Exam 4: Culture, Ethnicity, and Aging

A resident in a nursing home insists that a priest hear his confession.The resident is very anxious, and the nursing home does not have a Roman Catholic chaplain.Which one of the following interventions should the nurse implement?

When working with an interpreter, which of the following principles should the nurse understand?

An older person who is a Chinese man of traditional beliefs has a blood pressure of 80/54 mm Hg and refuses to remain in bed.Which intervention should the nurse use to promote and maintain his health?

The health care provider discusses the need for surgery with an older person and her family.Which information about the older person's culture is important for the nurse to collect before this discussion to facilitate the process of informed consent?

Which health belief system uses treatments to repair a body part?

Which of the following statements is true about differing health belief systems?

The nurse uses knowledge about and experience with cultures to care for older persons within the context of a culture.Which one of the following is the best method of providing culturally competent nursing care?

The phenomenon known as "healthy migrant effect" states that recent immigrants tend to have better health than long-term immigrants or nonimmigrants, because of:

Which of the following statements is true about gerontological nursing for patients of different races and ethnic backgrounds?

The nurse prepares a female older person, who is Polish, for discharge through an interpreter and notes that the older person becomes tense during the instructions about elimination.Which of the following interventions should the nurse implement?

The nurse is assessing an older person from a culture different from the nurse's by asking questions from the Explanatory Model for Culturally Sensitive Assessment.In keeping with this model, which question should the nurse ask?

The nurse plans care for an older person who follows the beliefs of the personalistic or magicoreligious system.Which of the following should the nurse consider when planning care?