Question 1

Professional standards are less important in nursing Indigenous patients than cultural safety and epistemological accommodation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Who is the focus of cultural safety?

Accepted Answer

A)  The nurse, constantly evaluating his or her behaviour 
B)  The healthcare system, which benefits from greater efficiency 
C)  The patient, whose personal sense of security is the focus 
D)  All of the above 
A)  The nurse, constantly evaluating his or her behaviour 
B)  The healthcare system, which benefits from greater efficiency 
C)  The patient, whose personal sense of security is the focus 
D)  All of the above C

Question 3

Unintentional rudeness on the part of the nurse is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  assertiveness. 
B)  cultural blindness. 
C)  advanced competence. 
D)  cultural sensitivity. 
A)  assertiveness. 
B)  cultural blindness. 
C)  advanced competence. 
D)  cultural sensitivity. D

Question 4

How does epistemological accommodation apply to the Canadian Nursing context?

Accepted Answer

A)  It doesn't apply at all. 
B)  It allows both practitioners and patients to retain their own values while accommodating each other in the clinical setting. 
C)  It explicitly gives practitioners permission to compromise professional standards in order to provide patient oriented care. 
D)  None of the above. 
A)  It doesn't apply at all. 
B)  It allows both practitioners and patients to retain their own values while accommodating each other in the clinical setting. 
C)  It explicitly gives practitioners permission to compromise professional standards in order to provide patient oriented care. 
D)  None of the above.

Question 5

The Inuulitsvik Maternities provide culturally safe care by

Accepted Answer

A)  allowing family members to accompany expectant mothers when they are evacuated to Southern hospitals for birth. 
B)  having decisions on evacuation made by a community board, using medical advice. 
C)  giving pregnant women the option of natural childbirth techniques. 
D)  encouraging spouses to attend births at the clinic. 
A)  allowing family members to accompany expectant mothers when they are evacuated to Southern hospitals for birth. 
B)  having decisions on evacuation made by a community board, using medical advice. 
C)  giving pregnant women the option of natural childbirth techniques. 
D)  encouraging spouses to attend births at the clinic.

Question 6

A culturally sensitive nurse would recognise that First Nations

Accepted Answer

A)  are taught to suppress pain and not talk about self. 
B)  cry and mourn loudly with the death of a community member. 
C)  value assertiveness as a communication style. 
D)  vary widely in their reaction to pain and suffering. 
A)  are taught to suppress pain and not talk about self. 
B)  cry and mourn loudly with the death of a community member. 
C)  value assertiveness as a communication style. 
D)  vary widely in their reaction to pain and suffering.

Question 7

Nurses should apply the principles of cultural safety only to the Aboriginal population in Canada.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What nursing interventions promote the creation of supportive environments that will enhance the capacity of Indigenous individuals and communities to make healthy choices?

Accepted Answer

Possible nursing interventions - cultura

Question 9

What are the disadvantages of cultural sensitivity?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is very hard to put into practice. 
B)  It is not useful in the clinical setting. 
C)  It is not very well defined. 
D)  It is very hard to teach to students. 
A)  It is very hard to put into practice. 
B)  It is not useful in the clinical setting. 
C)  It is not very well defined. 
D)  It is very hard to teach to students.

Question 10

What concept is cultural safety based on?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sharps safety 
B)  Patient-centred care 
C)  Public health 
D)  Homeopathy 
A)  Sharps safety 
B)  Patient-centred care 
C)  Public health 
D)  Homeopathy

Question 11

According to the Canadian Nurses Association, cultural competence is

Accepted Answer

A)  the application of knowledge, skill, attitudes and personal attributes required by nurses to provide appropriate care and services in relation to cultural characteristics of their clients. 
B)  the knowledge that cultural differences as well as similarities exist, without assigning values. 
C)  use of culturally based care and health knowledge in sensitive, creative and meaningful ways. 
D)  a manner which affirms respects and fosters the cultural expression of the recipient. 
A)  the application of knowledge, skill, attitudes and personal attributes required by nurses to provide appropriate care and services in relation to cultural characteristics of their clients. 
B)  the knowledge that cultural differences as well as similarities exist, without assigning values. 
C)  use of culturally based care and health knowledge in sensitive, creative and meaningful ways. 
D)  a manner which affirms respects and fosters the cultural expression of the recipient.

Question 12

Lack of culturally safe nursing care of Indigenous patient can be fatal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Where did cultural safety originate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Canada 
B)  Australia 
C)  The United States 
D)  New Zealand 
A)  Canada 
B)  Australia 
C)  The United States 
D)  New Zealand

Question 14

What are the advantages of cultural competency?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is straightforward to learn and be certified in. 
B)  Most Indigenous patients recognise the value of cultural competency training. 
C)  It ensures that all patients are treated equally according to their individuality. 
D)  It developed in recent years with the growth of holistic nursing. 
A)  It is straightforward to learn and be certified in. 
B)  Most Indigenous patients recognise the value of cultural competency training. 
C)  It ensures that all patients are treated equally according to their individuality. 
D)  It developed in recent years with the growth of holistic nursing.

Question 15

Indigenous people have the right to treatment that respects their cultural values.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Cultural safety borrows from what common practice?

Accepted Answer

A)  sharps safety 
B)  patient-centred care 
C)  public health 
D)  homeopathy 
A)  sharps safety 
B)  patient-centred care 
C)  public health 
D)  homeopathy

Question 17

Provide THREE examples of how nurses can foster incorporation of epistemological accommodation of traditional Indigenous healing practices into the biomedical system.

Accepted Answer

a. Culturally relevant care: In traditio

Question 18

The Kahnawake Schools Diabetes Prevention Project (KSDPP) is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  cultural imperialism. 
B)  cultural assimilation through education. 
C)  culturally safe health promotion. 
D)  application of cultural competency to diabetes education. 
A)  cultural imperialism. 
B)  cultural assimilation through education. 
C)  culturally safe health promotion. 
D)  application of cultural competency to diabetes education.

Question 19

Which organisations routinely use cultural competency for nursing practice?

Accepted Answer

A)  The American military 
B)  The Canadian Government 
C)  Professional nursing associations in Canada 
D)  All of the above 
A)  The American military 
B)  The Canadian Government 
C)  Professional nursing associations in Canada 
D)  All of the above

Question 20

How should we, as nurses, treat our Indigenous patients?

Accepted Answer

A)  As Indigenous, with their own unique values and beliefs 
B)  No differently than any of our other patients 
C)  As individuals, according to how they want to be treated 
D)  a and c 
A)  As Indigenous, with their own unique values and beliefs 
B)  No differently than any of our other patients 
C)  As individuals, according to how they want to be treated 
D)  a and c

Professional standards are less important in nursing Indigenous patients than cultural safety and epistemological accommodation.

Who is the focus of cultural safety?

Unintentional rudeness on the part of the nurse is an example of

How does epistemological accommodation apply to the Canadian Nursing context?

The Inuulitsvik Maternities provide culturally safe care by

A culturally sensitive nurse would recognise that First Nations

Nurses should apply the principles of cultural safety only to the Aboriginal population in Canada.

What nursing interventions promote the creation of supportive environments that will enhance the capacity of Indigenous individuals and communities to make healthy choices?

What are the disadvantages of cultural sensitivity?

What concept is cultural safety based on?

According to the Canadian Nurses Association, cultural competence is

Lack of culturally safe nursing care of Indigenous patient can be fatal.

Where did cultural safety originate?

What are the advantages of cultural competency?

Indigenous people have the right to treatment that respects their cultural values.

Cultural safety borrows from what common practice?

Provide THREE examples of how nurses can foster incorporation of epistemological accommodation of traditional Indigenous healing practices into the biomedical system.

The Kahnawake Schools Diabetes Prevention Project (KSDPP) is an example of

Which organisations routinely use cultural competency for nursing practice?

How should we, as nurses, treat our Indigenous patients?

Introduction: First Nations, Métis and Inuit in Canada: Understanding the Issues

Western and Indigenous Ways of Knowing

Historical Overview

Understanding the Determinants of Health and Canadas Native Population

Diabetes, Diet and Nutrition

Chronic and Infectious Diseases

Womens and Childrens Health

Mental Health

Hybridisation of Healthcare and the Way Forwards for Indigenous Health

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Exam 3: Cultural Competency, Cultural Sensitivity and Cultural Safety

Professional standards are less important in nursing Indigenous patients than cultural safety and epistemological accommodation.

Who is the focus of cultural safety?

Unintentional rudeness on the part of the nurse is an example of

How does epistemological accommodation apply to the Canadian Nursing context?

The Inuulitsvik Maternities provide culturally safe care by

A culturally sensitive nurse would recognise that First Nations

Nurses should apply the principles of cultural safety only to the Aboriginal population in Canada.

What nursing interventions promote the creation of supportive environments that will enhance the capacity of Indigenous individuals and communities to make healthy choices?

What are the disadvantages of cultural sensitivity?

What concept is cultural safety based on?

According to the Canadian Nurses Association, cultural competence is

Lack of culturally safe nursing care of Indigenous patient can be fatal.

Where did cultural safety originate?

What are the advantages of cultural competency?

Indigenous people have the right to treatment that respects their cultural values.

Cultural safety borrows from what common practice?

Provide THREE examples of how nurses can foster incorporation of epistemological accommodation of traditional Indigenous healing practices into the biomedical system.

The Kahnawake Schools Diabetes Prevention Project (KSDPP) is an example of

Which organisations routinely use cultural competency for nursing practice?

How should we, as nurses, treat our Indigenous patients?

Introduction: First Nations, Métis and Inuit in Canada: Understanding the Issues

Western and Indigenous Ways of Knowing

Historical Overview

Understanding the Determinants of Health and Canadas Native Population

Diabetes, Diet and Nutrition

Chronic and Infectious Diseases

Womens and Childrens Health

Mental Health

Hybridisation of Healthcare and the Way Forwards for Indigenous Health

Filters