ATI LPN
Foundations and Adult Health Nursing Test Bank
Chapter 6 : Cultural and Ethnic Considerations Questions
Question 1 of 5
What is the term used to describe cultures in which women make decisions about health care and provide the care and discipline to the children?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: In a matriarchal society, women make the decisions about health care. In patriarchal society, the men make decisions about health care. There is no such thing as biological or cultural cultures.
Question 2 of 5
What basic philosophy in the United States is relevant to health care?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Most people in the United States believe biomedical therapy is the best way to treat disease.
Question 3 of 5
What is a set of learned values beliefs customs and practices shared by a group?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Culture is a set of learned values, beliefs, customs, and practices shared by a group.
Question 4 of 5
A nurse is American-born and works in a large hospital with patients from many cultures. What must this nurse develop to provide the best care?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale:
To provide care to patients from different cultures, the nurse must develop cultural competence.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse from New York City is caring for a patient from Atlanta Georgia. What difference between the nurse and patient may cause them to experience difficulty in communicating?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Subcultures have characteristic patterns that distinguish them from the rest of the culture.