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A nurse is preparing to discuss birth control options for a Roman Catholic patient. What is the most appropriate method for the nurse to discuss with this patient?
- A. Abstinence
- B. Vasectomy
- C. Tubal ligation
- D. Oral contraceptives
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Birth control for Roman Catholics is prohibited except for abstinence or natural family planning. Referral to a priest for questions about this can be of great help. Nurses can teach the techniques of natural family planning if they are familiar with them; otherwise, this should be referred to the health care provider or to a support group of the Church that instructs couples in this method of birth control. Sterilization is prohibited unless there is an overriding medical reason.
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Which health belief system includes a belief of a supernatural force exerting influence to cause health or illness?
- A. Folk
- B. Holistic
- C. Biomedical
- D. Alternative/complementary
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The folk health belief system is commonly referred to as 'third-world' beliefs and practices. It is often called strange by nurses and other health professionals who are unfamiliar with folk medicine beliefs.
Which health belief system focuses on restoring balance with physical social and metaphysical worlds?
- A. Folk health belief system
- B. Holistic health belief system
- C. Biomedical health belief system
- D. Alternative/complementary belief system
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The treatment based on the holistic health belief system is designed to restore balance with physical, social, and metaphysical worlds.
What is the term used to describe cultures in which women make decisions about health care and provide the care and discipline to the children?
- A. Biological
- B. Matriarchal
- C. Cultural
- D. Patriarchal
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: In a matriarchal society, women make the decisions about health care. In patriarchal society, the men make decisions about health care. There is no such thing as biological or cultural cultures.
A nurse is American-born and works in a large hospital with patients from many cultures. What must this nurse develop to provide the best care?
- A. Another language
- B. Assessment skills
- C. Cultural competence
- D. Care planning ability
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: To provide care to patients from different cultures, the nurse must develop cultural competence.
The father of an American Indian has just died. What should the nurse do immediately after death?
- A. Provide privacy so that the family may touch and kiss the deceased goodbye
- B. Ask about providing help with the death ceremony
- C. Carefully wrap the deceased's clothing for the family to take home
- D. Mention the deceased by name frequently
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: In the American Indian culture it is taboo to touch the deceased or any of the belongings of the deceased. After death, the name of the deceased is not spoken.