NSG 6020 QUIZ 2: FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENTS AND
CULTURAL AND DIVERSITY AWARENESS IN
HEALTH ASSESSMENT
Question 1
2 out of 2 points
The dorsal surface of the hand is most often used for the assessment of:
Response The dorsal surface, or back of the hand, can best feel for
Feedback: warmth.
Question 2
2 out of 2 points
Informing a patient that he or she has a terminal illness is most likely to be
discouraged in which cultural group?
Response The Navajo culture holds that thought and language have the
Feedback: power to shape reality; the desire to avoid discussing negative
information is particularly strong in this culture.
Question 3
2 out of 2 points
According to the guidelines for Standard Precautions:
Response Handwashing is to be done after removal of gloves, between
Feedback: patient contact, and after touching body fluids, regardless of
whether gloves are used. It may be necessary to wash hands
between tasks and procedures on the same patient to prevent
cross-contaminations of body parts.
Question 4
2 out of 2 points
Knowledge of the culture or cultures represented by the patient should be used
to:
Response The purpose of understanding the patient s culture(s) is to
Feedback: help the provider construct pertinent questioning and avoid
stereotyping.
Question 5
2 out of 2 points
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?
Response It is all right to ask if the patient is uncomfortable with any
Feedback: aspect of your person and to talk about it; the other choices
are less respectful.
Question 6
2 out of 2 points
Observing the rise and fall of the abdomen usually facilitates calculation of
respiratory rate in the:
Response Infants are more abdominal breathers because their diaphragm
Feedback: is more developed than their intercostal muscles. Therefore,
observing the abdominal movements best facilitates
determination of the respiratory rates.
Question 7
2 out of 2 points
What additional factors besides race and nationality compose an ethnos or
ethnic group?
Response A group of the same race or nationality with a common
Feedback: culture and distinctive traits defines ethnos (ethnic group).
Question 8
2 out of 2 points
For a woman with a small vaginal opening, the examiner should use a _____
speculum.
Response The Pederson speculum has blades that are as long as those of
Feedback: the Graves speculum but are both narrower and flatter and
therefore more comfortable for women with small vaginal
openings. Pediatric or nasal speculums would be too small for
adult use. Plastic speculums are similar in uses to the metal
counterparts.
Question 9
2 out of 2 points
Axillary measurement of temperature correlates best with core temperatures of:
CULTURAL AND DIVERSITY AWARENESS IN
HEALTH ASSESSMENT
Question 1
2 out of 2 points
The dorsal surface of the hand is most often used for the assessment of:
Response The dorsal surface, or back of the hand, can best feel for
Feedback: warmth.
Question 2
2 out of 2 points
Informing a patient that he or she has a terminal illness is most likely to be
discouraged in which cultural group?
Response The Navajo culture holds that thought and language have the
Feedback: power to shape reality; the desire to avoid discussing negative
information is particularly strong in this culture.
Question 3
2 out of 2 points
According to the guidelines for Standard Precautions:
Response Handwashing is to be done after removal of gloves, between
Feedback: patient contact, and after touching body fluids, regardless of
whether gloves are used. It may be necessary to wash hands
between tasks and procedures on the same patient to prevent
cross-contaminations of body parts.
Question 4
2 out of 2 points
Knowledge of the culture or cultures represented by the patient should be used
to:
Response The purpose of understanding the patient s culture(s) is to
Feedback: help the provider construct pertinent questioning and avoid
stereotyping.
Question 5
2 out of 2 points
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?
Response It is all right to ask if the patient is uncomfortable with any
Feedback: aspect of your person and to talk about it; the other choices
are less respectful.
Question 6
2 out of 2 points
Observing the rise and fall of the abdomen usually facilitates calculation of
respiratory rate in the:
Response Infants are more abdominal breathers because their diaphragm
Feedback: is more developed than their intercostal muscles. Therefore,
observing the abdominal movements best facilitates
determination of the respiratory rates.
Question 7
2 out of 2 points
What additional factors besides race and nationality compose an ethnos or
ethnic group?
Response A group of the same race or nationality with a common
Feedback: culture and distinctive traits defines ethnos (ethnic group).
Question 8
2 out of 2 points
For a woman with a small vaginal opening, the examiner should use a _____
speculum.
Response The Pederson speculum has blades that are as long as those of
Feedback: the Graves speculum but are both narrower and flatter and
therefore more comfortable for women with small vaginal
openings. Pediatric or nasal speculums would be too small for
adult use. Plastic speculums are similar in uses to the metal
counterparts.
Question 9
2 out of 2 points
Axillary measurement of temperature correlates best with core temperatures of:
