PrepU Chapter 11 Culture

Which statement by the nurse demonstrates a cultural bias?

"American healthcare is really so much better than that provided by any other country."

A nurse is assessing a Navajo client, who has presented to the health clinic with complaints of feeling endangered, confusion, bad dreams, and hallucinations. Which culture-bound syndrome should the nurse suspect in this client?

Ghost sickness

The nurse is being oriented to the oncology unit. Which is a true statement regarding the potential population of this nursing unit?

Hispanic women have higher rates of cervical cancer than white women.

A nursing instructor is teaching students about communication in different cultures. When discussing the meaning of hand gestures and body language in different cultures, the nurse realizes that further instruction is necessary when a student makes which statement?

"I can make a circle with my thumb and forefinger and people of all cultures know it means OK."

An Asian patient comes in to the clinic accompanied by her son. He explains that his mother has "not been feeling well". The nurse observes scars that resemble cigarette burns. What is the nurses best intervention to this assessment finding?

Ask the patient if she has had moxibustion.

If a client seems reluctant to make eye contact, a health care provider should consider the possibility that this is which of the following?

An indication of discomfort or intimidation

A Navajo Native American client states having "bad dreams, and feelings of confusion and danger." The nurse notes the client's mother died one month ago. What would the nurse do next?

Ask how long the client slept last night.

The nurse knows that she will be caring for a patient from Southern Korea who has been visiting with a family member. The nurse obtains some information about the Korean culture so that she will be able to meet the patients needs. What is the nurse demonstrating?

Cultural knowledge

People of all cultures believe that autonomy is a universal right of health care consumers.

False

A nurse recognizes that the belief that one's worldview is the only acceptable truth and that one's beliefs, values, and sanctioned behaviors are superior to all others is called what?

Ethnocentrism

When performing a cultural assessment on a client from another country, what can a nurse do to ensure the client receives culturally sensitive care?

Show genuine interest in the client's culture and personal life experiences.

A nursing student realizes that which of the following is an important variation of communication?

Silence

To determine the sources of strength for a patient, the nurse could ask, "In what ways do they help?"

True

A nurse provides care for an African-American client who experiences tremors, muscle weakness, and nausea. The client's family believes that the client is affected by some kind of black magic. The nurse recognizes this as which culturally bound syndrome?

Voodoo

Risk factors for mental disorders

may be specific to an ethnic group.

The nurse and a client are developing a transcultural nursing care plan related to hypertension. The nurse will include in the plan

nutritional information specifically for the client's culture.