Exam 4: Culture, Ethnicity, and Aging

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

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?

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

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

An older adult 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?

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

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

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

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

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