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- 1. Multiple ChoiceValues, beliefs, ideas and characteristics passed from one generation to the next:cultureassimilationcustomsethnicity
- 2. Multiple ChoiceA classification of people based on national origin and/or culture:acculturationcultural assimilationethnicityethnocentric
- 3. Multiple ChoiceA strong feeling or belief about a person without reviewing the facts:biasethnocentricprejudicestereotyping
- 4. Multiple ChoiceAll of the following are part of the "4C's of Culture" for the healthcare worker to include when asking the patient questions, except:"What do you call your problem?""What can we do for you?""What do you think caused your problem?""What have you done to cope with your problem?"
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is not one of the of the four (4) basic characteristics of culture?
Culture is learned
Culture is passed down
Culture is shared
Culture is social in nature
- 6. Multiple Choice
In regards to cultural diversity, healthcare worker's must learn to be:
Honest
Hard workers
Tolerant
Professional
- 7. Multiple Choice
The assumption that everyone in the same ethnic, racial or cultural group acts the same, shares the same beliefs, or has the same attitudes is called:
Ethnicity
Ethnocentric
Prejudice
Stereotype
- 8. Multiple ChoiceClassification of people based on physical or biological characteristics:CultureEthnicityNationalityRace
- 9. Multiple ChoiceThe belief in the superiority of one's own ethnic group:AcculturationCultural DiversityEthnicityEthnocentric
- 10. Multiple ChoiceThe beliefs and practices of an individual regarding their "truths":ReligionSpiritualityCultural AssimilationAcculturation
- 11. Multiple ChoiceThe learning of the beliefs of a dominant culture and assuming some of the characteristics:Cultural assimilationAcculturationPrejudiceStereotype
- 12. Multiple Choice
The absorption of a culturally distinct group into a dominant or prevailing culture:
Acculturation
Sensitivity
Assimilation
Prejudice
- 13. Multiple Choice
The authority figure in a patriarchal family is the ________
youngest male
oldest female
youngest female
oldest male
- 14. Multiple Choice
The authority figure in a matriarchal family is the ______
the oldest female
the youngest female
the oldest male
the youngest male
- 15. Multiple ChoiceA nuclear family consists of mother, father, children and:Sisters of mother or father that are not marriedUncles and AuntsNo one elseCousins
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhich is NOT a feature of culture?LanguageArchitectureMusicHealthcare
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhat is an ethnic group?A community or population made up of people who share common cultural backgroundA group of people who believe in the same religionA group of people who go to the same schoolNone of the above
- 18. Multiple ChoiceCultural diversity is?Having a variety of cultures in one areaA region with a specific cultureHaving one cultureHaving your own opinions about everything
- 19. Multiple Choice
Shaking hands when you meet someone is a common _________ in the United States.
custom
value
culture
bias
- 20. Multiple Choice
A set of behaviors, attitudes, and policies of healthcare professionals that enable them to better work with patients from diverse backgrounds and ethnic groups.
Cultural diversity
Assimilation
Cultural competency
Sensitivity
- 21. Multiple Choice
When treating patients, we should apply our own cultural beliefs in order to come up with treatment
True
False
- 22. Multiple Choice
Culture diversity impacts beliefs on _________,
birth
death
illness
all of the above
- 23. Multiple Choice
What is the most consistent theme in health care beliefs in Hispanic, Asian, and Middle Eastern cultures?
Sick people should be isolated from the general population
Plants and herbs can cure everything
Illness is caused by working too hard
Illness has a spiritual connection
- 24. Multiple Choice
A male health care professional is caring for a female patient from the Middle East. Out of respect for the patient's culture, the health care worker knows ________
a female colleague should be available as an option to conduct the exam
to bow to the patient before leaving the room
to take off his/her shoes when entering the patient's room
not to smile or touch the patient
- 25. Multiple ChoiceAnya does not follow any religion and does not believe in God. She would be described as a/an:orthodoxdeistatheistagnostic
- 26. Multiple Choice
The most common system of healthcare in the United States is the Western system, which believes that _________
doctors, not patients, should have all the medical knowledge
people should rely upon health care workers for their health
medications and technology can be useful in treating disease
the spiritual nature of a person plays a major role in disease prevention
- 27. Multiple Choice
After surgery, a nurse asks a male Native American patient if he needs anything for pain. The patient says no. What should the nurse do?
Give him something for pain since most people need pain medication after surgery
Understand his cultural belief in the tolerance of pain and respect his wishes
Call the patient's doctor to get an order for pain medication that can be added to the IV without the patient knowing it
Ask him again in 15 minutes and every 15 minutes thereafter until he accepts the medication
- 28. Multiple Choice
A patient tells her healthcare provider that her grandparents live with her. The grandparents are part of the patient's ____________________________
extended family
holistic family
nuclear family
matriarchal family
- 29. Multiple ChoiceDifferent cultures have different beliefs about health care. It is important for the health care provider to remember:to always us the methods of treatment specific to an individual's culturethat not all people in a specific culture follow all the customs of the cultureanything that has worked for thousands of years is all that is needed todayto teach people of different cultures how Western medicine is better for them
- 30. Multiple ChoiceThe ability to effectively serve ethnically diverse populations. It is the realization that a patient’s beliefs can affect their response to treatment and shape the way they view us as healthcare providers.StereotypesBiasCultural CompetenceDiversity
- 31. Multiple Choice
A preference that inhibits partial judgement is called:
Ethnocentric
Bias
Prejudice
Stereotyping
- 32. Multiple Choice
The statement "wealthy people are superior to poor people" is an example of _________________
prejudice
stereotyping
egocentricity
bias
- 33. Multiple Choice
Which of the following ethnic/cultural groups is generally considered a "distant contact" group.
Arab Americans
Latin Americans
Cambodians
Hispanic Americans
- 34. Multiple Choice
Men generally stand closer together than women.
True
False
- 35. Multiple Choice
Which of the following ethnic/cultural groups generally considers eye contact to be a sign of respect?
Native Americans
Asian Americans
Hispanic Americans
European Americans
- 36. Multiple Choice
What religion does not permit blood transfusions?
Roman Catholics
Jehovah's Witness
Judaism
Buddhism
- 37. Multiple Choice
What religion believes in giving Last Rites?
Latter Day Saints (Mormons)
Presbyterian
Baptist
Roman Catholics
- 38. Multiple Choice
What religion discourages organ donations, but leaves the decision up to the individual?
Hinduism
Christian Scientist
Episcopal
Seventh Day Adventists
- 39. Multiple Choice
What religion believes illness is an atonement for sin?
Buddhism
Lutheran
Islam
Judaism
- 40. Multiple Choice
What ethnic/cultural group traditionally believes illness is caused by an imbalance between the yin and the yang.
Hispanic
Middle Eastern
Native American
Asian
- 41. Multiple Choice
What ethnic/cultural group does NOT traditionally attribute the cause of illness to evil spirits or supernatural causes?
Middle Eastern
European
Native American
Hispanic
- 42. Multiple Choice
What ethnic/cultural group does NOT traditionally believe that pain should be tolerated and endured?
Hispanic
Native American
Asian
Middle Eastern
- 43. Multiple Choice
Alternate types of health care include all of the following, except ___________________.
Chiropractors
Homeopaths
Hypnotists
Biomedicine
- 44. Multiple Choice
All individuals in an ethnic/cultural group share the same health care beliefs.
True
False
- 45. Multiple Choice
Health care need to respect differing ethnical/cultural health care beliefs, even if those beliefs conflict with the "Western" health care system.
True
False
- 46. Multiple Choice
The belief that "individuals who have jobs that involve manual labor are not as intelligent as individuals in white collar jobs" is a _________________
prejudice
stereotype
discrimination
bias
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