NR 222- Exam 2 most tested
questions with accurate answers
and correct explanations updated
2025
Which of the following best represents the dominant values in American
society on individual autonomy and self-determination?
A. Physician orders
B. Advance directive
C. Durable power of attorney
D. Court-appointed guardian
B. Advance directive
Informed consent and advance directives protect the right of the individual
to know and make decisions ensuring continuity of individual autonomy and
self-determination.
A 6-month-old child from Guatemala was adopted by an American family in
Indiana. The child's socialization into the American midwestern culture is
best described as:
A. Assimilation.
B. Acculturation.
C. Biculturalism.
D. Enculturation.
D. Enculturation.
,Socialization into one's primary culture as a child is known as enculturation.
A 46-year-old woman from Bosnia came to the United States 6 years ago.
Although she did not celebrate Christmas when she lived in Bosnia, she
celebrates Christmas with her family now. This woman has experienced
assimilation into the culture of the United States because she:
A .Chose to be bicultural.
B. Adapted to and adopted the American culture.
C. Had an extremely negative experience with the American culture.
D. Gave up part of her ethnic identity in favor of the American culture.
B. Adapted to and adopted the American culture.
Assimilation results when an individual gradually adopts and incorporates the
characteristics of the dominant culture.
To enhance their cultural awareness, nursing students need to make an in-
depth self-examination of their own:
A. Motivation and commitment to caring.
B. Social, cultural, and biophysical factors.
C. Engagement in cross-cultural interactions.
D. Background, recognizing her biases and prejudices.
D. Background, recognizing her biases and prejudices.
,Cultural awareness is an in-depth self-examination of one's own background,
recognizing biases and prejudices and assumptions about other people.
Which of the following is required in the delivery of culturally congruent care?
A. Learning about vast cultures
B. Motivation and commitment to caring
C. Influencing treatment and care of patients
D. Acquiring specific knowledge, skills, and attitudes
D. Acquiring specific knowledge, skills, and attitudes
Specific knowledge, skills, and attitudes are required in the delivery of
culturally congruent care.
A registered nurse is admitting a patient of French heritage to the hospital.
Which question asked by the nurse indicates that the nurse is stereotyping
the patient?
A. "What are your dietary preferences?"
B. "What time do you typically go to bed?"
C. "Do you bathe and use deodorant more than one time a week?"
D. "Do you have any health issues that we should know about?"
C. "Do you bathe and use deodorant more than one time a week?"
, Nurses need to avoid stereotypes or unwarranted generalizations about any
particular group that prevents further assessment of the individual's unique
characteristics.
When action is taken on one's prejudices:
A. Discrimination occurs.
B. Delivery of culturally congruent care is ensured.
C. Effective intercultural communication develops.
D. Sufficient comparative knowledge of diverse groups is obtained.
A. Discrimination occurs.
Prejudices associate negative permanent characteristics with people who are
different from the valued group. When a person acts on these prejudices,
discrimination occurs.
A nursing student is doing a community health rotation in an inner-city public
health department. The student investigates sociodemographic and health
data of the people served by the health department, and detects disparities
in health outcomes between the rich and poor. This is an example of a(n):
A. Illness attributed to natural and biological forces.
B. Creation of the student's interpretation and descriptions of the data.
C. Influence of socioeconomic factors in morbidity and mortality.
D. Combination of naturalistic, religious, and supernatural modalities.
questions with accurate answers
and correct explanations updated
2025
Which of the following best represents the dominant values in American
society on individual autonomy and self-determination?
A. Physician orders
B. Advance directive
C. Durable power of attorney
D. Court-appointed guardian
B. Advance directive
Informed consent and advance directives protect the right of the individual
to know and make decisions ensuring continuity of individual autonomy and
self-determination.
A 6-month-old child from Guatemala was adopted by an American family in
Indiana. The child's socialization into the American midwestern culture is
best described as:
A. Assimilation.
B. Acculturation.
C. Biculturalism.
D. Enculturation.
D. Enculturation.
,Socialization into one's primary culture as a child is known as enculturation.
A 46-year-old woman from Bosnia came to the United States 6 years ago.
Although she did not celebrate Christmas when she lived in Bosnia, she
celebrates Christmas with her family now. This woman has experienced
assimilation into the culture of the United States because she:
A .Chose to be bicultural.
B. Adapted to and adopted the American culture.
C. Had an extremely negative experience with the American culture.
D. Gave up part of her ethnic identity in favor of the American culture.
B. Adapted to and adopted the American culture.
Assimilation results when an individual gradually adopts and incorporates the
characteristics of the dominant culture.
To enhance their cultural awareness, nursing students need to make an in-
depth self-examination of their own:
A. Motivation and commitment to caring.
B. Social, cultural, and biophysical factors.
C. Engagement in cross-cultural interactions.
D. Background, recognizing her biases and prejudices.
D. Background, recognizing her biases and prejudices.
,Cultural awareness is an in-depth self-examination of one's own background,
recognizing biases and prejudices and assumptions about other people.
Which of the following is required in the delivery of culturally congruent care?
A. Learning about vast cultures
B. Motivation and commitment to caring
C. Influencing treatment and care of patients
D. Acquiring specific knowledge, skills, and attitudes
D. Acquiring specific knowledge, skills, and attitudes
Specific knowledge, skills, and attitudes are required in the delivery of
culturally congruent care.
A registered nurse is admitting a patient of French heritage to the hospital.
Which question asked by the nurse indicates that the nurse is stereotyping
the patient?
A. "What are your dietary preferences?"
B. "What time do you typically go to bed?"
C. "Do you bathe and use deodorant more than one time a week?"
D. "Do you have any health issues that we should know about?"
C. "Do you bathe and use deodorant more than one time a week?"
, Nurses need to avoid stereotypes or unwarranted generalizations about any
particular group that prevents further assessment of the individual's unique
characteristics.
When action is taken on one's prejudices:
A. Discrimination occurs.
B. Delivery of culturally congruent care is ensured.
C. Effective intercultural communication develops.
D. Sufficient comparative knowledge of diverse groups is obtained.
A. Discrimination occurs.
Prejudices associate negative permanent characteristics with people who are
different from the valued group. When a person acts on these prejudices,
discrimination occurs.
A nursing student is doing a community health rotation in an inner-city public
health department. The student investigates sociodemographic and health
data of the people served by the health department, and detects disparities
in health outcomes between the rich and poor. This is an example of a(n):
A. Illness attributed to natural and biological forces.
B. Creation of the student's interpretation and descriptions of the data.
C. Influence of socioeconomic factors in morbidity and mortality.
D. Combination of naturalistic, religious, and supernatural modalities.
