Transcultural Module 4.05: Culturally Congruent Health History

Which of these are signs of better health care outcomes in patients who experienced culturally competent assessments? Select all that apply.

- Adherence to cooperatively designed care plans - Communication of contraindicated practices - Awareness of specific susceptibility to disease

Which of these options does not represent a category of cultural factors critical to taking an accurate patient history and physical assessment?

Administrative

It is not possible to integrate transcultural nursing assessment models into routine patient history interviews. The nurse must use the whole transcultural nursing (TCN) model to engage in culturally competent practice.

False

The most important aspect to remember when performing any assessment is to always assert your authority, so that the patient knows he or she can trust you.

False

Which mode of maintenance supports the use of scientifically safe and sound cultural practices of different cultures?

Health beliefs and practices

What is the purpose of the objective data in the health history?

To form a diagnosis about the health status of a person

What is the primary purpose of the health history?

To gather subjective data

It's a good idea to mix and match assessment models, because there are many kinds of cultural factors and each model has a different focus.

True