Deck 40: Introduction to the Global Context of Nursing

Question 1

To practice culturally competent care you need to:

A) understand your own views and beliefs
B) have completed an international placement
C) apply a transcultural nursing model
D) speak the same language as the patient

Answer 1

A

Question 2

During an international placement the most important thing is to:

A) visit the local area
B) ensure your health and safety are paramount at all times
C) find out how nurses are educated in the country you are visiting
D) write a daily reflective diary

Answer 2

B

Question 3

The professional standards set by the Nursing and Midwifery Council:

A) apply no matter where in the world you provide care
B) are only relevant to the care you provide within the UK
C) only apply to care provided in NHS hospitals
D) do not apply when you are not on placement

Answer 3

A

Question 4

For a patient to view a treatment as effective they must:

A) be cared for by kind and compassionate nurses
B) fully understand how the treatment works
C) see it as appropriate to the cause of their illness
D) be told that their treatment is research based

Question 5

In a developing country in just one day a nurse can be involved in the care of:

A) an adult with a chronic illness
B) a child who is critically ill with cholera
C) a woman experiencing complications in labour
D) all of these

Question 6

The value of the nurse as a provider of healthcare is:

A) Common to all countries
B) Very different around the globe
C) Generally limited
D) Less in developing countries

Question 7

The developing world describes:

A) Relatively rich countries
B) Relatively poor and underdeveloped countries
C) Countries with average temperature of more than 20^OC
D) Countries where you have to pay for healthcare

Question 8

The nursing fields of mental health, learning disability and child:

A) Exist in all countries across the world
B) Exist only in the UK
C) Exist in the UK and the US
D) Do not exist in many developing countries

Question 9

In the developing world the number of:

A) Nurses are low
B) Nurses are high
C) Doctors are high
D) Patients are low

Question 10

When undertaking an international placement you:

A) Must be supervised by an appropriate individual
B) Always have a duty to act responsibly and ethically
C) Must not become involved in care where you are unsupervised or for which you have not been trained
D) All the above

Question 11

Nursing, in any country worldwide, has more ____ than differences.

Question 12

What do all nurses share?

Question 13

Patient care must always be ____ competent.

Question 14

Why do patients health beliefs need to be considered?

Question 15

Is it necessary to travel to faraway places to encounter cultural differences?

Question 16

What does an international placement require and what can it do?