Chapter 5: Cultural Diversity

A client is completing a health history form and asks the nurse, "Why does this ask for my ethnicity instead of my race?" What is the appropriate nursing response?

"Ethnicity is a social category that is being used to replace racial categories."

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?

"Would you feel more comfortable with your family with you?"

What is the priority assessment for the nurse when developing a plan of care for a client living in poverty?

Access to care

The nurse is assessing an older adult who immigrated at the age of 3 years. The client speaks the dominant language and lives in a neighborhood with many households from the country of origin. Which action by the nurse is most appropriate?

Ask the client about special cultural beliefs or practices.

Which behavior by the nurse is stereotyping?

Avoiding older adult clients because their care is time consuming

A family recently immigrated to a new country. The parent reports that the teenager is showing signs of fear, has vague reports of stomach pain, and feels humiliated by peers because of their culture. What is the priority assessment for the nurse?

Culture shock

The emergency department nurse is caring for a client injured in a motor vehicle collision. The client recently immigrated to the country. The nurse should implement interventions aimed at addressing which issue?

Culture shock

The nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative 3 days from coronary artery bypass graft. The client has a prescription to ambulate. What is the best action by the nurse?

Discuss with the client the need for assistance during ambulation.

A nurse is assessing a client and determines that the client belongs to a minority group. Based on the nurse's understanding about minority groups, the nurse would anticipate that the client would likely experience which effects? Select all that apply.

Less power Health disparities

The nurse is caring for a client who perceives time differently. What action should the nurse take for this client?

Maintain flexibility when the client requests interventions at specific times.

A nurse is providing care to a client who is from a different culture. Which aspect about culture would be most important for the nurse to integrate into the client's care?

Not all members of the same culture act and think alike.

A newly hired young nurse overheard 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?

Stereotyping

The nurse is assessing a client for pain and suspects that the client's culture may be affecting the pain response. What nonverbal indicator of pain would the nurse expect to observe?

The client is holding pressure on the abdomen when speaking.

Nurses are responsible for delivering culturally competent care for all clients. Culturally competent care does not account for:

client's height.

A client says to the nurse, "Why don't you wear a white cap like nurses do on the soap operas?" This is an ethnocentric statement based on the:

media

A client who immigrated from another coutnry informs the nurse of dietary requests. The nurse responds to the special dietary needs by stating, "You are now living here, and you should try to start eating those foods common to our diet." This inappropriate response is an example of:

cultural imposition.

A nurse is caring for a client with bacterial pneumonia and a temperature of 104°F (40.0°C). Yesterday, the client's temperature was 102°F (38.9°C). The health care provider on call prescribes cool compresses for the client to help lower the fever. The client insists that the nurse bring warm blankets because they will help the client to recover more quickly. The nurse recognizes that the client's request is an example of:

cultural ritual.

When a home-bound client expresses the client's past-oriented ancestral heritage and family rituals, the nurse recognizes that the client is expressing:

ethnic identity.

Persistent gaps between the health status of minorities and non-minorities are defined as:

health disparities.

The clinic nurse is obtaining demographic data from a client. The client states, "Why do you need to know what my ethnicity is?" How should the nurse respond?

"Collecting this information allows us to develop a personalized plan of care to meet your needs."

The charge nurse overhears two new graduate nurses talking in the break-room. One graduate nurse states, "I hate getting reports from the older nurses; they are just too slow." The charge nurse understands that the nurse is demonstrating what?

ageism

Which statement best conveys the relationship between race and ethnicity?

Race denotes physical characteristics, while ethnicity is rooted in a common heritage.

Which nursing intervention reflects practice according to Madeline Leininger's transcultural nursing theory?

Incorporating the client's request for complementary treatment therapy

The nurse overhears a colleague state, "All people from that client's country are rude." What is the appropriate nursing response?

Respond by saying, "Stereotypes keep us from accepting others as unique individuals."

A family has immigrated and settled in a neighborhood that primarily speaks their native language. The nurse caring for this family recognizes that which family member will likely require the greatest amount of time to learn the dominant language?

The 45-year-old mother in the family who does not work outside the home

The nurse is caring for a client who is admitted for hypertension (HTN). The nurse notes that the client has not been eating the food provided, and family members have brought in homemade food. What would be the best response by the nurse?

"Can you tell me what foods you prefer to eat and what your family is bringing you?"

The nurse is teaching a black client about common health conditions. Which statement by the client most directly addresses a health problem with an increased incidence in this population group?

"It is important to monitor my blood pressure."

A nurse is demonstrating ethnocentrism. Which statement would reflect this concept?

"My Russian heritage is superior to all others."

The nurse is caring for a terminally ill client who immigrated from Mexico. Which nursing intervention regarding spiritual care is appropriate?

Ask the client if a spiritual leader is desired.

The nurse admits a client to the critical care unit to rule out a myocardial infarction. The client has several family members in the waiting room. Which nursing action is most appropriate?

Assess the client's beliefs about family support during hospitalization.

Which scenario is an example of cultural competence in nursing?

Attending a conference for cultural diversity

A client believes that the illness is caused by an imbalance of yin and yang. The nurse states, "You can call it whatever you believe, but you have a metabolic disorder." What is this nurse demonstrating?

Cultural blindness

The nurse is caring for the teenage child of immigrants. The teenager voices distress because after living in the country for several years, he no longer wants to participate in some of the tradition religious rituals that are important to his parents. What is the teenager experiencing?

Cultural change

A geriatric client is observed smoking a cigarette and lowering the oxygen nasal prongs away from the nostrils. Which is the priority action of the nurse?

Remind the client to avoid smoking during oxygen therapy

A client is seeking care at the local clinic. The nurse is completing a cultural assessment. Which scenario would demonstrate cultural assimilation?

The client's child learned the dominant lanuguage as a second language.

The nurse is caring for two clients with the same ethnic background. The nurse notices some differences between the two in the religious practices and the slang used for communicating. What is most likely the etiology of these differences?

ethnicity