Transcultural Nursing Assessment and Intervention 6th Edition by Joyce Newman Giger - Test Bank

Giger: Transcultural Nursing, 6th Edition

Giger & Davidhizar's Culturally Competent Test Bank: NCLEX-RN Review

Chapter 1: Introduction to Transcultural Nursing

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. The use of transcultural nursing knowledge is founded on the goal of:

A

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Increasing client compliance to the Western medical model.

B

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Delivering culturally sensitive care that is free of inherent biases.

C

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Eliminating cultural differences.

D

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Establishing system-centered health policy.

ANS: B DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge

KEY: Nursing Process: Assessment

MSC: NCLEX Category: Safe, Effective Care Environment

2. The major purpose of culturally congruent nursing care is to enable the nurse to:

A

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Be aware of his or her own cultural beliefs and values.

B

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Change his or her beliefs to meet the patient’s needs.

C

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Provide care in a culturally sensitive manner.

D

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Refrain from making judgments when patients are wrong.

ANS: C DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge

KEY: Nursing Process: Assessment

MSC: NCLEX Category: Health Promotion and Maintenance

3. Transcultural nursing is viewed as a culturally competent practice field that is:

A

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Nurse centered and research focused.

B

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Client centered and research focused.

C

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Spiritually centered and research focused.

D

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Concerned with differences between but not within cultural groups.ANS: B DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge

KEY: Nursing Process: Assessment

MSC: NCLEX Category: Safe, Effective Care Environment

4. nurse’s:

The principle that is most important to the provision of culturally competent care is the

A

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Awareness of personal stereotypes based on culture.

B

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Knowledge of specific behavior that is typical of persons in a given culture.

C

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Sensitivity to what the physician says about persons in the cultural group of the

patient.

D

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Awareness of actions that can be expected of persons in a given culture.

ANS: A DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge

KEY: Nursing Process: Assessment

MSC: NCLEX Category: Psychosocial Integrity

5. Which of these cultural phenomena are among those considered essential and are

evidenced among all cultural groups? Mark all that apply.

A

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Communication

B

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Space

C

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Social organization

D

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Time

E

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Environmental control

F

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Biological variations

ANS: F DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge

KEY: Nursing Process: Assessment

MSC: NCLEX Category: Psychosocial Integrity

6. The nurse responding to patients from diverse cultures with interpersonal awareness,

knowledge, skill, and sensitivity is known as having:

A

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Enculturation.

B

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Culture care preservation.