Deck 3: Cultural Considerations Across the Lifespan and in Health and Illness

Question 1

Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM)modalities include: (Select all that apply. )

A) acupuncture.
B) energy healing.
C) intravenous therapies.
D) physical therapy.
E) guided imagery.

Answer 1

A,B,E
CAM therapies include acupuncture,acupressure,energy healing,guided imagery,aromatherapy,massage,biofeedback,and others.

Question 2

The health-care worker caring for a 3-month-old Korean child hospitalized for dehydration would ask the parents' permission prior to:

A) exposing the child's genitals.
B) assessing the fontanel.
C) hanging an IV medication.
D) offering the child a milk-based formula.

Answer 2

B
Asians believe the head is sacred and should not be touched or patted unless required by medical protocol.

Question 3

Typically in the United States,the comfortable personal space is from 1.5 feet to ____ feet.

Answer 3

4
four
The size of the personal space changes from culture to culture.In the United States,the comfortable personal space is from 1.5 feet to 4 feet.

Question 4

The home health-care worker is aware that the development of initiative may be delayed in a German family that practices a(n)__________ parenting style.

A) laissez-faire
B) permissive
C) authoritarian
D) democratic

Question 5

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)promotes:

A) increased availability of interpreters in general hospitals.
B) culturally competent health care.
C) consistency in folk cures and alternative medical remedies.
D) a culturally diverse health staff.

Question 6

In planning the information sent to the diet kitchen for a Hindu patient,the health-care worker would make a note to prohibit:

A) the serving of milk and fruit together.
B) all meat dishes.
C) cheese in any form.
D) tea or coffee.

Question 7

The young,female health-care worker who is giving admission information to an elderly Muslim man feels he is ignoring her because he:

A) does not value women.
B) looks at the floor rather than at her.
C) resists instruction from a younger person.
D) prefers to be instructed by a man.

Question 8

Cultural competence in health care is demonstrated by:

A) sensitivity to cultural differences.
B) discussing cultural differences.
C) being able to differentiate between cultures.
D) adapting care to meet cultural needs.

Question 9

The use of silence in conversation can mean different things depending on the culture.Silence indicates agreement in the ______________ culture.

A) Native American
B) Chinese
C) Japanese
D) Russian

Question 10

Deep feelings a person has about what is morally right are __________.

Question 11

The culturally competent health-care worker will inquire if the Native American patient would like to call his own folk healer,which is the:

A) spiritualist.
B) root doctor.
C) yerbo.
D) shaman.

Question 12

Culture affects broad areas of: (Select all that apply. )

A) food preferences.
B) socioeconomic status.
C) parenting styles.
D) health treatment.
E) discipline measures.

Question 13

The health-care worker assesses a new patient for the use of alternative therapies.Such remedies have become widely used because these protocols:

A) are recognized as being superior to traditional remedies.
B) require a large number of unusual prescription drugs.
C) have become very popular as they focus on health promotion.
D) must all be terminated when traditional medicine is used.

Question 14

To believe that all members of a culture behave in the same way is to practice ____________ ______________.

Question 15

When caring for an 8-hour postpartum Chinese patient who adheres to the cultural philosophy that pregnancy is a "cold" condition,the health-care worker will remember to:

A) offer no fluids at all.
B) thoroughly chill all food and drink.
C) turn up the thermostat.
D) restrict all spicy foods from the diet.

Question 16

The culturally competent health-care worker helping a Hmong family dress the recently deceased family member will be careful to:

A) avoid looking at the deceased.
B) keep the deceased covered.
C) prevent metal from touching the deceased.
D) arrange bowls of food near the body.