Question 1

A patient has hypertension and is on a very-low-sodium diet. However, the patient is going to celebrate an important religious holiday soon that includes many food items high in sodium. What action by the nurse is best?

Accepted Answer

Food has important meaning to many people, especially when they are part of celebrations, religious, or cultural activities. The nurse should collaborate with the patient and dietitian and try to find ways to incorporate some of these items. The nurse should not just tell the patient she can't have them. Increasing the medications or encouraging the patient to be non-adherent could lead to adverse outcomes.

Question 2

The nurse understands that which are important in the process of developing a cultural identity? (Select all that apply.)

Accepted Answer

Many institutions and groups, both formal and informal, assist an individual in developing a cultural identity, including school, religious institutions, family, and community.

Question 3

The nursing student learns that which are correct regarding acculturation and assimilation? (Select all that apply.)

Accepted Answer

Acculturation occurs from first-hand contact between a minority group and the majority cultural group and can result in changes to one or both cultures. Assimilation occurs when members of a minority group blend into the majority group and can occur at the group or individual level. Assimilation is not a forced change.

Question 4

The nurse is using Giger and Davidhizar's Transcultural Assessment Model to gain information about a patient from an unfamiliar culture. What questions does the nurse ask that are relevant to this mode? (Select all that apply.)

Accepted Answer

The Giger and Davidhizar Transcultural Assessment Model looks at communication, space, social orientation, time, environmental control, and biological variation. The questions all address these factors; however, asking why the patient does not want to shake the nurse's hand sounds judgmental and "why" questions are a communication barrier.

Question 5

The student studying culture learns that which are characteristics of all cultures? (Select all that apply.)

Accepted Answer

Cultures are learned, symbolic, shared, and integrated. Since culture refers to patterns of beliefs, actions, values, and ways of life that are taught, they are not inherited.

Quiz 21: Ethnicity and Cultural Assessment

A patient has hypertension and is on a very-low-sodium diet. However, the patient is going to celebrate an important religious holiday soon that includes many food items high in sodium. What action by the nurse is best?

The nurse understands that which are important in the process of developing a cultural identity? (Select all that apply.)

The nursing student learns that which are correct regarding acculturation and assimilation? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is using Giger and Davidhizar's Transcultural Assessment Model to gain information about a patient from an unfamiliar culture. What questions does the nurse ask that are relevant to this mode? (Select all that apply.)

The student studying culture learns that which are characteristics of all cultures? (Select all that apply.)