Deck 18: Cultural Assessment

Question 1

As any nation becomes more linguistically and culturally diverse, school nurses have a responsibility to understand how to best meet the health-care needs of the child and his or her family.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Assumptions and biases the school nurse has about the child's cultural predisposition must be kept quiet.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

The school nurse must overcome assumptions and biases when caring for children from different cultural environments.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Children learn best when they acquire skills in an abstract context.

Question 5

Be aware that all cultures value the promotion of independence of the adolescent child.

Question 6

Some common findings are that children with dark skin have:

A)A lower incidence of darker skin patches usually found on the back and abdomen.
B)Lactose intolerance.
C)Obesity.
D)A high palate.

Question 7

Cultural competency in school nursing encompasses all of the following except:

A)Understanding and respecting the cultural values of children and their families.
B)Accepting and respecting cultural differences.
C)Allowing your beliefs to interfere with care of children from different backgrounds.
D)Adapting care congruent with the child's culture.

Question 8

Children who are growing up in a country different from their parental homeland will have added responsibilities and conflicts. Included may be all of the following except:

A)Somatic complaints.
B)Translation.
C)Fitting in at school.
D)Reversal of roles.

Question 9

If the child has recently migrated from a country at war or from persecution in which the child experienced a struggle for survival, torture, life in a refugee camp, separation from family and friends, or loss of security and home, the following may develop:

A)Psychological problems.
B)Identity crisis, school problems.
C)Drug and alcohol abuse problems.
D)Domestic apathy.

Question 10

To communicate effectively with immigrant children, the school nurse should:

A)Talk in compound sentences.
B)Show objects and draw pictures.
C)Use pronouns.
D)Speak in a monotone voice.

Question 11

When listening to an immigrant child, the school nurse should:

A)Look around the room frequently.
B)If someone is translating, speak directly to the translator.
C)Correct speech immediately.
D)Demonstrate patience through body language.

Question 12

__________ percent of the population currently comes from culturally diverse backgrounds.

Question 13

The school nurse must also recognize that all children are cognitively, linguistically, and emotionally connected to the language and culture of their home. Thus, ___________ the child from the culture is virtually impossible.

Question 14

The newly immigrated child may develop other problems, such as ____________, school problems, and drug and alcohol abuse problems, and may also experience domestic violence.

Question 15

Physical examination is based on the _____________ of the child, not on her cultural background.