Test Bank For Transcultural Nursing Assessment and Intervention 6th Edition by Joyce Newman Giger

Chapter No 1

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. The use of transcultural nursing knowledge is founded on the goal of:
A
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Increasing client compliance to the Western medical model.
B
.
Delivering culturally sensitive care that is free of inherent biases.
C
.
Eliminating cultural differences.
D
.
Establishing system-centered health policy.
ANS: B DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge

2. The major purpose of culturally congruent nursing care is to enable the nurse to:
A
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Be aware of his or her own cultural beliefs and values.
B
.
Change his or her beliefs to meet the patient’s needs.
C
.
Provide care in a culturally sensitive manner.
D
.
Refrain from making judgments when patients are wrong.
ANS: C DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge

3. Transcultural nursing is viewed as a culturally competent practice field that is:
A
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Nurse-centered and research-focused.
B
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Client-centered and research-focused.
C
.
Spiritually centered and research-focused.
D
.
Concerned with differences between but not within cultural groups.
ANS: B DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge

4. The principle that is most important to the provision of culturally competent care is the
nurses:
A
.
Awareness of personal stereotypes based on culture.
B
.
Knowledge of specific behavior that is typical of persons in a given culture.
C
.
Sensitivity to what the physician says about persons in the cultural group of the
patient.
D
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Awareness of actions that can be expected of persons in a given culture.
ANS: A DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge

5. Which of these cultural phenomena are among those considered essential and are
evidenced among all cultural groups? Mark all that apply.
A
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Communication
B
.
Space
C
.
Social organization
D
.
Time
E
.
Environmental control
F
.
Biological variations
ANS: F DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge