Question 1

As any nation becomes more linguistically and culturally diverse, school nurses have a responsibility to understand how to best meet the health-care needs of the child and his or her family.

Accepted Answer

School nurses must adapt to the increasing linguistic and cultural diversity within nations to effectively address the health-care needs of children and their families, ensuring equitable access to health services and culturally competent care.

Question 2

Assumptions and biases the school nurse has about the child's cultural predisposition must be kept quiet.

Accepted Answer

Assumptions and biases should be acknowledged and addressed, not kept quiet, to ensure fair and culturally competent care.

Question 3

The school nurse must overcome assumptions and biases when caring for children from different cultural environments.

Accepted Answer

Cultural competence is essential in nursing to provide respectful and effective care to individuals from diverse backgrounds, including children from different cultural environments.

Question 4

Children learn best when they acquire skills in an abstract context.

Accepted Answer

Children learn best through concrete experiences and hands-on activities, which help them understand and apply concepts in real-world contexts.

Question 5

Be aware that all cultures value the promotion of independence of the adolescent child.

Accepted Answer

Different cultures have varying values regarding the independence of adolescent children, with some emphasizing collective family or community goals over individual autonomy.

Question 6

Some common findings are that children with dark skin have:

Accepted Answer

Children with dark skin have a lower incidence of darker skin patches usually found on the back and abdomen.

Question 7

Cultural competency in school nursing encompasses all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

Allowing your beliefs to interfere with care of children from different backgrounds is not part of cultural competency. Cultural competency involves understanding, respecting, and adapting to the cultural needs and values of children and their families without letting personal beliefs interfere with the care provided.

Question 8

Children who are growing up in a country different from their parental homeland will have added responsibilities and conflicts. Included may be all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

Somatic complaints are not typically considered an added responsibility or conflict directly related to growing up in a country different from one's parental homeland. They are more related to physical symptoms that can be caused by a variety of factors, not specifically the experience of being in a different cultural or national context.

Question 9

If the child has recently migrated from a country at war or from persecution in which the child experienced a struggle for survival, torture, life in a refugee camp, separation from family and friends, or loss of security and home, the following may develop:

Accepted Answer

The answer of If the child has recently migrated from...

Question 10

To communicate effectively with immigrant children, the school nurse should:

Accepted Answer

Using objects and drawing pictures can help overcome language barriers and make communication more effective, especially with children who may not yet be fluent in the school's primary language.

Question 11

When listening to an immigrant child, the school nurse should:

Accepted Answer

When listening to an immigrant child, it's important for the school nurse to demonstrate patience through body language. This approach helps in creating a comfortable and supportive environment for the child, encouraging them to communicate more openly. Looking around the room frequently, speaking directly to the translator instead of the child, and correcting speech immediately can make the child feel ignored, misunderstood, or self-conscious, which is not conducive to effective communication.

Question 12

__________ percent of the population currently comes from culturally diverse backgrounds.

Accepted Answer

The answer of __________ percent of the population currently comes...

Question 13

The school nurse must also recognize that all children are cognitively, linguistically, and emotionally connected to the language and culture of their home. Thus, ___________ the child from the culture is virtually impossible.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The school nurse must also recognize that...

Question 14

The newly immigrated child may develop other problems, such as ____________, school problems, and drug and alcohol abuse problems, and may also experience domestic violence.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The newly immigrated child may develop other...

Question 15

Physical examination is based on the _____________ of the child, not on her cultural background.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Physical examination is based on the _____________...

Quiz 18: Cultural Assessment