PROPHECY RN CULTURAL COMPETENCY

PROPHECY RN CULTURAL COMPETENCY

ASSESSMENT 2 QUESTIONS AND

CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED

ANSWERS) PLUS RATIONALES 2025

• Which of the following best defines cultural competency in healthcare?
• Memorizing every cultural tradition
• Providing respectful and effective care that acknowledges cultural

differences

• Speaking every patient's native language
• Assuming all patients want traditional medicine

Rationale: Cultural competency involves understanding and respecting

cultural differences to provide effective, personalized care.

• A nurse avoids making assumptions about a patient’s health beliefs. This

is an example of:

• Stereotyping
• Discrimination 1 / 4

• Cultural sensitivity
• Cultural imposition

Rationale: Cultural sensitivity means being aware of and respecting

cultural differences without making assumptions.

3. Cultural imposition is defined as:

• Encouraging cultural diversity
• Forcing your own beliefs onto someone of a different culture
• Learning about other cultures
• Avoiding cultural discussions

Rationale: Cultural imposition occurs when a caregiver imposes their

values on a patient, ignoring the patient's cultural context.

• What is the best way to assess a patient’s cultural beliefs?
• Make assumptions based on ethnicity
• Avoid asking to prevent offense
• Ask open-ended, respectful questions
• Use generalizations from textbooks

Rationale: Open-ended questions help assess individual beliefs without

stereotyping.

5. A patient believes illness is caused by spiritual forces. The nurse should:

• Educate them on the real cause
• Disregard the belief
• Respect their belief and integrate it into care when possible
• Refer them to psychiatry 2 / 4

Rationale: Respecting and integrating cultural health beliefs can enhance

trust and treatment outcomes.

• Which of the following is a barrier to cultural competency?
• Empathy
• Open communication
• Ethnocentrism
• Self-awareness

Rationale: Ethnocentrism—believing one’s culture is superior—is a

significant barrier to cultural competency.

7. The first step toward cultural competence is:

• Learning other languages
• Self-assessment of your own cultural beliefs
• Memorizing cultural facts
• Avoiding discussion of culture

Rationale: Understanding your own beliefs and biases helps avoid

projecting them onto patients.

8. Cultural humility involves:

• Knowing everything about every culture
• Avoiding patient discussion
• Lifelong learning and self-reflection
• Providing the same care to everyone

Rationale: Cultural humility requires an ongoing commitment to self-

evaluation and recognizing power imbalances. 3 / 4

• A nurse who asks, “What do you think caused your illness?” is

demonstrating:

• Cultural imposition
• Cultural assessment
• Stereotyping
• Cultural blindness

Rationale: This question promotes understanding of the patient's

perspective and cultural background.

• A nurse assumes all Hispanic patients use home remedies. This is an

example of:

• Cultural awareness
• Stereotyping
• Cultural sensitivity
• Cultural congruence

Rationale: Stereotyping assumes that all members of a group act or

believe the same way.

• Which concept emphasizes that each patient is an individual,

regardless of cultural group?

• Cultural bias
• Cultural generalization
• Cultural individuality
• Cultural norm
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