ATI LPN
Foundations and Adult Health Nursing Test Bank
Chapter 6 : Cultural and Ethnic Considerations Questions
Question 1 of 5
A nurse is preparing a meal tray for a patient who is a Latter-Day Saint. What beverage should the nurse prepare?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: For observant Latter-Day Saints, beverages with caffeine such as cola, coffee, and tea; alcohol; and other substances are considered injurious.
Question 2 of 5
A nurse is caring for a patient who is a Latter-Day Saint. The nurse is aware members of this faith may wear sacred undergarments. What intervention is appropriate for the nurse caring for this patient?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: For observant Latter-Day Saints, a sacred undergarment may be worn at all times and should be removed only in emergency situations.
Question 3 of 5
Which statement about the biomedical health belief system is true?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Characteristic of the biomedical health belief system includes the beliefs that life is regulated by biomedical and physical processes. Life processes can be manipulated by humans by mechanical interventions. Health is the absence of disease or signs and symptoms of disease. Disease is an alteration of the structure and function of the body. Disease has a specific cause, onset, course, and treatment. It is caused by trauma, pathogens, chemical imbalances, or failure of body parts. Treatment focuses on the use of physical and chemical treatments.
Question 4 of 5
Which health belief system is commonly referred to as "third-world" beliefs and practices?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The folk health belief system is commonly referred to as 'third-world' beliefs and practices. It is often called strange or weird by nurses and other health professionals who are unfamiliar with folk medicine beliefs.
Question 5 of 5
Which health belief system includes a belief of a supernatural force exerting influence to cause health or illness?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The folk health belief system is commonly referred to as 'third-world' beliefs and practices. It is often called strange by nurses and other health professionals who are unfamiliar with folk medicine beliefs.