ch. 13 Quiz

Which elements make up an individual's socioeconomic status (SES)? Select all that apply. Health Wealth Income Occupation Education level

wealth income occupation education level

Which is a characteristic of culture? Stays the same for a group over time Learned from birth through socialization Varies among members of a cultural group Remains constant regardless of environment

Learned from birth through socialization

A nurse practitioner is providing care to a newly arrived refugee with diabetes. What financial assistance is available for the patient to continue with treatment? Medicaid Private pay State assistance Medical assistance

Medical Assistance

How does socioeconomic status (SES) affect the accessibility and use of healthcare services? SES affects whether or not patients will want to receive healthcare services. SES causes providers to make patients wait longer to receive their healthcare services. SES often dictates the patient's ability to purchase insurance or pay providers for care. SES requires some patients to pay more money to providers for their time and services.

SES often dictates the patient's ability to purchase insurance or pay providers for care

Which describes transcultural nursing? Believing one's own way of life is the best or most desirable Understanding similarities between nursing and anthropology Imposing one's own beliefs on someone from another culture Considering the values and norms that are shared across cultures

Understanding similarities between nursing and anthropology

Which statement is best when working to overcome a language barrier without an interpreter? "Do you feel discomfort?" "Do your head and stomach hurt?" "Put it on your rash in the morning." "Do not take your medicine with food."

"Do not take your medicine with food"

Which statement by the nurse indicates the need for further education on solutions to healthcare problems among culturally diverse populations? "Collaborating with community resources will benefit my work." "It's important to foster caring relationships with the population." "The community should set the priorities and needs for my efforts." "Care should be focused on physical health in order to solve problems."

"care should be focused physical health in order to solve problems"

The nurse educator is assessing student knowledge of values and norms as related to culture. Which statement made by a student indicates a need for further education on this topic? "In all cultures, values and norms are learned in childhood." "Values are the rules by which groups govern human behavior." "All societies have norms that tell what kinds of behaviors are appropriate." "Types of values differ from culture to culture, but their presence is universal."

"values are the rules by which groups govern human behavior"

Which describes ethnocentrism? Believing one's own way of life is the best or most desirable Understanding similarities between nursing and anthropology Imposing one's own beliefs on someone from another culture Considering the values and norms that are shared across cultures

Believing one's own way of life is the best or most desirable

A nurse is performing a needs assessment to implement a health promotion program in communities with high poverty rates. What is the largest portion of this population that the nurse identifies as most in need of a health promotion program? Children Male adults Older adults Female adults

Children

Which constellation in which people live together in society includes an unmarried man and woman sharing a household with or without children? Blended Extended Communal Cohabitation

Cohabitation

A patient's socioeconomic status is based on what factors? Select all that apply. Income Culture Language Occupation Education level

Income Occupation Education Level

Which guidelines should the nurse follow when attempting to overcome language barriers when an interpreter is not available? Select all that apply. Speaking informally Trying a third language Speaking with simple words Using contractions to simplify Discussing one topic at a time

Trying a third language Speaking with simple words Discussing one topic at a time

During an assessment, the new patient describes living with a spouse and the spouse's daughter from a previous marriage. How will the nurse document this family structure in the patient's record? Nuclear Blended Extended Nuclear dyad

blended

Which is considered the most important factor in determining socioeconomic status (SES)? Wealth Income Occupation Education level

education level