Deck 21: Cultural Diversity

Question 1

If a nurse wrongly identifies the gender identity of a person either intentionally or by mistake, this nurse has committed which of the following?
1) Misgendering
2) Cisgendering
3) Transgendering
4) Demigendering

Answer 1

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Question 2

As a nurse caring for a gay man, you should be aware of the worrisome statistic of the rise in incidence of which sexually transmitted disease among males who have sex with males (MSM) in the United States because contracting this disease increases the likelihood of HIV transmission?
1) Chlamydia
2) Gonorrhea
3) Syphilis
4) Human papillomavirus

Answer 2

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Question 3

As a nurse caring for a transgender client, it is important to assess and monitor transgender clients for which condition?
1) Bipolar disorder
2) Eating disorders
3) Schizophrenia
4) Suicidal ideation

Answer 3

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Question 4

As it relates to nursing, which of the following can be regarded as the provision of effective care for clients who belong to diverse cultures, based on the nurse's knowledge and understanding of the values, customs, beliefs, and practices of the cultures?
1) Ethnocentrism
2) Cultural relativism
3) Cultural competence
4) Multiculturalism

Question 5

The practice of not judging a culture according to one's own standards of what is right or wrong, strange or normal, but instead trying to understand the cultural practices of the other group, is referred to as which of the following?
1) Ethnocentrism
2) Cultural relativism
3) Cultural competence
4) Multiculturalism

Question 6

Which of the following represents a secondary characteristic of diversity?
1) Race
2) Skin color
3) Religious beliefs
4) Residential status

Question 7

Some experts believe that for a person to truly be considered by which gender identity, the brain of the person has to be exposed to an unusual mix of hormones in utero so that even if a person is born with atypical genitalia, a person may not actually belong to that gender?
1) Intersex
2) Pansexual
3) Cisgender
4) Transgender

Question 8

Which of the following represents a primary characteristic of diversity?
1) Education
2) Occupation
3) Gender expression
4) Socioeconomic status

Question 9

Which legislative act can be easily violated by nurses taking care of transgender individuals, particularly those in early stages of transition and those who may not have revealed the information to anyone?
1) Affordable Care Act
2) Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
3) Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
4) Emergency Treatment and Active Labor Act

Question 10

Which process allows interpreters to instantly transform emotions, idioms, colloquialisms, and other culturally specific references into analogous statements enabling the second-language care provider to understand?
1) Simultaneous interpreting
2) Concurrent interpreting
3) Coincident interpreting
4) Synchronous interpreting

Question 11

A nurse examining a transgender woman who has had bottom surgery should understand that this patient needs to have regular Pap smears, breast examinations, and mammography as well as which examination because the gland is not usually removed during gender affirmation surgery?
1) Testicular examination
2) Prostate examination
3) Thyroid examination
4) Parotid examination

Question 12

Developing which concept implies that health-care providers make a commitment to learn about other cultures and to immerse themselves in those cultures?
1) Cultural synergy
2) Cultural relativism
3) Cultural competence
4) Multiculturalism

Question 13

A nurse assessing a non-American patient for cyanosis is struggling because she does not know the appropriate skin color for the patient's ethnic group. How should this nurse proceed with her assessment?
1) Ask the patient if his or her skin appears discolored
2) Examine the patient's oral mucosa
3) Attempt to find a nurse of the same ethnicity
4) Perform a chest auscultation

Question 14

If a client from a different culture believes that the nurse is an authority figure or an expert on health matters, this client is exhibiting which behavior?
1) Cultural synergy
2) Cultural relativism
3) Active obedience
4) Passive obedience

Question 15

Individuals who migrate to the United States from other countries may maintain many of their traditional cultural practices and languages while learning American culture, resulting in which phenomenon?
1) Culture shock
2) Acculturation
3) Multiculturalism
4) Subcultures