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Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing 14e (Hinkle 2017)
Chapter 7 : Overview of Transcultural Nursing Questions
Question 1 of 5
How can this goal be best accomplished?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Nursing programs are exploring creative ways to promote cultural competence and humanistic care in nursing students, including offering multicultural health studies in their curricula. Enhancing the content of community nursing classes would not necessarily achieve this goal. Matching students to patients from other cultures is often impractical and applicants are not screened by their cultural competence.
Question 2 of 5
When attempting to foster positive and therapeutic nursepatient interactions, the nurse should recognize that these interactions are primarily dependent on what variable?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Nursepatient interactions, as well as communications among members of a multicultural health care team, are dependent on the ability to understand and be understood. Nursepatient interactions are not dependent on the knowledge of patient tendencies during illness, the nurses ability to work with a multicultural health care team, or cultural diversity among the staff on the unit.
Question 3 of 5
What aspects of patient care may be most influenced by diverse cultural perspectives?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Many aspects of care may be influenced by the diverse cultural perspectives held by health care providers, patients, families, or significant others. One example is the issue of informed consent and full disclosure. The other aspects of care can also be influenced by cultural differences, but most often to a lesser degree.
Question 4 of 5
What is the best way for the nurse to interact with a patient who has a different cultural perspective on space and distance?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: If the patient appears to position himself or herself too close or too far away, the nurse should consider cultural preferences for space and distance. Ideally, the patient should be permitted to assume a position that is comfortable to him or her in terms of personal space and distance. Older adults do not share a common perspective on personal space. A distance of 10 to 12 feet is not normally necessary. Close proximity can be interpreted as being invasive by some individuals.
Question 5 of 5
When providing care for a patient who belongs to a Hispanic culture, which of the following may be considered inappropriate in a health care setting?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The meaning people associate with touching is culturally determined to a great degree. In some cultures (e.g., Hispanic, Arab), male health care providers may be prohibited from touching or examining certain parts of the female body. Similarly, it may be inappropriate for females to care for males. In the Hispanic culture, grandmothers often care for pediatric patients; the female of the family is often held responsible for the familys health care and health care information. Males of the Hispanic culture generally do not participate in health care activities when a member of their family is ill.