Be A Better Socialite - Cultural And Ethnic Considerations

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Be A Better Socialite - Cultural And Ethnic Considerations - Quiz

Culture is defined as the shared ideas, meanings, and values acquired by individuals as members of society. Broadly, then, culture is a way of life for a group of people.
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Be A Better Socialite - Cultural And Ethnic Considerations

Common characteristics of culture. Select all that apply

Variations within a cultural group that causes differences. Select all that apply

You are aware of your own cultural beliefs and practices and how they relate to those of others, which will be different

Which of the following statements about cultural competence is not true?

Which of the following cannot be a part TRANSCULTURAL NURSING?

A group of people who share biological physical characteristics and hereditary traits.

Refers to a group of people who share a common social and cultural heritage based on shared traditions, national origin, and physical and biologic characteristics. They often share social practices such as language, religion, dress, music and food.

When doing a culturally related assessment, which areas do you need to explore? Select all that apply:

In Western cultures, what is the distance between people that can be considered comfortable in a casual or public setting during a conversation?

A concept of time implying that it is possible to recover future activities but not present ones

Which of the following statements about cultural behavior is NOT TRUE?

Babies are named by the father 8 days after birth when traditional circumcision (may be postponed when in bad health) done. A mohel performs the circumcision. Female babies are named during the reading of the Torah. Nurses need to be sensitive when caring for babies who have not yet been named.

Orthodox Judaism mandates that their food be Kosher. Which of the following statements support this law? Select all that apply

For Orthodox Jews, when are products with unleavened bread not allowed?

Prohibits birth control except for abstinence and natural family planning methods. Sterilization is prohibited unless there is an overriding medical reason

Which of the following are allowed in a Moslem diet? Select all that apply:

Four basic concepts of health beliefs. Select all that apply:

Based on cultural factors, there are certain nursing diagnoses that are particularly problematic. What are they? Select all that apply:

Which groups will have family members take turns staying with a dying person? Select all that apply:

Which groups have a high incidence of lactose intolerance? Select all that apply:

_____________nursing is practiced when the nurse consistently attempt to apply knowledge about culture to all aspects of care

What do you need to achieve cultural competence? Select all that apply:

When you think that your beliefs and practices are superior and better than other cultures, what do you call this?

A preconceived idea that all members of a particular group posses the same attributes is known as ____________________.

A nurse was assigned to work with a family who lives at Pilsen, a Hispanic neighborhood in the suburbs of Chicago. What is the best way to learn about their culture?

A female patient from Saudi Arabia wearing a Hijab was told to take of her clothes and change to a hospital gown for a physical examination. The patient became upset and refused to do so. The nurse allowed her to remain in her own clothes. Why?

A patient tells the nurse instructor that he is sick because the natural balance of his body was upset when he entered PCCTI. He sniffs dried papaya leaves before he takes exams to make his mind clear. What is his possible health belief system?

When a patient who just arrived from Honduras comes to a clinic, she asks the nurse to allow her 10-year old son to remain with her in the examining room. What should the nurse do?

A student asks her instructor, "Why is it that Chinese-Americans do not grieve for their dying father". The instructor will respond based on the knowledge that the student nurse is somewhat....

The nurse is planning to do a cultural assessment of a patient who just migrated from Singapore a year ago. It would be best if the nurse

An African-American nurse was assigned to care for a new 86-year old male resident. When she enters his room, he shouts racial slurs. What would be a proper response?

A nurse assigned to a Moslem patient from the Philippines found her patient kneeling on the ground, facing the sun, with his face on the floor. What should she do next?

A Mexican American is pregnant with her second child. During the interview, the patient states that she never drinks milk. What could be a cultural reason for this?

When caring for a patient who speaks a foreign language, it would be incorrect of the nurse to use impaired verbal communication as a nursing diagnosis because:

When the nurse is aware of her own cultural beliefs, the beliefs and practices of other cultures, and has the ability to interact effectively with individuals from other cultures, the nurse is said to be:

Which of these groups eat rice with almost every meal. Traditionally, a woman who just gave birth from this group does not see her child for the next 12 to 24 hours.

Both Moslems and Jewish normally do not eat pork. The reason is basically.

Which of the following groups would most likely follow a holistic belief system in caring for their health? Select all that apply