NURS 2024 update Diversity PREP U Questions and Answers University of Notre Dame

NURS 2024 update Diversity PREP U Questions and Answers University of Notre Dame A client is admitted to the hospital and the nurse is attempting to complete an admission assessment. The client reports that a spiritual healer will be coming in soon and is upset by the admission questions. What is the most appropriate response by the nurse? a. “We can wait for your healer to come and then work together to answer these questions” b. “We can wait for your healer, but the healer cannot do anything to provide care in this care environment” c. “When you spiritual healer gets here, please have him or her complete this admission information” d. “These questions are important and must be answered”  Upon moving to another country, a college student is very confused by many local customs. He is especially bothered by the custom of men and women eating in separate areas and it makes him angry and resentful of the new culture. What are the feelings experienced by this student? a. Culture shock b. Ethnocentrism c. Stereotyping d. Cultural assimilation  The nurse is caring for a client admitted with an upper respiratory infection. The client tells the nurse about following the holistic belief of hot/cold. Which foot items should the nurse provide to the client based on this information? a. Fruit salad, apple juice and pudding b. Chicken salad, water, and a frozen fruit juice bar c. Turkey sandwich, milk, gelatin d. Soup, hot tea, toast  A client has been admitted to the unit for chest pain. A nurse told the family that they could not be with the client. The family became very upset, and now the client wants to leave. What is the most culturally appropriate response by the charge nurse? a. “Why do you think you need to leave?” b. “Sometimes family can cause stress, and we try to maintain a stress-free environment.” c. “If you leave, you will be asked to sign a form indicating that you are leaving against medical advice” d. “Would you feel more comfortable with your family with you?”  A nurse is working with a culturally diverse group of the clients. The nurse understands that cultural norms: a. Are fairly consistent across cultural groups b. Can be generalized to anyone of the culture c. Allow nurses to predict a client response d. Require an individualized approach by the nurse  Which nursing intervention reflects practice according to Madeleine Leininger’s transcultural nursing theory? a. Contacting a chaplain for every client b. Providing the same care to each client who has had a MI c. Incorporating the client’s request for complementary treatment therapy d. Planning dietary interventions according to physiological condition  A nurse is providing care for clients of different cultures in a blended community clinic. Which characteristics of culture should the nurse consider when planning culturally competent care? Select all that apply. a. Subcultures exist within most cultures b. Culture guides behavior into acceptable ways to people in a specific group c. Culture practices and beliefs are constantly shifting and changing d. Culture is not affected by a group’s social and physical environment e. Cultural influences the way people of a group view themselves f. There are differences both within cultures and among cultures  A newly hired young nurse overhead the charge nurse talking with an older nurse on the unit. The charge nurse said, “All these young nurses think they can come in late and leave early.” What cultural factor can the new nurse assess from this conversation? a. Stereotyping b. Cultural imposition c. Cultural blindness d. Cultural conflict  How do people of Canadian Indian descent prefer to be identified? a. Americans b. Canadians c. Indians d. First Nations  The nurse admits a client to the critical care unit to rule out a MI. The client has several family members in the waiting room. Which nursing action is most appropriate? a. Assess the client’s beliefs about family support during hospitalization b. Explain to the family that too many visitors will tire the client c. Allow all the visitors into the room d. Insist that only one family member can be in the room at a time  A nurse caring for clients of different cultures in a hospital setting attempts to make eye contact with clients when performing the initial assessment. What assumption might the nurse make based on common cultural practices? a. A Muslim-Arab women refuses to make eye contact with her male nurse. Assumption: She is being modest. b. A Hasidic Jewish man listens intently to a male physician, making direct eye contact with him, but refuses to make eye contact with a female nursing student. Assumption: Jewish men consider women inferior to men. c. A black man rolls his eyes when asked how he copes with stress in the workplace. Assumption: He may feel he has already answered the question and has become impatient. d. A Native American/First Nations man stares at the floor while talking with the nurse. Assumption: The client is embarrassed by the conversation.  The nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative 24 hours from an appendectomy. The client is hesitant to get out of bed. How should the nurse respond? a. “You need to get up and walk to prevent complications” b. “I will come back later and help you get up” c. “Can you describe what you are feeling when you try to move?” d. “Would you like to wait until your family arrives to get out of the bed?”  The nurse is caring for a client of a different culture and strives to deliver culturally sensitive care. Which action by the nurse is most appropriate? a. Provide uniform health care to all clients b. Research the beliefs and values of the client c. Ask inquisitive questions regarding the client’s cultural practices d. Explain the culture of the biomedical system to the client . . . . . .