Deck 3: Cultural Diversity

Question 1

A patient makes a decision to quit smoking and joins a smoking cessation class. This is an example of which of Dunn's processes that help a person know who and what he or she is?

A) being
B) belonging
C) becoming
D) befitting

Answer 1

D

Question 2

A rapid onset of symptoms that last a relatively short time indicates what health problem?

A) a chronic illness
B) an acute illness
C) actual risk factor
D) potential for wellness

Answer 2

B

Question 3

A nurse caring for patients with diabetes knows that the following is a characteristic of a chronic illness:

A) It is a temporary change.
B) It causes reversible alterations in A&P.
C) It requires special patient education for rehabilitation.
D) It requires a short period of care or support.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

What manifestation is the most significant symptom indicating an illness?

A) bleeding
B) runny nose
C) pain
D) itching

Question 5

Which of the following is an example of a characteristic of the Stage 2 of illness?

A) A person tells his family that he is sick and allows them to take care of him.
B) A person experiences a headache and sore throat and takes an aspirin.
C) A person visits a physician to receive treatment for symptoms of an infection.
D) A person begins rehabilitation following a stroke that left him paralyzed on one side.

Question 6

Which of the following is an example of the sociocultural dimension influencing a person's health-illness status?

A) A family lives in a city environment where the air pollution levels are high.
B) A father who is a practicing Jehovah's Witness refuses a blood transfusion for his son.
C) A teenager who was in an automobile accident worries that his scars will cause him to lose friends.
D) A single mother of two applies for food stamps in order to feed her family.

Question 7

A nurse is caring for a 17-year-old female patient whose left leg was amputated after being crushed in a motor vehicle accident. Which of the following interventions might the nurse perform to accommodate the patient's intellectual dimension?

A) considering the patient's developmental stage when planning nursing care
B) encouraging friends and relatives to visit often and bring games to distract her
C) teaching her how to care for the stump and explaining the rehabilitation program
D) providing the opportunity for a counselor to come in and talk to her about her loss

Question 8

Which of the following topics is important when teaching teens and young adults?

A) safer sex practices
B) blood pressure control
C) immunization for measles
D) effective hand hygiene

Question 9

A nurse refers a 67-year-old male patient to group counseling for alcohol cessation. According to Rosenstock's health belief model, the patient's knowledge of the diseases that may occur with alcoholism is a:

A) demographic variable
B) sociopsychological variable
C) structural variable
D) intellectual variable

Question 10

Which of the following factors constitute the environment component of the agent-host-environment model of health and illness (Leavell and Clark, 1965)? Select all that apply.

A) bacteria/viruses
B) chemical substances
C) health habits
D) family history
E) cultural factors
F) biologic factors

Question 11

Nurses use new resources for healthcare practices to promote health and serve as an advocate for patients and families in all settings. Which one of the following resources has been most instrumental in improving access to care for people living in rural or underserved areas of the nation?

A) telehealth practice
B) industrial programs
C) community centers
D) nontraditional healthcare sites

Question 12

What is the nurse's primary role in promoting health?

A) educating others about health promotion activities
B) avoiding smoking or drinking in public
C) being a role model for health promotion
D) implementing stress reduction activities