Question 1

The best way public health nurses can prepare for working with vulnerable people is to:

Accepted Answer

A)  Deny any biases 
B)  Be self-reflective 
C)  Show respect for others 
D)  Both b and c 
A)  Deny any biases 
B)  Be self-reflective 
C)  Show respect for others 
D)  Both b and c D

Question 2

Which of the following statements about culture is false?

Accepted Answer

A)  Culture has universal meaning for all members of the same racial or ethnic groups. 
B)  Cultural beliefs are taken for granted by members of the same culture. 
C)  Members of a culture tend to share the same values. 
D)  Cultural characteristics are learned. 
A)  Culture has universal meaning for all members of the same racial or ethnic groups. 
B)  Cultural beliefs are taken for granted by members of the same culture. 
C)  Members of a culture tend to share the same values. 
D)  Cultural characteristics are learned. A

Question 3

Public health nurses who deliberately and creatively apply their transcultural knowledge and skills to care for individuals, families, populations and communities are providing care that is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Culturally congruent 
B)  Considered care 
C)  Ethical care 
D)  Comprehensive care 
A)  Culturally congruent 
B)  Considered care 
C)  Ethical care 
D)  Comprehensive care A

Question 4

Care that is framed within a cultural context:

Accepted Answer

A)  Is beneficial for training 
B)  Facilitates the development of care that is culturally congruent 
C)  Is essential for the first phase of a relationship centered care 
D)  Encourages adaptation 
A)  Is beneficial for training 
B)  Facilitates the development of care that is culturally congruent 
C)  Is essential for the first phase of a relationship centered care 
D)  Encourages adaptation

Question 5

Which of the following statements best describes the impact of the ritual?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rituals serve as a measure of social control by those in power 
B)  Rituals can bring comfort to a family in bereavement 
C)  Rituals are an effect of religiosity 
D)  Rituals have a limited place in developing countries 
A)  Rituals serve as a measure of social control by those in power 
B)  Rituals can bring comfort to a family in bereavement 
C)  Rituals are an effect of religiosity 
D)  Rituals have a limited place in developing countries

Question 6

The public health nurse knows that the best teacher of a client's culture is the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Nurse 
B)  Textbook 
C)  Client 
D)  Primary health care provider 
A)  Nurse 
B)  Textbook 
C)  Client 
D)  Primary health care provider

Question 7

Which of the following statements is best characterized as ethnocentric?

Accepted Answer

A)  My family celebrates Thanksgiving with family and friends. 
B)  Some families celebrate Thanksgiving within their community 
C)  The best way to celebrate Thanksgiving is how my family does it. 
D)  The best time our family has is when we celebrate Thanksgiving. 
A)  My family celebrates Thanksgiving with family and friends. 
B)  Some families celebrate Thanksgiving within their community 
C)  The best way to celebrate Thanksgiving is how my family does it. 
D)  The best time our family has is when we celebrate Thanksgiving.

Question 8

Which of the following methods is the best way to learn how to incorporate culturally competent care into a program for helping new teen-age mothers cope?

Accepted Answer

A)  Interview their parents, grandparents, and community leaders to determine lifeway activities. 
B)  Provide a way for the program staff to learn the latest jargon teenager's use. 
C)  Immerse oneself in a high school for a short period of time. 
D)  Conduct a focus group with teenage mothers who have children at least one year old 
A)  Interview their parents, grandparents, and community leaders to determine lifeway activities. 
B)  Provide a way for the program staff to learn the latest jargon teenager's use. 
C)  Immerse oneself in a high school for a short period of time. 
D)  Conduct a focus group with teenage mothers who have children at least one year old

Question 9

Which of the following is the best description of the focus of transcultural nursing?

Accepted Answer

A)  Holistic and comprehensive ways to know and serve immigrants 
B)  Holistic and comprehensive ways to know and serve one's own community 
C)  Holistic and comprehensive ways to know and serve individuals of diverse cultures 
D)  Holistic and comprehensive ways to know and serve individuals through the life cycle 
A)  Holistic and comprehensive ways to know and serve immigrants 
B)  Holistic and comprehensive ways to know and serve one's own community 
C)  Holistic and comprehensive ways to know and serve individuals of diverse cultures 
D)  Holistic and comprehensive ways to know and serve individuals through the life cycle

Question 10

Focusing on strengths in a vulnerable community encourages:

Accepted Answer

A)  Empowerment within that community 
B)  Health professionals to tell community members what to do 
C)  Community members to shift attention from their needs 
D)  Researchers to be able to determine what interventions to implement 
A)  Empowerment within that community 
B)  Health professionals to tell community members what to do 
C)  Community members to shift attention from their needs 
D)  Researchers to be able to determine what interventions to implement

The best way public health nurses can prepare for working with vulnerable people is to:

Which of the following statements about culture is false?

Public health nurses who deliberately and creatively apply their transcultural knowledge and skills to care for individuals, families, populations and communities are providing care that is:

Care that is framed within a cultural context:

Which of the following statements best describes the impact of the ritual?

The public health nurse knows that the best teacher of a client's culture is the:

Which of the following statements is best characterized as ethnocentric?

Which of the following methods is the best way to learn how to incorporate culturally competent care into a program for helping new teen-age mothers cope?

Which of the following is the best description of the focus of transcultural nursing?

Focusing on strengths in a vulnerable community encourages:

What Is Public Health and Public Health Nursing

Public Health Nursing in the United States: a History

Assessment: Using the Public Health Nursing Assessment Tool

Fundamentals of Epidemiology and Social Epidemiology

Educating Public Health Nurses to Do the Work

Evidence-Based Practice From a Public Health Perspective

Informatics in Public Health Nursing

Health Care Policy and Politics: the Risk and Rewards for Public Health Nurses

Social Justice and the Ethics of Public Health Practice

Hitting the Pavement: Intervention of Case Finding

Running the Show: Referral and Follow-Up, Case Management, and Delegated Functions

Working It Out: Consultation, Counseling, and Health Teaching

Working Together: Collaboration, Coalition Building, and Community Organizing

Getting the Word Out: Advocacy, Social Marketing, and Policy Development and Enforcement

Protecting, Sustaining, and Empowering: a Historical Perspective on the Control of Epidemics

Historical Highlights in Disaster Nursing

Present Day Disasters and Disaster Management: Social Determints of Health and Community Collaboration

Environment and Health

Epilogue: Nursing and Primary Health Care

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Exam 8: Considerations of Culture in the Health of the Public

The best way public health nurses can prepare for working with vulnerable people is to:

Which of the following statements about culture is false?

Public health nurses who deliberately and creatively apply their transcultural knowledge and skills to care for individuals, families, populations and communities are providing care that is:

Care that is framed within a cultural context:

Which of the following statements best describes the impact of the ritual?

The public health nurse knows that the best teacher of a client's culture is the:

Which of the following statements is best characterized as ethnocentric?

Which of the following methods is the best way to learn how to incorporate culturally competent care into a program for helping new teen-age mothers cope?

Which of the following is the best description of the focus of transcultural nursing?

Focusing on strengths in a vulnerable community encourages:

What Is Public Health and Public Health Nursing

Public Health Nursing in the United States: a History

Assessment: Using the Public Health Nursing Assessment Tool

Fundamentals of Epidemiology and Social Epidemiology

Educating Public Health Nurses to Do the Work

Evidence-Based Practice From a Public Health Perspective

Informatics in Public Health Nursing

Health Care Policy and Politics: the Risk and Rewards for Public Health Nurses

Social Justice and the Ethics of Public Health Practice

Hitting the Pavement: Intervention of Case Finding

Running the Show: Referral and Follow-Up, Case Management, and Delegated Functions

Working It Out: Consultation, Counseling, and Health Teaching

Working Together: Collaboration, Coalition Building, and Community Organizing

Getting the Word Out: Advocacy, Social Marketing, and Policy Development and Enforcement

Protecting, Sustaining, and Empowering: a Historical Perspective on the Control of Epidemics

Historical Highlights in Disaster Nursing

Present Day Disasters and Disaster Management: Social Determints of Health and Community Collaboration

Environment and Health

Epilogue: Nursing and Primary Health Care

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