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Individuals attribute their own weakness to others:
assertiveness.
projection.
manipulation
passiveness
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provides even more definitive information:
clarifying
summarizing
Focused questions
validating
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A pt is a member of the Church of Latter Day Saints must increase fluid intake. Which beverages should you offer?
Unfermented or fermented apple juice
Fruit juice, milk, or water
Wine or beer
Coffee, tea, or iced tea
4
A pt had a kosher diet for breakfast of toast, eggs, and turkey bacon. 6 hours must pass before the pt is offered
coffee
juice
milk
water
5
A religion that was founded by Siddhartha Gautama in the sixth century BC in India is
Hinduism
Mormonism
Buddhism
Catholicism
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During the caregiving, the patient hits the student nurse. The action the student nurse should initially take is
leave the pt in a safe situation & report the event to instructor
state you don't like being hit & continue to provide care to the patient.
leave the room and call the patient’s physician
go to the telephone and call the local police t
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Which behavior should be considered an early sign that a coworker may have the potential for violence?
Lack of cooperation with supervisors
Destruction of agency property
Verbalization of a wish to harm someone
A suicidal threat
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Select the patient who would benefit least from the nurse reading from the New Testament.
Mr. D, who is an Orthodox Jew
Mr. B, who is Roman Catholic
Mrs. A of the Assembly of God
Miss C, who is a Jehovah’s Witness
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Using unfamilar terminology could increase patients fear and cause misunderstanding:
one-way communication.
unnecessary use of jargon.
displaying sensitivity.
active listening.
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This involves using sounds, words, or short phrases to encourage the patien to continue:
paraphrasing
remaining silent
summarizing
minimal encouraging
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An Asian patient is only eating hot foods, what should you do?
tell the dietary to make sure all foods are hot when served.
check menu choices and change choice to only hot foods
have pt list foods they belive will help their condition
tell the pt that hospital food are never as hot as they are at home
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Intolerance of another cultural group:
ethnocentrism
prejudice
culture sensitivity
stereotyping
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Which demonstrates assertive behvior:
Speaking w/ the physician privately when feeling the order in inappropriate
Assuming a patient wants skip a bath when the spouse comes to visit
not continuing to suction a pt because the pt might not like it
feeling of devastation when a pt questions her ability to insert an iv
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“How are things today?” this is an example of:
paraphrasing.
an open-ended question
probing
a focused question.
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To communicate interest and caring to a patient of the majority culture, the nurse should
keep conversation on a social level.
direct the patient to make a list of all problems.
make eye contact and encourage the patient to communicate.
call the patient on days off.
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THis permits the patient to respond in a way that is most meaningful to them
closed ended question
open ended questions
focused questions
remaining silent
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which question provides the best understanding of the patient’s culturally determined food patterns
“Do you use food to maintain health or treat illness?”
“Describe the role of children in your family.”
“What religious practices are important in your life?”
“What effect will hospitalization have on your family?”
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A patient from Mexican decent puts and egg under the bed, a cuturally competent would be to:
ask why they have this in their hospital room
throw it away while the patient is sleeping.
move it to a place where they won’t be in the way.
leave it where the patient wishes to place it
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repeating in a slightly different way what a patient has said:
validating
clarifying
summarizing
restating
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which is an example of an ethnic group
Irish-Americans.
Spanish-speaking.
Caucasians
homosexuals
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A religion that was formed in 1957 by merger of Congregational and Evangelical and Reformed Churches is
Seventh-Day Adventist.
Presbyterianism
United Church of Christ.
Mormonism
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the nurse recognizes that those who believe in Islam refer to God as
Moroni
Redeemer
Allah
Brahma
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The intervention that is most effective at reducing patient violence against nurses is
assign only male nurses to care for psychiatric or chemical dependency pts.
requiring nurses to work in groups rather than alone.
having security personnel stationed on all units.
communicate respect for patients and confidence in themselves
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A behavior to avoid when interacting with a person of a different culture is
diversity
stereotyping
behavior based on nonjudgmental attitudes.
assimilation.
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Which option provides information that allows an individual to identify the patient’s affective state?
pt is still with eyes shut, arms rigid at side with fists clenched
pt rates pain 8 on a scale of 1 to 10. characterizes the pain as stabbing.
pt's expressin looks sad, tears in his eyes and mouth is droopy
pt listnes to directions and then asks several relevant questions
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A nurse demonstrates assertive behavior by doing which of the following?
admitting when you don't know an answer but will find out
Limiting contact with a pt who's dying, because it makes you feel depressed
telling another nurse how dumb a doctor is for ordering hourly vital sign
tell pt to ask the doctor when they have questions on their meds
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What time interval would need to be provided for a Jewish patient to observe the Sabbath
Alternate Saturdays
Monday noon to Tuesday noon
Friday sundown to after sunset Saturday
Thursday midnight to Friday midnight
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Which statement regarding cultural diversity can be used as a basis for caregiving
eye contact varies among cultures
Silence should always be interpreted the patient’s dissatisfied with care.
The germ theory of illness is universally accepted.
Personal space requirements are similar for all cultures.
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the process of learning your culture is called
ethnocentrism
cultural sensitivity
cultural competence
enculturation
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Does ethnocentrism have any negative consequences
prejudice has no relationship to ethnocentrism and discrimination.
ethnocentrism may give rise to prejudice, resultuing in discrimination
ethnocentrism has only positive consequences associated with ethnic pride.
discrimination is the basis for ethnocentrism and prejudice.
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“Don’t worry. You are coming along just fine.” This response is an example of
disagreeing
active listening.
false reassurance.
probing
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A religion in which members believe they receive Divine Truth from “inner” light supplied by the Holy Spirit is
Episcopalian.
Seventh-Day Adventist.
Quaker
United Church of Christ.
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Which nonverbal behavior is most congruent with a nurse’s assertive verbal statement?
Soft voice, shoulders relaxed, eyes down
Loud voice, back stiff, eyes glaring
Smile while speaking, touch person’s arm, eyes lowered
Firm voice, erect posture, direct eye contact
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What understanding will help a nurse provide culturally sensitive care to patients?
people who distruct nurses will act out
better educate patients on expected behavior
that mentally unstable persons will react more
people respond to situation in a culturally determined way
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How does two-way communication differ from one-way
one-way communication the receiver contributes as much as the sender.
one-way communication no feedback is expected.
one-way communication impact is positive
one-way communication body language does not affect the receiver.
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Which statement shows a personal commitment to work on the goal of devoting more time to coursework for the PN program
I will say ‘no’ when asked to do things that take time from my studies.
“My friends have to stop asking me to do time-consuming favors for them.”
My family needs to take on more responsibility for household tasks
The charge nurse should stop asking me to work overtime
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Types of communication include which of the following?
Affective, Verbal, Symptomatic
Verbal, Affective, Nonverbal
Symptomatic, Nonverbal and Verbal
Symptomatic, affective, verbal
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A nurse is caring for a patient who refuses to consume meat on Ash Wednesday and all Fridays during Lent.
Mormonism
Presbyterianism
Islam
Catholicism
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“I believe in the uniqueness and value of human beings” is basing care on the philosophy of
assimilation
cultural diversity.
cultural competence.
individual worth.
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An Orthodox Jewish patient is close to death, an important intervention would be to find out whether the patient
wishes to have his Koran nearby.
wishes to have the Sacrament of the Sick.
has been baptized.
can be touched by the nurse after death.
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When Martin Luther separated from the Catholic Church because of scandals in the church, which religion was formed?
Lutheranism
Mormonism
Scientology
Jehovah’s Witness
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Speaking frankly and openly to others in such a way that their rights are not violated:
passive behavior
agressive behavior
nonassertive behavior
assertive behavior
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Which statement about culture will help the nurse implement culturally competent care?
Stereotypes about cultures can be accepted as true.
Each culture measures other cultures using its own ways as the norm.
Culture is primarily based on genetic inheritance.
Cultural diversity is based entirely on race.
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To demonstrate empathy:
understand the patient’s thoughts but unaware of your feelings & emotions
understand & appreciate the patient’s feelings while remaining objective.
remove physical and emotional pain and fix all of the patient’s problem
feel sorry for the patient’s situation.
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A religion in which members observe the Sabbath from sunset on Friday to sunset on Saturday is
Catholicism.
Mormonism
Seventh-Day Adventist.
Islam
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Which statement by a nurse demonstrates cultural competence?
“Women of most cultures have adopted assertive communication.”
Without knowledge of cultural diversity, misunderstandings arise
Traditional healing practices should not be combined with Western medicine
You need to assure the beliefs of someone elses culture
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How would you be able to foster trust with a patient
making up answers when one does not know the answer.
introducing oneself and stating one’s role.
identifying the patient by room number.
seeing the patient every 5 to 7 minutes.
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Putting into wors the inforamtion you are receiving from a patient at an effective communication level:
clarifying
summarizing
reflecting.
validating
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A patient winces when moving after they have told your they're fine, which is true
summerizing respect
understood that verbal messages outrank nonverbal messages in importance.
you recognized that the pt’s verbal & nonverbal messages were incongruent
affective communication is of lesser importance
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Which question when asked by the patient should the student respond " “I don’t know but I’ll find someone who will”
“How much longer do I have to live?”
“How do I call a nurse when I need one?”
“May I get out of bed?”
“What do you mean when you say ‘vital signs’?”
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To be more assertive, one must be willing to:
put down other people.
be disliked by others.
take a positive stand.
keep a daily journal.
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adhering to a strict schedule for meals and sleep:
will complain if medications and treatments are not performed on time.
lives on linear time.
is obsessive-compulsive.
follows clock time.
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Agnostic means:
the patient believes in God and supernatural powers.
the existence of God can be neither proved nor disproved
the patient does not believe in God.
the patient does not believe that the supernatural exists.
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Which statement by a nurse is an example of nonjudgmental thinking?
“Asian-American pts are unreadable. Nurses don’t know what they’re feeling”
“Native-American patients could benefit from a lesson in assimilation.”
Diversity accounts for some Italian's beliving illness is cuased by a curse
“Hispanic-American pts live at the poverty level and don’t have a chance.”
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The nurse demonstrates commitment to the patient by
delivering nursing care skillfully.
giving advice to solve the patient’s problems.
using humor to poke fun at the patient.
talking about what the nurse plans to do after work.
56
A patient who practices Buddhism states, “My pain is the result of things I have done in the past.” Your best response
“Perhaps you could ask God to help you bear the pain.”
“Are you saying you have been a bad person?”
“This understanding helps give meaning to your pain.”
“Pain can be an enlightening experience.”
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Which of the following is an example of the process of socialization?
The student nurse learns how to think and act like a nurse.
assesseing the needs of a patient who is a member of another culture
emonstrates ethnocentrism related to health-illness beliefs.
uses cultural bias when evaluating the beliefs of a diverse culture.
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When a nurse is the target for unwanted behavior that she perceives as sexually harassing, she should first
report the behavior to the nursing supervisor.
resign from the job.
report the behavior to the union representative.
assertively tell the person that the behavior is unwanted.
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using pauses effectively
clarifying
remaining silent
validating.
summarizing
60
A religion that was founded by Joseph Smith in the nineteenth century is
Mennonite
Mormonism
Catholicism.
Lutheranism
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Which statement is true regarding open-ended, closed-ended, and focused questions?
Open-ended questions always achieve their purpose.
Focused questions are more useful when communicating with men.
Closed-ended questions are used primarily with children and older adults.
Closed-ended and focused questions are used to get specific information.
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Which statement by the patient would the nurse determine as consistent with personalistic health beliefs?
“I hope the doctor will recommend surgery.”
“Please call my physician for me so I can discuss my symptoms.”
“X-rays will find the cause of my back pain.”
“I would like to wear the amulet that’s in my bedside stand.”
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For which patient should the nurse be most alert for emerging spiritual needs?
Mr. D, who has herpes zoster
Mr. C, who has varicose veins
Miss A, who has been given the diagnosis of gallbladder disease
Mrs. B, who has been told she has metastatic cancer
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Crying is a type of nonverbal communication, what would you conclude from a crying patient?
the patient is in pain.
the patient is sad.
the situation needs clarification.
the tears reflect happiness.
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On which statement about life span communication differences can the nurse rely when implementing patient care?
Older adults hear lower frequency sounds more easily than high-pitched
It is important to try to communicate with teens using their slang.
Preschool children tend to respond well to a reasoning approach.
from birth to age 2 are most soothed by a high-pitched tone of voice.
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What are the three major religious groups in the US
Lutherans, Catholics, and Presbyterians.
Roman Catholics, Protestants, and Jews.
Baptists, Assembly of God, and Lutherans.
Protestants, Unitarians, and Catholics.
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The nurse would implement baptism for a baby not expected to live if the infant’s religion is listed as
Assembly of God.
Mormon.
Baptist
Roman Catholic
68
Which statement by a health care worker can the nurse identify as a stereotype?
“Most people perceive themselves as members of the middle class.”
“All individuals have common basic daily needs.”
“People over 65 are poor drivers.”
“Assimilation requires adopting part of the dominant culture.”
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How would a culturally competent care plan differ from a standard care plan?
would provide information about nonjudgmental behaviors to use.
would focus on the nurse’s values, assumptions, and health beliefs
It would follow the legal mandates for providing care regardless of culture
It would have adaptations that recognize the pt’s cultural preferences.
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asking a closed ended question in response to a patient's statement to be sure you understand
summarizing
reflecting
clarifying
validating
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A religion that began in Scotland and evolved from John Calvin in the sixteenth century is known as
United Church of Christ.
Episcopalian
Presbyterianism
Seventh-Day Adventist.
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expressing i your own words what you think the patient means:
minimal encouraging
clarifying
paraphrasing
reflecting.
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Characteristics of one-way communication include all of the following except
it is sender controlled.
it is useful to give commands.
it always has negative value
receiver feedback is not expected.
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Muslim women:
speak openly to women but are silent in the presence of men.
are given alcoholic beverages with each meal.
wear writings from the Koran on the neck, arm, or waist.
observe standards of modesty requiring coverage from head to ankle.