Transcultural Nursing

A nurse is working at a health fair screening people for liver cancer. Which population group should the nurse monitor most closely for liver cancer?

• Hispanic

• Asian Americans

• Non-Hispanic Caucasians

• Non-Hispanic African-Americans

A nurse is assessing the health care disparities among population groups. Which area is the nurse monitoring?

• Accessibility of health care services

• Outcomes of health conditions

• Prevalence of complications

• Incidence of diseases

When caring for patients, the nurse understand the difference between religion and spirituality. Religious care helps individuals:

• Maintain their belief systems and worship practices.

• Develop a relationship with a higher being.

• Establish a cultural connectedness with the purpose of life.

• Achieve the balance needed to maintain health and well-being.

To assess, evaluate and support a patient’s spirituality, the best action a nurse can take is to:

• Assist the patient to use faith to get well.

• Refer the patient to the health care facility chaplain.

• Provide the patient with a variety of religious literature.

• Determine the patient’s perceptions and belief system

An athletic young woman has just fractured her leg while training for a marathon. The use of meditation has many physiological properties that will help the young woman to:

• raise blood pressure.

• increase mood swings.

• increase oxygen consumption.

• lower muscle tension.