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NURS 222: Quiz 3 - Mental Health (Latest Update ) Review
Questions with Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A.
A healthcare professional is providing care for a culturally diverse population. Which
action indicates the professional is successful in the role of providing culturally
competent care? - ANS Provides care that fits the client's valued life patterns and set of
meanings
A healthcare professional is practicing cultural competence to improve care. Which step
should the professional take first? - ANS Assess own biases and attitudes
A healthcare professional is using an interpreter to communicate with a client. Which
actions are appropriate when working with an interpreter? Select all that apply. - ANS
Use short sentences and pause periodically for clarification.
Avoid medical terminology and jargon.
After the encounter, thank the interpreter and client.
A healthcare professional is providing health education to an Asian client who is newly
diagnosed with diabetes mellitus. The educator notes that the client is nodding yes to
everything that is being said. Based on an understanding of cultural attributes in Asian
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Americans, how should the professional respond? - ANS Prompt further to elicit
additional questions or concerns
An experienced healthcare professional tells a student, "I have found that most Hispanic
immigrants live in unsanitary conditions but are hard workers." The student can best
classify this statement as - ANS stereotyping
Understand the reasons for this cultural dress, accept it, and feel comfortable so that my
care is not affected. - ANS Planning
Record my findings in a personal reflection journal and assess my new attitude using the
nursing process. - ANS Evaluation
Recognize my knowledge deficit related to cultural differences, as evidenced by my
inability to understand or accept the customs while delivering nursing care. - ANS
Diagnosis
Research the custom, talk to a Muslim woman about it, and understand the value
women have about it. - ANS Implementation
I am uncomfortable with the headscarves (hijab) Muslim women wear and I don't even
know what they are called. - ANS Assessment
Identifying and understanding one's own background, recognizing biases, prejudices,
and assumptions about others. To develop a greater cultural awareness, time needs to
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be spent in thinking about and discussing various cultural experiences. - ANS Cultural
desire
Develops through exposure to other cultures. This exposure can be through reading,
travel, movies, visits to ethnic neighborhoods and restaurants, attending ethnic
celebrations, speaking with persons from other cultures, and attending religious events
outside your own religious affiliation. - ANS Cultural skill
Ability to assess factors that influence client treatment and care. Acquired through the
practice of communication. One example is learning a different language. - ANS Cultural
awareness
Interactions to learn about other cultures. Acquired through caring for culturally diverse
populations across the lifespan. - ANS Cultural knowledge
Motivation and willingness to learn from others. Be open-minded to learn about cultural
differences. Accept learning about others as part of your professional nursing role. - ANS
Cultural encounter
Have the client discuss the education from his perspective to assess his learning; observe
smoking behaviors; reassess for readiness to stop smoking. - ANS Evaluate
Outcomes
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NURS 222
NURS 222: Quiz 3 - Mental Health (Latest Update ) Review
Questions with Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A.
A healthcare professional is providing care for a culturally diverse population. Which
action indicates the professional is successful in the role of providing culturally
competent care? - ANS Provides care that fits the client's valued life patterns and set of
meanings
A healthcare professional is practicing cultural competence to improve care. Which step
should the professional take first? - ANS Assess own biases and attitudes
A healthcare professional is using an interpreter to communicate with a client. Which
actions are appropriate when working with an interpreter? Select all that apply. - ANS
Use short sentences and pause periodically for clarification.
Avoid medical terminology and jargon.
After the encounter, thank the interpreter and client.
A healthcare professional is providing health education to an Asian client who is newly
diagnosed with diabetes mellitus. The educator notes that the client is nodding yes to
everything that is being said. Based on an understanding of cultural attributes in Asian
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Americans, how should the professional respond? - ANS Prompt further to elicit
additional questions or concerns
An experienced healthcare professional tells a student, "I have found that most Hispanic
immigrants live in unsanitary conditions but are hard workers." The student can best
classify this statement as - ANS stereotyping
Understand the reasons for this cultural dress, accept it, and feel comfortable so that my
care is not affected. - ANS Planning
Record my findings in a personal reflection journal and assess my new attitude using the
nursing process. - ANS Evaluation
Recognize my knowledge deficit related to cultural differences, as evidenced by my
inability to understand or accept the customs while delivering nursing care. - ANS
Diagnosis
Research the custom, talk to a Muslim woman about it, and understand the value
women have about it. - ANS Implementation
I am uncomfortable with the headscarves (hijab) Muslim women wear and I don't even
know what they are called. - ANS Assessment
Identifying and understanding one's own background, recognizing biases, prejudices,
and assumptions about others. To develop a greater cultural awareness, time needs to
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be spent in thinking about and discussing various cultural experiences. - ANS Cultural
desire
Develops through exposure to other cultures. This exposure can be through reading,
travel, movies, visits to ethnic neighborhoods and restaurants, attending ethnic
celebrations, speaking with persons from other cultures, and attending religious events
outside your own religious affiliation. - ANS Cultural skill
Ability to assess factors that influence client treatment and care. Acquired through the
practice of communication. One example is learning a different language. - ANS Cultural
awareness
Interactions to learn about other cultures. Acquired through caring for culturally diverse
populations across the lifespan. - ANS Cultural knowledge
Motivation and willingness to learn from others. Be open-minded to learn about cultural
differences. Accept learning about others as part of your professional nursing role. - ANS
Cultural encounter
Have the client discuss the education from his perspective to assess his learning; observe
smoking behaviors; reassess for readiness to stop smoking. - ANS Evaluate
Outcomes
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