NUR102: Ch. 9 Culture, Ch. 43 Sleep, & Ch. 44 Pain

A nurse is caring for an immigrant with low income. Which information should the nurse consider when planning care for this patient?

• • There is a decreased frequency of morbidity.

• • There is an increased incidence of disease.

• • There is an increased level of health.

• • There is a decreased mortality rate.

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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

A nurse is providing care to a patient from a different culture. Which action by the nurse indicates cultural competence?

• • Communicates effectively in a multicultural context.

• • Effectively provides for multifaceted healthcare needs.

• • Visits a foreign country.

• • Speaks a different language.

The nurse learns about cultural issues involved in the patient’s health care belief system and enables patients and families to achieve meaningful and supportive care. Which concept is the nurse demonstrating?

• • Marginalized groups

• • Health care disparity

• • Transcultural nursing

• • Culturally congruent care

A nurse is beginning to use patient-centered care and cultural competence to improve nursing care. Which step should the nurse take first?

• • Assessing own biases and attitude

• • Learning about the world view of others

• • Understanding organizational forces

• • Developing cultural skills

The nurse caring for a patient of Hispanic descent who speaks no English, is working with an interpreter. Which action should the nurse take?

• • Use long sentences when talking.

• • Look at the patient when talking.

• • Use breaks in sentences when talking.

• • Look at only nonverbal behaviors when talking.

Which action indicates the nurse is meeting a primary goal of cultural competent care for patients?

• • Provides care to transgender patients.

• • Provides care to restore relationships.

• • Provides care to patients that is individualized.

• • Provides care to surgical patients.

The nurse is caring for a Chinese patient using the teach-back technique. Which action by the nurse indicates successful implementation of this technique?

• • Asks, “Does this make sense?”

• • Asks, “Do you think you can do this at home?”

• • Asks, “What will you tell your spouse about changing the dressing?”

• • Asks, “Would you tell me if you don’t understand something, so we can go over it?”

A nurse works at a hospital that uses equity-focused quality improvement. Which strategy is the hospital using?

• • Document staff satisfaction.

• • Focus on the family.

• • Implement change on a grand scale.

• • Reduce disparities.

A nurse is using Campinha-Bacote’s model of cultural competency. Which areas will the nurse focus on to become competent? (Select all that apply.)

• • Cultural skills

• • Cultural desire

• • Cultural transition

• • Cultural knowledge

• • Cultural encounters