Cultural sensitivity includes:

Being aware of cultural differences

Gender roles in nursing care require:

nurses must foster a culture that accommodations for patient preferences

What must nurses do to provide culturally competent, patient-centered care?

Recognize and address personal biases or prejudices

Why should nurses assess spirituality in cultural care?

It may impact the patient’s health beliefs and coping

A stereotype is defined as:

An unreliable generalization about a group

What role does food play in cultural care?

Food is linked to traditions and health beliefs

Prejudice can be described as:

A negative attitude toward a group

Which best defines ethnicity?

Membership in a racial, national, or cultural group

What is assimilation?

The merging of one cultural group into another

What should a nurse do when a patient is illiterate?

Provide audiovisual or oral instruction and assess understanding

What is the most accurate definition of culture?

A shared system of values, beliefs, and practices

Which of the following is true about culture?

Culture is learned and based on symbols

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1
Cultural sensitivity includes:
Avoiding all differences in care
Focusing only on race
Being aware of cultural differences
Memorizing cultural holidays
2
What is the best example of a cultural symbol?
National flag
Blood pressure reading
Attending Galen
BMI score
3
Gender roles in nursing care require:
All patients to accept care regardless of gender
That nurses treat all genders the same way
Male nurses to avoid providing direct care
nurses must foster a culture that accommodations for patient preferences
4
What must nurses do to provide culturally competent, patient-centered care?
Rely only on interpreters for communication
Recognize and address personal biases or prejudices
Avoid discussing culture to remain neutral
Focus only on medical treatment plans
5
Providing culturally competent care can include arranging med administration around cultural practices when possible
False
True
6
Why should nurses assess spirituality in cultural care?
It has no relevance in modern medicine
Religion always prevents health challenges
Nurses must practice the patient’s religion
It may impact the patient’s health beliefs and coping
7
An example of discrimination includes policies that harm a group and its members
False
True
8
A stereotype is defined as:
A valid scientific fact about a group
An individualized view of someone’s culture
An unreliable generalization about a group
A legal definition of cultural background
9
What role does food play in cultural care?
Food is rarely important in culture
Nurses should recommend the same diet to all patients
Food choices are only based on taste
Food is linked to traditions and health beliefs
10
Prejudice can be described as:
Favoring one person’s health beliefs
A negative attitude toward a group
A positive view of cultural diversity
A method for culturally competent care
11
Which best defines ethnicity?
An individual's political affiliation
A belief system based on religion
A social class based on income
Membership in a racial, national, or cultural group
12
What is assimilation?
A refusal to recognize cultural differences
The rejection of all cultural traditions
The maintenance of traditional cultural identity
The merging of one cultural group into another
13
What should a nurse do when a patient is illiterate?
Avoid discussing written materials altogether
Assume the patient understands visuals
Provide audiovisual or oral instruction and assess understanding
Ignore the issue if the patient agrees to written instructions
14
What is the most accurate definition of culture?
A person’s race and physical features
A collection of customs and beliefs of an ethnic group
A set of religious traditions only
A shared system of values, beliefs, and practices
15
Which of the following is true about culture?
Culture only applies to food and language
Culture is inherited biologically
Culture cannot be changed over time
Culture is learned and based on symbols

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