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What is a fixed concept that describes how all members of an ethnic group act or think?
- A. Variations within a cultural group
- B. Identical practices
- C. Holistic nursing
- D. Ethnic stereotypes
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Ethnic stereotypes are fixed concepts of how all members of an ethnic group act or think.
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What are some characteristics that cultures have in common?
- A. Economic practices
- B. Survival modes
- C. Transportation systems
- D. Language
- E. Family systems
Correct Answer: A,B,C,E
Rationale: Language may differ within cultures; the rest are shared characteristics.
A nurse is caring for a patient who is a Latter-Day Saint. The nurse is aware members of this faith may wear sacred undergarments. What intervention is appropriate for the nurse caring for this patient?
- A. Instruct the patient to remove the undergarments.
- B. Allow the patient to wear the undergarments only at night.
- C. Allow the patient to wear the undergarments only during the day.
- D. Remove the undergarments in emergency situations only.
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: For observant Latter-Day Saints, a sacred undergarment may be worn at all times and should be removed only in emergency situations.
Culture varies from patient to patient. Why is it important that the nurse understand and accept each person as an individual?
- A. To develop a plan of care
- B. To provide holistic care
- C. To identify differences
- D. To support each patient
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Accepting each person as an individual is the first step in providing holistic care.
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.
The nurse from New York City is caring for a patient from Atlanta Georgia. What difference between the nurse and patient may cause them to experience difficulty in communicating?
- A. Race
- B. Subculture
- C. Ethnic group
- D. Culture
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Subcultures have characteristic patterns that distinguish them from the rest of the culture.