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HESI RN · HESI Community Health Nursing · Cultural Diversity and Competence in Nursing

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Question 1 of 5

A city council discusses how former city laws promoted segregation in the community years ago. Which of the following was being demonstrated when segregation occurred?

A. Prejudice

B. Cultural imposition

C. Racism

D. Stereotyping

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Racism

Question 2 of 5

Research has shown that Asian men tend to have a greater sensitivity than white Europeans to codeine, and they experience significantly weaker effects from the drug. Which of the following types of cultural variations is being demonstrated?

A. Biological variations

B. Personal space

C. Social organization

D. Perception of time

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Biological variations

Question 3 of 5

A nurse who is explaining to an immigrant client why it is important to take medication states, "The medication takes a couple of

A. Which of the following is the most likely explanation?

B. The nurse emphasized that eventually the client would feel better, but the client needed to feel better immediately so didn't bother with the drug.

C. The medication required a trip to the pharmacy, and the client just hadn't had time to obtain the drug yet.

D. The client really hadn't understood why the medication was important.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: The client really hadn't understood why the medication was important.

Question 4 of 5

Which action should the nurse take to communicate with a client from a culture that is different from their own?

A. Use touch as a therapeutic tool.

B. Sit close to the client.

C. Pay attention to the client's nonverbal cues.

D. Maintain eye contact even if the client does not.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Pay attention to the client's nonverbal cues.

Question 5 of 5

Earlier in the week, a nurse carefully taught a patient from a different culture exactly how much medication to take and emphasized the importance of taking the correct amount. However, the patient is back in the hospital today with symptoms of an overdose

A. Which of the following is the most likely explanation?

B. The patient was taking more mediation in the hope of getting well faster.

C. The patient was also taking folk medicines that had many of the same effects and perhaps some of the same ingredients as the prescribed medication.

D. The patient truly did not understand and thought the dose being taken was correct.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: The patient was also taking folk medicines that had many of the same effects and perhaps some of the same ingredients as the prescribed medication.

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