ATI LPN
Foundations and Adult Health Nursing Test Bank
Chapter 6 : Cultural and Ethnic Considerations Questions
Question 1 of 5
The nurse should not maintain eye contact with a Korean patient because many Asians believe prolonged eye contact is ____ or rude.
Correct Answer: impolite
Rationale: Many Asians avoid eye contact, believing it to be impolite or rude.
Question 2 of 5
The cultural characteristic of unwillingness to leave a current activity-which may result in late or missed appointments - is called ____
Correct Answer: elasticity
Rationale: Elasticity is the ethnic characteristic of being late or missing an appointment altogether because of involvement in a current activity.
Question 3 of 5
Following the death of a Presbyterian infant the nurse should help arrange for ____
Correct Answer: baptism
Rationale: Presbyterians believe in infant baptism.
Question 4 of 5
While caring for a Mexican American family in the home the home health nurse recognizes that the family may also consult the curandero or ____ for health advice.
Correct Answer: folk healer
Rationale: The curandero or folk healer is an important figure in the health care of Mexican Americans.
Question 5 of 5
A nation community or broad group of people who establish particular aims beliefs or standards of living and conduct is known as a ____
Correct Answer: society
Rationale: A society is a nation, community, or broad group of people who establish particular aims, beliefs, or standards of living and conduct.