Test Generator Questions, Chapter 1, Theoretical Foundations

Test Generator Questions, Chapter 1, Theoretical Foundations of Transcultural Nursing

• Which component of transcultural nursing has been greatly supported

through the research conducted by anthropologists?

• Nursing interventions planned on the basis of age and developmental

norms

• Evaluation of the understanding of risk factors based on cognitive

function

• Implementation of nursing care, respectful of the individual’s economic

status

• Assessment of woman’s ability to function successfully in her role

within the family

• Which is the basis to support the need for transcultural nursing in a

health care setting that serves a multicultural metropolitan community?

• The nursing responsibility to provide nursing care for each client who

demonstrates respect and acceptance

• The ever-expanding numbers of immigrants entering the United States

requiring physical and mental health care

• The diversity seen in the values, beliefs, behaviors, as well as physical

and mental characteristics of the client population

• The varying economic and social backgrounds represented in the

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• Which assessment question shows an understanding of the impact of

cultural beliefs and behaviors on a client’s demonstration of pain?

• “Can you describe the pain you are experiencing for me?”
• “Do you understand the long-term effects of chronic pain?”
• “Have you ever taken medication to help control your pain?”
• “How can I help you deal with the pain you are experiencing?”
• Which nursing intervention demonstrates an understanding of the full

scope on culturally sensitive nursing care?

• When planning a teenaged focused educational program on sexuality,

both homosexual and heterosexual lifestyle choices are discussed

• When assessing a recently immigrated client’s ability to both speak

and read the dominant language when preparing discharge teaching

• Including both Eastern traditional folk treatments and Western medical

therapies into the care plan of a client of Chinese descent

• Directing a discussion concerning treatment options for an Arab female

toward the family’s elder male members

• Which questions should the nurse ask the client when assessing

culturally based care factors using Leininger’s transcultural nursing principles? Select all that apply.

• “In your culture, what do you do to stay healthy?”
• “How is death handled in your culture?”
• “When you get sick, why don’t you use Western medicine?”
• “How do you determine if a person has a disability?”
• “In your culture, what do you do when you are sick?” 2 / 4

• Which nursing intervention demonstrates one of the strengths of the

transcultural nursing Theory of Culture Care Diversity and Universality?

• Planning treatments around the prayer schedule of a client who

practices Islam

• Encouraging a client of Chinese descent to explain the concept of “Ying

and Yang”

• Assessing for stress factors affecting a client of Haitian descent as well

as the immediate family

• Evaluating the reading comprehension of a client for whom the

dominant language is the second language

• The nurse is caring for an unconscious client with a comfort dog at the

bedside. Which member of the interprofessional health care team should provide the decision on behalf of the client for the most appropriate treatment?

• Physician
• Daughter
• Neighbor with medical power of attorney
• Spiritual or traditional healer
• Which nursing intervention demonstrates an avoidance of one of the

cited criticisms of current transcultural nursing theories?

• Asking a client who practices Judaism whether he or she will need a

kosher diet menu

• Making sure that a client who practices Catholicism has his or her

rosary beads always within easy reach 3 / 4

• Encouraging a veteran of World War II who fought for Germany to talk

about his or her military experiences

• Suggesting that an obese client of Irish descent minimize consumption

of beer and potatoes

• Which activity would best support the goals of transcultural nursing?
• A multidisciplinary research project on the effects of culture on pain

management plans

• Revising facility visitation policies to support cultures in which family

members remain with the client

• Organizing a rally to raise awareness of the need for a local free clinic

to serve culturally diverse families

• Providing staff education regarding the dietary traditions of both the

local Jewish and Arab populations 10.Which statement demonstrates a lack of knowledge concerning the role eye contact plays in various cultures?

• “It’s so important to maintain eye contact with the client while

providing discharge teaching.”

• “Eye contact can be a difficult nonverbal communication to interpret

from a cultural standpoint.”

• “I never assume a client’s interest in our conversation on the basis of

his or her willingness to maintain eye contact.”

• “Many cultures are reluctant to maintain eye contact with nonfamily

members.”

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