competence in nursing?
Correct Answer: The use of respectful behaviors, attitudes, and practices that
allow nurses to care effectively for clients from diverse cultural backgrounds.
3. What are the Four Principles of Cultural Competence?
Correct Answer:
1. Care is designed for the specific client.
2. Care is based on each person's culture.
3. Care supports client autonomy and choice.
4. Care is delivered with understanding and respect for each client's unique
cultural background.
4. What is Cultural Awareness?
Correct Answer: Reflecting on your own cultural background and recognizing
any personal biases toward other cultures.
5. What is Cultural Knowledge?
,Correct Answer: Learning about the beliefs, values, and practices of various
cultural and ethnic groups.
6. What is Cultural Skill?
Correct Answer: The ability to collect a patient’s cultural history, assess their
health literacy, and effectively collaborate with interpreters.
7. What is a Cultural Encounter?
Correct Answer: Engaging, talking, and listening openly with patients to better
understand their cultural beliefs and practices.
8. What is Cultural Desire?
Correct Answer: The motivation and willingness to engage with patients to
understand their health beliefs from a cultural perspective.
9. What does the LEARN Model stand for?
Correct Answer:
● L – Listen to the patient’s perception
● E – Explain your perception
● A – Acknowledge similarities & differences
● R – Recommendations should involve the patient
● N – Negotiate a culturally appropriate treatment plan
10. What is Plain Language?
Correct Answer: Communication that is simple, clear, and easy for patients to
read and understand.
11. What is the Teach-Back Method?
Correct Answer: A patient-education strategy requiring the patient to repeat
back the information to confirm understanding.
, 12. What is the key consideration when working with
Interpreters?
Correct Answer: Always speak directly to the patient, not to the interpreter.
13. What are Health Disparities?
Correct Answer: Differences in health outcomes and access to healthcare
between different groups of people.
14. What is Health Equity?
Correct Answer: Ensuring all people have fair and equal opportunities to
achieve optimal health.
15. What is Evidence-Based Practice (EBP)?
Correct Answer: A clinical decision-making approach using the best research,
clinician expertise, and patient preferences.
16. What are current Trends in Healthcare
Demographics?
Correct Answer:
● An aging workforce
● More racial and ethnic diversity
● A gradual increase in the number of men entering nursing
17. Who is Lillian Wald and what is she known for?
Correct Answer: She established public health nursing, emphasizing the impact
of social, economic, and environmental factors on health.
18. Who is Florence Nightingale?
